Peru Population (LIVE)

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Peru Population (1950 - 2026)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)

The current population of Peru is 35,048,132 as of Wednesday, October 28, 2026, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data¹.
Peru 2026 population is estimated at 34,922,148 people at mid-year.
Peru population is equivalent to 0.42% of the total world population .
Peru ranks number 48 in the list of countries and other entities by population .
The population density in Peru is 27 per km² (71 people per mi²).
The total land area is 1,279,996 km² (494,209 sq. miles).
86.0% of the population is urban (30,031,477 people in 2026)
The median age in Peru is 30.5 years .

1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Peru (2026 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
2026	34,922,148	+1.00%	345,483	6,707	30.5	1.93	27	86.0%	30,031,477	0.42%	8,300,678,396	48
2025	34,576,665	+1.05%	358,817	11,931	30.2	1.94	27	85.6%	29,596,363	0.42%	8,231,613,070	47
2024	34,217,848	+1.10%	372,231	18,406	29.8	1.96	27	85.2%	29,150,620	0.42%	8,161,972,572	47
2023	33,845,617	+1.11%	370,179	24,783	29.5	1.98	26	84.8%	28,694,661	0.42%	8,091,734,930	45
2022	33,475,438	+0.96%	319,556	33,982	29.1	2.00	26	84.4%	28,242,007	0.42%	8,021,407,192	45
2021	33,155,882	+0.97%	317,302	41,868	28.8	2.03	26	83.9%	27,833,704	0.42%	7,954,448,392	45
2020	32,838,580	+1.52%	476,196	55,375	28.5	2.06	26	83.5%	27,428,997	0.42%	7,887,001,292	45
2015	30,457,600	+0.93%	274,316	2,421	27.1	2.23	24	80.7%	24,578,759	0.41%	7,470,491,872	45
2010	29,086,019	+0.69%	196,968	−181,302	25.2	2.42	23	77.4%	22,513,188	0.41%	7,021,732,148	40
2005	28,101,180	+1.11%	300,570	−221,652	23.2	2.64	22	74.8%	21,024,245	0.43%	6,586,970,132	39
2000	26,598,331	+1.78%	449,882	−92,353	21.4	2.85	21	72.8%	19,356,266	0.43%	6,171,702,994	38
1995	24,348,919	+2.04%	466,830	−46,499	19.9	3.32	19	70.9%	17,260,913	0.42%	5,758,878,982	38
1990	22,014,771	+2.30%	473,313	−29,437	18.8	3.91	17	68.9%	15,174,958	0.41%	5,327,803,110	39
1985	19,648,204	+2.51%	457,451	−13,887	18.0	4.46	15	67.0%	13,165,182	0.40%	4,868,943,466	38
1980	17,360,949	+2.51%	405,398	−11,446	17.4	5.04	14	64.7%	11,232,527	0.39%	4,447,606,236	39
1975	15,333,957	+2.58%	366,544	−34,382	17.0	5.71	12	61.8%	9,469,626	0.38%	4,070,735,278	39
1970	13,501,237	+2.80%	348,030	−15,653	16.8	6.32	11	57.7%	7,789,016	0.37%	3,694,683,794	38
1965	11,761,086	+2.94%	317,392	−12,470	16.7	6.75	9	51.6%	6,064,638	0.35%	3,334,533,703	39
1960	10,174,127	+2.89%	270,423	−7,236	17.1	6.94	8	46.7%	4,748,435	0.34%	3,015,470,894	40
1955	8,822,013	+2.82%	228,920	−6,270	17.6	6.96	7	43.1%	3,800,405	0.32%	2,740,213,792	44

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision . (Medium-fertility variant).

Peru Population Forecast

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
2030	36,193,880	+0.92%	323,443	−4,520	32.0	1.87	28	87.5%	31,676,134	0.42%	8,569,124,911	50
2035	37,591,425	+0.76%	279,509	−5,163	33.8	1.83	29	89.2%	33,530,740	0.42%	8,885,210,181	49
2040	38,794,649	+0.63%	240,645	−4,998	35.5	1.79	30	90.5%	35,125,628	0.42%	9,177,190,203	50
2045	39,796,724	+0.51%	200,415	−4,906	37.3	1.77	31	91.5%	36,397,347	0.42%	9,439,639,668	51
2050	40,583,876	+0.39%	157,430	−4,548	39.1	1.74	32	91.9%	37,276,612	0.42%	9,664,378,587	51

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision . (Medium-fertility variant).

Peru Demographics (2026)

Main Page: Demographics of Peru

Life Expectancy

78.3 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate

9.6

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5

12.1

(per 1,000 live births)

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Largest Cities in Peru

The 70 largest of 188 cities, ranked by unofficial population estimates for June 30, 2022 (by National Institute of Statistics and Informatics, Peru).

Rank	City	Population
1	Lima	11,166,200
2	Arequipa	1,125,400
3	Trujillo	1,025,100
4	Chiclayoincl. Lambayeque, Pomalca	663,200
5	Piura	547,100
6	Cusco	492,400
7	Huancayo	450,900
8	Iquitos	430,700
9	Pucallpa	396,400
10	Chimbote	395,100
11	Tacna	334,000
12	Ica	325,700
13	Juliaca	316,900
14	Ayacucho	240,100
15	Cajamarca	227,600
16	Huánuco	221,300
17	Chincha Alta	219,700
18	Sullana	208,100
19	Huachoincl. Hualmay, Huaura, Santa Maria	172,700
20	Tarapoto	169,800
21	Puno	136,800
22	Huaraz	133,200
23	Tumbes	110,600
24	Puerto Maldonado	100,300
25	Talarain: Pariñas district	99,600
26	Paita	98,900
27	Pisco	89,700
28	Huaral	87,700
29	Jaén	82,600
30	Abancay	82,100
31	Moquegua	81,600
32	Yurimaguas	80,800
33	San Vicente de Cañeteincl. Imperial, Nuevo Imperial	73,700
34	Tingo Maríain: Rupa-Rupa district	72,300
35	Ilo	71,400
36	Andahuaylas	64,400
37	Barranca	64,100
38	Cerro de Pasco	61,100
39	Moyobamba	57,000
40	Huancavelica	56,500
41	El Pedregalin: Majes district	54,900
42	Ferreñafe	52,900
43	Sicuani	52,000
44	Huamachuco	51,300
45	Nazca	50,800
46	Catacaos	48,200
47	Pichanaqui	46,000
48	Chulucanas	44,600
49	Zarumillaincl. Aguas Verdes, La Curva	44,200
50	Tarma	41,900
51	Chepén	40,500
52	Sechura	39,800
53	Chachapoyas	39,600
54	Chancay	38,800
55	Casma	37,300
56	Bagua Grande	37,300
57	Huanta	35,600
58	Yauriin: Espinar district	33,300
59	Jauja	33,300
60	Pacasmayo	33,100
61	Juanjuí	30,700
62	San Clemente	29,800
63	Mala	29,300
64	Satipo	29,300
65	Nueva Cajamarca	28,700
66	Tambo Grande	28,600
67	Laredo	28,500
68	La Arena	27,600
69	Supe	27,500
70	Tupac Amaru	27,300

See all 188 cities in Peru

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 - 2026) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2026.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2026. For years before 2021, this value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the annual percentage change equivalent 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 2024 Revision . For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

Yearly % Change: For 2021 to 2026: percentage change in total population over the year before (from July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the year indicated). For earlier years and for forecast years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2021 to 2026: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the year before (from July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the year indicated). For earlier years and for forecast years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants in the year indicated. 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.

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