Panama vs Peru: Birth rate, crude

Panama
15.87 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Peru
15.75 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Panama rank
98th
Peru rank
100th

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Panama
  • Peru
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 15.87 per 1,000 people against 15.75 per 1,000 people in Peru, a difference of 0.12 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Peru ahead.

Panama ranks 98th and Peru ranks 100th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 3 and Peru in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Peru Difference Ahead
1960s 40.15 per 1,000 people 45.04 per 1,000 people 4.89 per 1,000 people Peru
1970s 33.86 per 1,000 people 39.77 per 1,000 people 5.91 per 1,000 people Peru
1980s 29.02 per 1,000 people 34.21 per 1,000 people 5.19 per 1,000 people Peru
1990s 25.15 per 1,000 people 27.63 per 1,000 people 2.48 per 1,000 people Peru
2000s 22.29 per 1,000 people 22.09 per 1,000 people 0.203 per 1,000 people Panama
2010s 19.78 per 1,000 people 18.26 per 1,000 people 1.52 per 1,000 people Panama
2020s 16.25 per 1,000 people 16.18 per 1,000 people 0.0736 per 1,000 people Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Panama or Peru?
Panama, at 15.87 per 1,000 people against 15.75 per 1,000 people in Peru as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Panama and Peru?
0.12 per 1,000 people, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Peru?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Panama and Peru rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Panama ranks 98th and Peru ranks 100th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,195 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.