Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
Fertility in Peru, 1994
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1994
Total fertility rate: 3.43
The total fertility rate of Peru was 3.43 children per woman in 1994 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (168 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 668,055 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.
Key indicators, 1994
Total fertility rate
3.43
Births
668,055
Births per 1,000 people
28.0
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.55
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
23,881,493
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.
Fertility by age of mother, 1994
| Mother's age | Births per 1,000 women | Share of total fertility | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-14 | 3.6 | 0.5% | 4,998 |
| 15-19 | 81.5 | 11.8% | 104,600 |
| 20-24 | 168.5 | 24.5% | 193,912 |
| 25-29 | 159.0 | 23.1% | 157,013 |
| 30-34 | 132.1 | 19.2% | 111,116 |
| 35-39 | 93.2 | 13.6% | 67,014 |
| 40-44 | 41.9 | 6.1% | 25,633 |
| 45-49 | 7.5 | 1.1% | 3,655 |
| 50-54 | 0.3 | 0.0% | 116 |
Fertility in Peru by year