Peru Population

Population now

34,186,690

World: 44th
South America: 4th

Male:	16,972,258	(49.64 %)
Female:	17,214,432	(50.36 %)

Births in 2024:	460,608
Deaths in 2024:	166,501

Life expectancy & Rates (2024)

Male:	75.21 years
Female:	80.43 years
Total:	77.76 years
Median Age:	31.31 years

Birth Rate:	16.46
Death Rate:	5.95
Growth Rate:	1.77 %
Fertility Rate:	2.13

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Population structure (mid 2024)
Urbanization

Peru Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	10M	5M	5M	1.01	1.54%	46.92	18.44	6.94	48.01	46.54	49.56	17.24	46.81%	7.90
1961	10M	5M	5M	1.01	1.60%	46.64	17.94	6.92	48.63	47.13	50.20	17.10	47.40%	8.13
1962	11M	5M	5M	1.01	1.65%	46.31	17.46	6.90	49.22	47.70	50.83	16.97	48.51%	8.36
1963	11M	6M	6M	1.01	1.70%	45.93	16.99	6.86	49.79	48.24	51.42	16.84	49.63%	8.61
1964	11M	6M	6M	1.01	1.75%	45.49	16.54	6.81	50.33	48.77	51.98	16.76	50.75%	8.86
1965	12M	6M	6M	1.01	1.79%	45.01	16.11	6.75	50.87	49.29	52.53	16.71	51.87%	9.11
1966	12M	6M	6M	1.01	1.84%	44.50	15.67	6.68	51.43	49.83	53.11	16.60	52.98%	9.37
1967	12M	6M	6M	1.01	1.89%	43.95	15.21	6.60	52.04	50.43	53.73	16.56	54.10%	9.64
1968	13M	6M	6M	1	1.95%	43.38	14.72	6.51	52.70	51.07	54.41	16.55	55.21%	9.91
1969	13M	7M	7M	1	2.01%	42.81	14.21	6.42	53.42	51.77	55.15	16.57	56.31%	10.19
1970	13M	7M	7M	1	2.09%	42.22	13.68	6.32	54.17	52.50	55.92	16.61	57.41%	10.47
1971	14M	7M	7M	1	2.16%	41.62	13.16	6.21	54.94	53.23	56.71	16.62	58.50%	10.77
1972	14M	7M	7M	1	2.24%	41.01	12.66	6.09	55.67	53.94	57.47	16.66	59.55%	11.07
1973	15M	7M	7M	1	2.31%	40.38	12.20	5.97	56.36	54.60	58.19	16.71	60.19%	11.37
1974	15M	8M	7M	1	2.37%	39.75	11.79	5.84	56.99	55.21	58.85	16.79	60.83%	11.68
1975	15M	8M	8M	1	2.43%	39.11	11.41	5.71	57.58	55.76	59.45	16.89	61.46%	12.00
1976	16M	8M	8M	1	2.48%	38.48	11.07	5.58	58.11	56.27	60.02	16.97	62.09%	12.32
1977	16M	8M	8M	1	2.52%	37.86	10.75	5.44	58.64	56.77	60.57	17.07	62.72%	12.65
1978	17M	8M	8M	1	2.57%	37.25	10.43	5.31	59.16	57.27	61.12	17.20	63.34%	12.98
1979	17M	9M	9M	1	2.62%	36.66	10.12	5.17	59.69	57.77	61.67	17.34	63.96%	13.32
1980	18M	9M	9M	1	2.68%	36.10	9.81	5.04	60.24	58.29	62.25	17.49	64.57%	13.65
1981	18M	9M	9M	1	2.74%	35.57	9.50	4.92	60.80	58.83	62.84	17.62	65.18%	13.99
1982	18M	9M	9M	1	2.82%	35.07	9.19	4.80	61.38	59.37	63.45	17.77	65.61%	14.34
1983	19M	9M	9M	1	2.89%	34.58	8.90	4.68	61.96	59.91	64.06	17.92	66.03%	14.68
1984	19M	10M	10M	1	2.96%	34.11	8.61	4.57	62.54	60.46	64.68	18.08	66.45%	15.03
1985	20M	10M	10M	1	3.03%	33.63	8.34	4.46	63.13	61.02	65.30	18.24	66.86%	15.38
1986	20M	10M	10M	0.99	3.10%	33.12	8.07	4.35	63.73	61.59	65.93	18.39	67.28%	15.74
1987	21M	10M	10M	0.99	3.18%	32.58	7.80	4.25	64.34	62.17	66.55	18.55	67.69%	16.10
1988	21M	11M	11M	0.99	3.24%	32.00	7.55	4.14	64.95	62.77	67.17	18.71	68.10%	16.46
1989	22M	11M	11M	0.99	3.30%	31.37	7.29	4.03	65.56	63.38	67.78	18.88	68.50%	16.82
