Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Peru, 2003

Peru
2003
Total fertility rate: 2.66
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2003  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Peru was 2.66 children per woman in 2003 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (128 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.2 years old. In total, 615,873 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.66
Births
615,873
Births per 1,000 people
22.3
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.25
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
27,580,490
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
10-143.20.6%4,817
15-1967.112.6%95,976
20-24127.623.9%166,977
25-29125.223.5%149,242
30-34103.319.4%108,412
35-3972.313.6%64,720
40-4429.75.6%22,700
45-494.50.8%2,950
50-540.10.0%79