Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Peru, 1982

Peru
1982
Total fertility rate: 4.80
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Peru was 4.80 children per woman in 1982 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (225 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 646,096 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.80
Births
646,096
Births per 1,000 people
35.4
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.01
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
18,246,503
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-144.10.4%4,684
15-1989.39.3%86,948
20-24212.922.2%177,917
25-29224.823.4%160,446
30-34189.919.8%113,676
35-39141.214.7%66,238
40-4478.88.2%30,171
45-4917.71.8%5,759
50-541.00.1%258