Peru Demographics: Median age, Gender, Race, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Peru vs World

Table

Year	Median age
	Peru	World
1960	18.2	22.5
1961	18.1	22.5
1962	18	22.4
1963	17.9	22.2
1964	17.9	22
1965	17.9	21.8
1966	17.9	21.7
1967	17.9	21.6
1968	17.9	21.5
1969	17.9	21.5
1970	17.9	21.4
1971	17.9	21.4
1972	18	21.5
1973	18	21.5
1974	18.1	21.6
1975	18.1	21.7
1976	18.2	21.9
1977	18.2	22
1978	18.3	22.2
1979	18.4	22.3
1980	18.5	22.5
1981	18.6	22.6
1982	18.7	22.7
1983	18.8	22.9
1984	18.9	23
1985	19.1	23.2
1986	19.2	23.3
1987	19.3	23.4
1988	19.5	23.6
1989	19.6	23.8
1990	19.8	23.9
1991	20	24.1
1992	20.2	24.3
1993	20.4	24.5
1994	20.7	24.7
1995	20.9	25
1996	21.2	25.2
1997	21.5	25.4
1998	21.8	25.7
1999	22.1	25.9
2000	22.5	26.1
2001	22.8	26.3
2002	23.2	26.5
2003	23.5	26.7
2004	23.9	27
2005	24.2	27.2
2006	24.6	27.4
2007	25	27.6
2008	25.4	27.8
2009	25.8	28
2010	26.3	28.2
2011	26.7	28.4
2012	27.1	28.6
2013	27.4	28.9
2014	27.8	29.1
2015	28.1	29.3
2016	28.4	29.5
2017	28.6	29.8
2018	28.9	30
2019	29.2	30.3
2020	29.5	30.6
2021	29.8	30.8
2022	30.1	31
2023	30.5	31.3
2024	30.8	31.6
2025	31.2	31.9
2026	31.5	32.1
2027	31.9	32.3
2028	32.3	32.6
2029	32.6	32.8
2030	33	33
2031	33.4	33.2
2032	33.7	33.4
2033	34.1	33.6
2034	34.4	33.8
2035	34.8	34
2036	35.1	34.2
2037	35.5	34.4
2038	35.8	34.6
2039	36.2	34.8
2040	36.5	35
2041	36.9	35.2
2042	37.2	35.4
2043	37.6	35.6
2044	38	35.8
2045	38.3	36
2046	38.7	36.2
2047	39	36.4
2048	39.4	36.6
2049	39.7	36.8
2050	40.1	37.1

In 1960, the median age in Peru was 18.2 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 30.8 years compared to the world's average of 31.6 years. Ranked 138th for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Peru ranks 97th currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Peru is expected to increase to around 40.1 years by 2050. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Peru demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Peru
	Male	Female
0-4	4%	3.85%
5-9	4.03%	3.89%
10-14	4.17%	4.03%
15-19	4.29%	4.17%
20-24	4.1%	4.06%
25-29	3.99%	4.09%
30-34	3.92%	4.07%
35-39	3.72%	3.81%
40-44	3.33%	3.39%
45-49	3.05%	3.05%
50-54	2.74%	2.7%
55-59	2.28%	2.27%
60-64	1.85%	1.92%
65-69	1.48%	1.59%
70-74	1.14%	1.28%
75-79	0.79%	0.92%
80+	0.86%	1.17%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Peru has low demographic potential with 56.7% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 100/196).

