Peru Population (LIVE)

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Peru Population (1950 - 2025)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Peru is 34,475,050 as of Friday, March 21, 2025, based on Worldometer’s elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Peru 2025 population is estimated at 34,576,665 people at mid-year.
  • Peru population is equivalent to 0.42% of the total world population.
  • Peru ranks number 47 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).
  • 80.63% of the population is urban (27,880,400 people in 2025)
  • The median age in Peru is 30.2 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Peru (2025 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
2025 34,576,665 1.05% 358,817 11,931 30.2 1.94 27 80.6% 27,880,400 0.42% 8,231,613,070 47
2024 34,217,848 1.1% 372,231 18,406 29.8 1.97 27 80.4% 27,522,690 0.42% 8,161,972,572 47
2023 33,845,617 1.11% 370,179 24,783 29.5 1.98 26 80.3% 27,163,976 0.42% 8,091,734,930 45
2022 33,475,438 0.97% 318,430 33,982 29.1 2 26 80.1% 26,804,348 0.42% 8,021,407,192 45
2020 32,838,579 1.52% 476,196 55,375 28.5 2.06 26 79.4% 26,082,479 0.42% 7,887,001,292 45
2015 30,457,600 0.93% 274,316 2,421 27.1 2.23 24 79.7% 24,271,929 0.41% 7,470,491,872 45
2010 29,086,019 0.69% 196,968 −181,302 25.2 2.42 23 77.2% 22,450,249 0.41% 7,021,732,148 40
2005 28,101,180 1.11% 300,570 −221,652 23.2 2.64 22 73.7% 20,717,275 0.43% 6,586,970,132 39
2000 26,598,331 1.78% 449,882 −92,353 21.4 2.85 21 71.2% 18,928,687 0.43% 6,171,702,993 38
1995 24,348,919 2.04% 466,830 −46,499 19.9 3.31 19 70% 17,055,649 0.42% 5,758,878,982 38
1990 22,014,771 2.3% 473,313 −29,437 18.8 3.91 17 68.3% 15,038,734 0.41% 5,327,803,110 39
1985 19,648,204 2.51% 457,451 −13,887 18 4.46 15 66.5% 13,068,523 0.40% 4,868,943,465 38
1980 17,360,949 2.51% 405,398 −11,446 17.4 5.04 14 64.6% 11,209,453 0.39% 4,447,606,236 39
1975 15,333,957 2.58% 366,544 −34,382 17 5.71 12 61% 9,360,547 0.38% 4,070,735,277 39
1970 13,501,237 2.8% 348,030 −15,653 16.8 6.32 11 56.7% 7,658,573 0.37% 3,694,683,794 38
1965 11,761,085 2.94% 317,392 −12,470 16.7 6.75 9 51.2% 6,020,628 0.35% 3,334,533,703 39
1960 10,174,127 2.89% 270,423 −7,236 17.1 6.94 8 46.3% 4,709,872 0.34% 3,015,470,894 40
1955 8,822,013 2.82% 228,920 −6,270 17.6 6.96 7 43.7% 3,856,003 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 1.87 28 81.9% 29,642,906 0.42% 8,569,124,911 50
2035 37,591,425 0.76% 279,509 −5,163 33.8 1.83 29 83.3% 31,327,208 0.42% 8,885,210,181 49
2040 38,794,649 0.63% 240,645 −4,998 35.5 1.79 30 84.9% 32,918,395 0.42% 9,177,190,203 50
2045 39,796,724 0.51% 200,415 −4,906 37.3 1.77 31 86.4% 34,384,997 0.42% 9,439,639,668 51
2050 40,583,876 0.39% 157,430 −4,548 39.1 1.74 32 87.9% 35,667,261 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

Life Expectancy
78.1 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate
9.8

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5
12.5

(per 1,000 live births)

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See also


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 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. 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 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.