1990	22M	11M	11M	0.99	3.35%	30.68	7.05	3.91	66.17	63.98	68.37	19.07	68.90%	17.17
1991	23M	11M	11M	0.99	3.39%	29.93	6.82	3.79	66.76	64.58	68.95	19.28	69.30%	17.52
1992	23M	11M	12M	0.99	3.42%	29.14	6.60	3.67	67.33	65.16	69.51	19.51	69.70%	17.87
1993	23M	12M	12M	0.99	3.43%	28.32	6.39	3.55	67.88	65.72	70.05	19.75	70.09%	18.21
1994	24M	12M	12M	0.99	3.43%	27.49	6.21	3.43	68.41	66.24	70.57	20.00	70.52%	18.56
1995	24M	12M	12M	0.99	3.42%	26.67	6.04	3.32	68.90	66.73	71.07	20.25	70.95%	18.91
1996	25M	12M	12M	0.99	3.39%	25.88	5.89	3.20	69.38	67.19	71.55	20.52	71.38%	19.26
1997	25M	13M	13M	0.99	3.36%	25.13	5.76	3.10	69.83	67.63	72.02	20.80	71.80%	19.62
1998	26M	13M	13M	0.99	3.33%	24.45	5.65	3.00	70.27	68.06	72.48	21.09	72.22%	19.96
1999	26M	13M	13M	0.99	3.29%	23.84	5.56	2.92	70.70	68.46	72.92	21.39	72.63%	20.29
2000	26M	13M	13M	0.99	3.25%	23.33	5.49	2.85	71.11	68.85	73.35	21.69	73.04%	20.59
2001	27M	13M	13M	0.99	3.22%	22.94	5.43	2.79	71.51	69.23	73.77	21.99	73.45%	20.85
2002	27M	14M	14M	0.99	3.21%	22.65	5.38	2.75	71.88	69.58	74.17	22.27	73.85%	21.09
2003	27M	14M	14M	0.99	3.20%	22.45	5.35	2.72	72.24	69.92	74.55	22.55	74.25%	21.30
2004	28M	14M	14M	0.99	3.19%	22.32	5.33	2.71	72.58	70.25	74.91	22.82	74.64%	21.49
2005	28M	14M	14M	0.99	3.17%	22.20	5.32	2.70	72.91	70.56	75.26	23.08	75.03%	21.68
2006	28M	14M	14M	0.99	3.15%	22.05	5.31	2.68	73.22	70.86	75.60	23.37	75.42%	21.87
2007	28M	14M	14M	0.99	3.11%	21.83	5.31	2.66	73.53	71.15	75.93	23.64	75.80%	22.05
2008	29M	14M	14M	1	3.06%	21.51	5.30	2.63	73.83	71.43	76.25	23.89	76.05%	22.22
2009	29M	14M	14M	1	2.98%	21.10	5.30	2.59	74.12	71.70	76.57	24.17	76.24%	22.40
2010	29M	14M	15M	0.99	2.89%	20.62	5.30	2.55	74.41	71.97	76.89	24.47	76.43%	22.59
2011	29M	15M	15M	0.99	2.79%	20.11	5.30	2.49	74.70	72.23	77.21	24.85	76.62%	22.77
2012	30M	15M	15M	0.99	2.70%	19.62	5.30	2.44	74.98	72.47	77.53	25.27	76.80%	22.96
2013	30M	15M	15M	0.99	2.61%	19.19	5.31	2.39	75.26	72.71	77.85	25.70	76.99%	23.17
2014	30M	15M	15M	0.99	2.54%	18.83	5.32	2.36	75.53	72.94	78.16	26.11	77.17%	23.41
2015	30M	15M	15M	0.99	2.47%	18.54	5.35	2.32	75.79	73.17	78.47	26.49	77.36%	23.71
2016	31M	15M	16M	0.99	2.40%	18.32	5.39	2.30	76.04	73.39	78.76	27.21	77.54%	24.06
2017	31M	16M	16M	0.99	2.33%	18.13	5.44	2.28	76.29	73.61	79.03	27.88	77.72%	24.47
2018	32M	16M	16M	0.99	2.26%	17.95	5.50	2.25	76.52	73.83	79.28	28.53	77.91%	24.89
2019	33M	16M	16M	0.99	2.18%	17.76	5.58	2.23	76.74	74.06	79.51	29.22	78.10%	25.30
2020	33M	16M	17M	0.99	2.10%	17.54	5.66	2.21	76.95	74.29	79.71	29.98	78.30%	25.65
2021	33M	17M	17M	0.99	2.10%	17.54	5.66	2.21	76.95	74.29	79.71	30.28	78.50%	25.96
2022	34M	17M	17M	0.99	2.10%	17.54	5.66	2.21	76.95	74.29	79.71	30.61	78.71%	26.21
2023	34M	17M	17M	0.99	1.85%	16.73	5.88	2.15	77.56	74.98	80.25	30.97	78.92%	26.43
2024	34M	17M	17M	0.99	1.77%	16.46	5.95	2.13	77.76	75.21	80.43	31.31	79.14%	26.64

