Updated on July 16, 2023 with the latest
July 2023-July 2024 estimates from the 2022 U.N. Revision

Peru Population (LIVE)

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Peru Population (1950 - 2023)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)

The current population of Peru is 34,438,388 as of Wednesday, October 4, 2023, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data ¹.
Peru 2023 population is estimated at 34,352,719 people at mid year.
Peru population is equivalent to 0.43% of the total world population.
Peru ranks number 45 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
The population density in Peru is 27 per Km² (70 people per mi²).
The total land area is 1,280,000 Km2 (494,211 sq. miles)
79.1 % of the population is urban (27,163,976 people in 2023)
The median age in Peru is 28.7 years.

1. Updated on July 16, 2023 with the latest July 2023-July 2024 estimates from the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Peru (2023 and historical)

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Peru Global Rank
2023	34,352,719	0.89 %	303,131	-61,442	28.7	2.14	27	79.1 %	27,163,976	0.43 %	8,045,311,447	45
2022	34,049,588	0.99 %	334,117	-60,652	28.4	2.16	27	78.7 %	26,804,348	0.43 %	7,975,105,156	44
2020	33,304,756	1.46 %	479,895	79,456	28.0	2.22	26	78.3 %	26,082,479	0.42 %	7,840,952,880	44
2015	30,711,863	0.99 %	296,458	2,462	26.7	2.34	24	79.0 %	24,271,929	0.41 %	7,426,597,537	44
2010	29,229,572	0.76 %	216,461	-181,284	25.0	2.57	23	76.8 %	22,450,249	0.42 %	6,985,603,105	41
2005	28,147,267	1.10 %	298,566	-221,582	23.1	2.69	22	73.6 %	20,717,275	0.43 %	6,558,176,119	39
2000	26,654,439	1.74 %	441,077	-94,554	21.5	2.85	21	71.0 %	18,928,687	0.43 %	6,148,898,975	37
1995	24,449,055	2.03 %	467,991	-46,443	20.0	3.32	19	69.8 %	17,055,649	0.43 %	5,743,219,454	37
1990	22,109,099	2.29 %	472,498	-35,982	18.8	3.91	17	68.0 %	15,038,734	0.42 %	5,316,175,862	38
1985	19,746,610	2.45 %	450,841	-23,587	18.0	4.46	15	66.2 %	13,068,523	0.41 %	4,861,730,613	37
1980	17,492,406	2.53 %	410,182	-4,806	17.4	5.04	14	64.1 %	11,209,453	0.39 %	4,444,007,706	39
1975	15,441,497	2.63 %	375,825	-34,423	17.0	5.71	12	60.6 %	9,360,547	0.38 %	4,069,437,231	39
1970	13,562,371	2.86 %	356,158	-649	16.8	6.32	11	56.5 %	7,658,573	0.37 %	3,695,390,336	39
1965	11,781,581	2.98 %	321,875	-2,311	16.7	6.75	9	51.1 %	6,020,628	0.35 %	3,337,111,983	44
1960	10,172,207	2.88 %	269,262	-2,026	17.1	6.94	8	46.3 %	4,709,872	0.34 %	3,019,233,434	40
1955	8,825,897	2.82 %	229,386	-6,272	17.6	6.96	7	43.7 %	3,856,003	0.32 %	2,746,072,141	44

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Peru Population Forecast

-5,920

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Peru Global Rank
2025	35,015,825	1.01 %	342,214	-44,806	29.4	2.10	27	79.6 %	27,880,400	0.43 %	8,191,988,453	48
2030	36,702,393	0.95 %	337,314	-16,787	31.0	2.03	29	80.8 %	29,642,906	0.43 %	8,546,141,327	47
2035	38,292,986	0.85 %	318,119	-10,856	32.5	1.95	30	81.8 %	31,327,208	0.43 %	8,879,397,401	48
2040	39,720,162	0.73 %	285,435	-7,621	34.0	1.91	31	82.9 %	32,918,395	0.43 %	9,188,250,492	49
2045	40,968,891	0.62 %	249,746	-5,920	35.7	1.86	32	83.9 %	34,384,997	0.43 %	9,467,543,575	50
2050	42,022,554	0.51 %	210,733		37.3	1.83	33	84.9 %	35,667,261	0.43 %	9,709,491,761	50

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Peru Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Peru

Life Expectancy

76.96 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality

9.3

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5

11.7

(per 1,000 live births)
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Main Cities by Population in Peru

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

#	CITY NAME	POPULATION
1	Lima	7,737,002
2	Arequipa	841,130
3	Callao	813,264
4	Trujillo	747,450
5	Chiclayo	577,375
6	Iquitos	437,620
7	Huancayo	376,657
8	Piura	325,466
9	Chimbote	316,966
10	Cusco	312,140
11	Pucallpa	310,750
12	Tacna	280,098
13	Santiago de Surco	251,648
14	Ica	246,844
15	Juliaca	245,675
16	Sullana	160,789
17	Chincha Alta	153,076
18	Huanuco	147,959
19	Ayacucho	140,033
20	Cajamarca	135,000
21	Puno	116,552
22	Tumbes	109,223
23	Talara	99,074
24	Chosica	88,606
25	Huaraz	86,934
26	Cerro de Pasco	78,910
27	Chulucanas	68,835
28	San Isidro	68,309
29	Huaral	62,174
30	Pisco	61,869
31	Catacaos	57,304
32	Paita	56,151
33	Abancay	55,111
34	Huacho	54,545
35	Moquegua	54,517
36	Ilo	53,476
37	Tingo Maria	53,177
38	Jaen	52,493
39	Tarma	51,350
40	Barranca	46,290
41	Moyobamba	44,276
42	Lambayeque	43,710
43	Picsi	43,610
44	Chepen	41,992
45	Yurimaguas	41,827
46	Huancavelica	41,576
47	Sana	39,200
48	Tambopata	38,966
49	Juanjui	37,715
50	Puerto Maldonado	37,543
51	La Union	34,834
52	Ferrenafe	34,357
53	Sicuani	33,575
54	La Oroya	33,345
55	Chocope	32,370
56	Nuevo Imperial	32,344
56	Imperial	32,344
57	Tambo Grande	30,033
58	La Rinconada	29,678
59	Pacasmayo	29,165
60	Tocache	29,029
61	Mollendo	28,953
62	Chaupimarca	28,666
63	Paramonga	27,631
64	La Peca	27,045
65	Chancay	26,958
66	Hualmay	26,658
67	Monsefu	25,707
68	Marcavelica	25,645
69	San Vicente de Canete	25,517

Notes

The Peru Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Peru delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Peru (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Peru in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.