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Peru			World
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	91%	84%	7.01%	73.5%	64.9%	8.62%
1961	91.8%	84.7%	7.06%	73.8%	65.1%	8.67%
1962	92.4%	85.1%	7.22%	74.1%	65.4%	8.73%
1963	92.9%	85.4%	7.45%	74.9%	66.1%	8.79%
1964	93.2%	85.6%	7.66%	75.5%	66.6%	8.85%
1965	93.5%	85.6%	7.84%	75.8%	66.8%	8.93%
1966	93.6%	85.6%	7.98%	75.9%	66.9%	9%
1967	93.7%	85.6%	8.08%	75.9%	66.8%	9.07%
1968	93.7%	85.5%	8.14%	75.8%	66.6%	9.14%
1969	93.6%	85.4%	8.17%	75.7%	66.5%	9.2%
1970	93.3%	85.2%	8.18%	75.5%	66.2%	9.26%
1971	93.1%	84.9%	8.24%	75.2%	65.9%	9.33%
1972	93%	84.6%	8.4%	74.9%	65.6%	9.39%
1973	92.7%	84.3%	8.44%	74.6%	65.1%	9.46%
1974	92.3%	83.9%	8.39%	74.4%	64.9%	9.54%
1975	91.9%	83.5%	8.35%	74.2%	64.6%	9.64%
1976	91.3%	83%	8.31%	74%	64.3%	9.72%
1977	90.6%	82.4%	8.22%	73.5%	63.7%	9.79%
1978	89.8%	81.7%	8.08%	72.4%	62.5%	9.84%
1979	88.8%	80.9%	7.92%	71.3%	61.4%	9.88%
1980	87.7%	80%	7.7%	70.4%	60.5%	9.89%
1981	86.5%	79%	7.45%	69.5%	59.6%	9.85%
1982	85.2%	78%	7.22%	68.7%	58.9%	9.79%
1983	83.9%	76.8%	7.01%	67.9%	58.1%	9.72%
1984	82.5%	75.7%	6.82%	67%	57.3%	9.68%
1985	81.3%	74.6%	6.67%	66.3%	56.6%	9.68%
1986	80.1%	73.5%	6.54%	65.7%	55.9%	9.71%
1987	78.9%	72.5%	6.44%	65.2%	55.4%	9.75%
1988	77.7%	71.4%	6.36%	64.8%	54.9%	9.81%
1989	76.6%	70.3%	6.29%	64.4%	54.5%	9.89%
1990	75.4%	69.2%	6.24%	64.2%	54.3%	9.97%
1991	74.3%	68.1%	6.21%	64%	53.9%	10.1%
1992	73.2%	67%	6.19%	63.7%	53.6%	10.2%
1993	72.1%	65.9%	6.18%	63.5%	53.2%	10.3%
1994	71%	64.8%	6.25%	63.1%	52.7%	10.4%
1995	69.9%	63.5%	6.38%	62.7%	52.2%	10.5%
1996	68.8%	62.2%	6.51%	62.1%	51.5%	10.6%
1997	67.6%	61%	6.62%	61.5%	50.8%	10.7%
1998	66.3%	59.6%	6.72%	60.7%	50%	10.7%
1999	65.1%	58.3%	6.85%	60%	49.2%	10.8%
2000	64%	56.9%	7.06%	59.3%	48.4%	10.9%
2001	63%	55.6%	7.37%	58.5%	47.6%	11%
2002	62.1%	54.3%	7.76%	57.8%	46.7%	11.1%
2003	61.2%	53%	8.21%	57%	45.9%	11.1%
2004	60.5%	51.8%	8.67%	56.3%	45.1%	11.2%
2005	59.9%	50.8%	9.17%	55.6%	44.3%	11.3%
2006	59.4%	49.7%	9.7%	55%	43.6%	11.4%
2007	59%	48.7%	10.2%	54.5%	43.1%	11.4%
2008	58.5%	47.8%	10.7%	54.1%	42.6%	11.5%
2009	57.9%	46.9%	11%	53.8%	42.2%	11.6%
2010	57.4%	46.1%	11.3%	53.5%	41.9%	11.6%
2011	57%	45.3%	11.6%	53.4%	41.6%	11.8%
2012	56.6%	44.7%	11.9%	53.3%	41.4%	11.9%
2013	56.3%	44%	12.2%	53.4%	41.2%	12.1%
2014	55.9%	43.4%	12.5%	53.5%	41.1%	12.4%
2015	55.5%	42.8%	12.7%	53.6%	40.9%	12.7%
2016	55%	42.2%	12.9%	53.7%	40.7%	13%
2017	54.4%	41.5%	13%	53.9%	40.6%	13.3%
2018	53.6%	40.5%	13.1%	54.1%	40.4%	13.7%
2019	52.7%	39.6%	13.1%	54.2%	40.1%	14%
2020	52%	38.8%	13.3%	54.2%	39.8%	14.4%
2021	51.3%	38%	13.2%	54.2%	39.5%	14.7%
2022	50.5%	37.3%	13.3%	54%	39%	15%
2023	50%	36.5%	13.5%	53.9%	38.5%	15.4%
2024	49.7%	35.9%	13.8%	53.7%	38%	15.7%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Peru decreased from 60.5% to 49.7% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Peru working age demographic chart