Peru Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2025	35M	17M	17M	0.99	1.69%	16.19	6.02	2.11	77.96	75.44	80.61	31.63	79.36%	26.86
2026	35M	17M	18M	0.99	1.62%	15.90	6.07	2.09	78.16	75.67	80.78	31.96	79.59%	27.09
2027	35M	17M	18M	0.98	1.55%	15.61	6.12	2.08	78.37	75.89	80.95	32.28	79.82%	27.33
2028	35M	18M	18M	0.98	1.48%	15.33	6.17	2.06	78.57	76.12	81.13	32.59	80.06%	27.57
2029	36M	18M	18M	0.98	1.42%	15.04	6.22	2.05	78.78	76.34	81.30	32.91	80.29%	27.80
2030	36M	18M	18M	0.98	1.35%	14.75	6.27	2.03	78.98	76.57	81.47	33.23	80.54%	28.03
2031	36M	18M	18M	0.98	1.29%	14.53	6.34	2.01	79.17	76.79	81.63	33.53	80.78%	28.26
2032	37M	18M	18M	0.98	1.23%	14.30	6.40	2.00	79.37	77.01	81.79	33.83	81.03%	28.47
2033	37M	18M	19M	0.98	1.18%	14.08	6.47	1.98	79.56	77.24	81.96	34.12	81.28%	28.69
2034	37M	18M	19M	0.98	1.12%	13.85	6.53	1.97	79.76	77.46	82.12	34.39	81.54%	28.89
2035	37M	19M	19M	0.98	1.07%	13.63	6.60	1.95	79.95	77.68	82.28	34.65	81.80%	29.09
2036	38M	19M	19M	0.98	1.02%	13.47	6.68	1.94	80.14	77.90	82.43	34.87	82.06%	29.28
2037	38M	19M	19M	0.98	0.97%	13.31	6.76	1.93	80.32	78.12	82.58	35.09	82.32%	29.47
2038	38M	19M	19M	0.98	0.92%	13.14	6.85	1.91	80.51	78.34	82.73	35.31	82.58%	29.65
2039	38M	19M	19M	0.98	0.87%	12.98	6.93	1.90	80.69	78.56	82.88	35.55	82.85%	29.83
2040	39M	19M	19M	0.98	0.83%	12.82	7.01	1.89	80.88	78.78	83.03	35.81	83.11%	30.00
2041	39M	19M	20M	0.98	0.79%	12.70	7.10	1.88	81.06	79.00	83.17	36.05	83.38%	30.16
2042	39M	19M	20M	0.98	0.75%	12.58	7.19	1.87	81.24	79.21	83.31	36.30	83.65%	30.32
2043	39M	19M	20M	0.98	0.71%	12.47	7.29	1.86	81.43	79.43	83.46	36.55	83.92%	30.48
2044	39M	19M	20M	0.98	0.67%	12.35	7.38	1.85	81.61	79.64	83.60	36.79	84.18%	30.63
2045	40M	20M	20M	0.98	0.64%	12.23	7.47	1.84	81.79	79.86	83.74	37.04	84.44%	30.77
2046	40M	20M	20M	0.98	0.60%	12.13	7.57	1.83	81.97	80.07	83.88	37.28	84.70%	30.91
2047	40M	20M	20M	0.98	0.57%	12.03	7.67	1.82	82.14	80.28	84.02	37.52	84.96%	31.05
2048	40M	20M	20M	0.98	0.53%	11.92	7.77	1.82	82.32	80.49	84.15	37.80	85.21%	31.18
2049	40M	20M	20M	0.98	0.50%	11.82	7.87	1.81	82.49	80.70	84.29	38.07	85.45%	31.30
2050	40M	20M	20M	0.98	0.47%	11.72	7.97	1.80	82.67	80.91	84.43	38.35	85.70%	31.41

Highest City Populations in Peru

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Rank	City	Population, Urban Area	Population, City
1	Lima	11,015,333	7,737,002
2	Arequipa	944,802	947,000
3	Trujillo	888,619	891,000
4	Chiclayo	652,352	552,508
5	Cusco	487,352	428,450
6	Piura	486,718	484,475
7	Iquitos	482,718	377,609
8	Chimbote	396,267	316,966
9	Huancayo	395,084	396,000
10	Tacna	330,901	286,240

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