Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Peru
Peru: Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty was 1.98 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Peru, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Peru stood at 1.98. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Peru peaked at 6.96 in 1956 and was at its lowest, 1.98, in 2023.
Peru ranks 111th of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.95 | 6.94 | 6.96 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.74 | 6.42 | 6.94 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.76 | 5.17 | 6.32 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.52 | 4.03 | 5.04 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.39 | 2.92 | 3.91 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.65 | 2.48 | 2.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.26 | 2.09 | 2.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.02 | 1.98 | 2.06 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Peru
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 9 (2025)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,851 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 16.91 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 16.91 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 6.51 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.34 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 17.17 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Peru?
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Peru was 1.98 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 6.96 in 1956.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.98 in 2023.
- How does Peru rank for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty?
- Peru ranks 111th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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