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Peru	World
1960	52.3%	57.6%
1961	52.1%	57.5%
1962	52%	57.4%
1963	51.9%	57.2%
1964	51.8%	57%
1965	51.7%	56.9%
1966	51.6%	56.8%
1967	51.6%	56.9%
1968	51.6%	56.9%
1969	51.7%	56.9%
1970	51.7%	57%
1971	51.8%	57.1%
1972	51.8%	57.2%
1973	51.9%	57.3%
1974	52%	57.3%
1975	52.1%	57.4%
1976	52.3%	57.5%
1977	52.5%	57.7%
1978	52.7%	58%
1979	53%	58.4%
1980	53.3%	58.7%
1981	53.6%	59%
1982	54%	59.3%
1983	54.4%	59.6%
1984	54.8%	59.9%
1985	55.2%	60.1%
1986	55.5%	60.4%
1987	55.9%	60.5%
1988	56.3%	60.7%
1989	56.6%	60.8%
1990	57%	60.9%
1991	57.4%	61%
1992	57.7%	61.1%
1993	58.1%	61.2%
1994	58.5%	61.3%
1995	58.9%	61.5%
1996	59.3%	61.7%
1997	59.7%	61.9%
1998	60.1%	62.2%
1999	60.6%	62.5%
2000	61%	62.8%
2001	61.4%	63.1%
2002	61.7%	63.4%
2003	62%	63.7%
2004	62.3%	64%
2005	62.5%	64.3%
2006	62.7%	64.5%
2007	62.9%	64.7%
2008	63.1%	64.9%
2009	63.3%	65%
2010	63.5%	65.1%
2011	63.7%	65.2%
2012	63.9%	65.2%
2013	64%	65.2%
2014	64.1%	65.2%
2015	64.3%	65.1%
2016	64.5%	65.1%
2017	64.8%	65%
2018	65.1%	64.9%
2019	65.5%	64.9%
2020	65.8%	64.8%
2021	66.1%	64.9%
2022	66.4%	64.9%
2023	66.6%	65%
2024	66.8%	65.1%
2025	66.9%	65.2%
2026	67%	65.3%
2027	67.1%	65.4%
2028	67.2%	65.4%
2029	67.2%	65.4%
2030	67.2%	65.4%
2031	67.2%	65.4%
2032	67.2%	65.4%
2033	67.1%	65.4%
2034	67.1%	65.3%
2035	67%	65.2%
2036	66.9%	65%
2037	66.8%	64.9%
2038	66.7%	64.7%
2039	66.6%	64.6%
2040	66.4%	64.5%
2041	66.3%	64.4%
2042	66.2%	64.3%
2043	66%	64.2%
2044	65.9%	64.1%
2045	65.7%	63.9%
2046	65.5%	63.8%
2047	65.4%	63.7%
2048	65.2%	63.6%
2049	64.9%	63.4%
2050	64.7%	63.3%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Peru changed from 62.3% to 66.8% between 2004 and 2024.

Share of young population (0-14 years)

Table

Year	Share of population 0-14 years old
	Peru	World
1960	44%	37.4%
1961	44.2%	37.5%
1962	44.3%	37.6%
1963	44.3%	37.8%
1964	44.3%	38%
1965	44.3%	38%
1966	44.2%	38%
1967	44.2%	38%
1968	44.2%	37.9%
1969	44.1%	37.8%
1970	44%	37.7%
1971	43.9%	37.6%
1972	43.8%	37.5%
1973	43.7%	37.3%
1974	43.6%	37.2%
1975	43.5%	37.1%
1976	43.4%	36.9%
1977	43.2%	36.7%
1978	43%	36.3%
1979	42.8%	35.9%
1980	42.6%	35.5%
1981	42.4%	35.2%
1982	42.1%	34.9%
1983	41.8%	34.6%
1984	41.5%	34.3%
1985	41.2%	34%
1986	40.8%	33.8%
1987	40.5%	33.6%
1988	40.2%	33.4%
1989	39.8%	33.2%
1990	39.4%	33%
1991	39.1%	32.9%
1992	38.7%	32.7%
1993	38.3%	32.5%
1994	37.9%	32.3%
1995	37.4%	32.1%
1996	36.9%	31.8%
1997	36.4%	31.5%
1998	35.8%	31.1%
1999	35.3%	30.8%
2000	34.7%	30.4%
2001	34.1%	30%
2002	33.5%	29.6%
2003	32.9%	29.2%
2004	32.3%	28.8%
2005	31.7%	28.5%
2006	31.2%	28.1%
2007	30.7%	27.9%
2008	30.2%	27.6%
2009	29.7%	27.5%
2010	29.3%	27.3%
2011	28.9%	27.1%
2012	28.5%	27%
2013	28.2%	26.9%
2014	27.8%	26.8%
2015	27.5%	26.6%
2016	27.2%	26.5%
2017	26.8%	26.4%
2018	26.4%	26.2%
2019	25.9%	26%
2020	25.5%	25.8%
2021	25.1%	25.6%
2022	24.8%	25.3%
2023	24.4%	25%
2024	24%	24.7%
2025	23.6%	24.4%
2026	23.3%	24.1%
2027	22.9%	23.8%
2028	22.6%	23.4%
2029	22.3%	23.1%
2030	22.1%	22.8%
2031	21.8%	22.6%
2032	21.6%	22.3%
2033	21.3%	22.1%
2034	21%	21.9%
2035	20.8%	21.7%
2036	20.5%	21.6%
2037	20.3%	21.5%
2038	20.1%	21.4%
2039	19.8%	21.3%
2040	19.6%	21.2%
2041	19.4%	21.1%
2042	19.1%	21%
2043	18.9%	21%
2044	18.7%	20.9%
2045	18.5%	20.8%
2046	18.3%	20.7%
2047	18.1%	20.7%
2048	17.9%	20.6%
2049	17.8%	20.5%
2050	17.6%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Peru decreased from 32.3% to 24% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Peru	World
1960	3.67%	4.97%
1961	3.68%	4.99%
1962	3.75%	5.01%
1963	3.86%	5.02%
1964	3.97%	5.04%
1965	4.05%	5.08%
1966	4.12%	5.12%
1967	4.17%	5.16%
1968	4.2%	5.2%
1969	4.22%	5.24%
1970	4.23%	5.28%
1971	4.27%	5.32%
1972	4.35%	5.37%
1973	4.38%	5.42%
1974	4.36%	5.47%
1975	4.35%	5.53%
1976	4.34%	5.59%
1977	4.31%	5.65%
1978	4.26%	5.71%
1979	4.2%	5.77%
1980	4.1%	5.81%
1981	4%	5.81%
1982	3.9%	5.8%
1983	3.81%	5.79%
1984	3.74%	5.8%
1985	3.68%	5.82%
1986	3.63%	5.86%
1987	3.6%	5.91%
1988	3.58%	5.95%
1989	3.56%	6.01%
1990	3.56%	6.07%
1991	3.56%	6.14%
1992	3.57%	6.21%
1993	3.59%	6.29%
1994	3.65%	6.37%
1995	3.75%	6.45%
1996	3.86%	6.53%
1997	3.95%	6.61%
1998	4.04%	6.68%
1999	4.15%	6.76%
2000	4.31%	6.84%
2001	4.52%	6.92%
2002	4.79%	7.01%
2003	5.09%	7.1%
2004	5.4%	7.18%
2005	5.73%	7.26%
2006	6.09%	7.34%
2007	6.44%	7.41%
2008	6.74%	7.47%
2009	6.97%	7.52%
2010	7.19%	7.58%
2011	7.41%	7.66%
2012	7.61%	7.78%
2013	7.82%	7.92%
2014	8.02%	8.08%
2015	8.19%	8.26%
2016	8.3%	8.45%
2017	8.4%	8.65%
2018	8.5%	8.88%
2019	8.61%	9.1%
2020	8.72%	9.33%
2021	8.75%	9.53%
2022	8.81%	9.74%
2023	8.99%	9.98%
2024	9.23%	10.2%
2025	9.47%	10.4%
2026	9.71%	10.6%
2027	9.96%	10.8%
2028	10.2%	11.1%
2029	10.5%	11.5%
2030	10.7%	11.7%
2031	11%	12%
2032	11.3%	12.3%
2033	11.6%	12.6%
2034	11.9%	12.8%
2035	12.2%	13.1%
2036	12.5%	13.4%
2037	12.9%	13.7%
2038	13.2%	13.9%
2039	13.6%	14.1%
2040	14%	14.3%
2041	14.3%	14.5%
2042	14.7%	14.7%
2043	15%	14.9%
2044	15.4%	15%
2045	15.8%	15.2%
2046	16.1%	15.4%
2047	16.5%	15.7%
2048	16.9%	15.9%
2049	17.3%	16.1%
2050	17.7%	16.3%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Peru increased from 5.4% to 9.23% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in life expectancy.