Peru Population (1960-2026) & Projected growth

The current population of Peru is 35,031,596 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 34,217,848 in 2024.

Peru is ranked 48/197 by population and was ranked 40th in 2006.
For the last 20 years, Peru has had an average growth rate of 1.18% per year.
Peru accounts for 0.42% of the world's population.
Peru is projected to reach 41.9M people in 2067.
Since 2006, population has increased from 28.3M people to 35M (23.7% growth in 20 years).

Peru population and growth rate by year

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Year	Population	Growth rate
2100	38,452,509	-0.43%
2099	38,619,608	-0.42%
2098	38,784,430	-0.42%
2097	38,947,717	-0.41%
2096	39,108,849	-0.4%
2095	39,267,786	-0.39%
2094	39,423,479	-0.39%
2093	39,578,294	-0.38%
2092	39,729,309	-0.37%
2091	39,877,488	-0.36%
2090	40,022,659	-0.35%
2089	40,164,228	-0.35%
2088	40,303,304	-0.33%
2087	40,438,644	-0.32%
2086	40,569,419	-0.31%
2085	40,695,935	-0.3%
2084	40,817,705	-0.28%
2083	40,933,831	-0.27%
2082	41,045,559	-0.26%
2081	41,151,529	-0.24%
2080	41,252,019	-0.23%
2079	41,345,682	-0.21%
2078	41,433,298	-0.2%
2077	41,514,392	-0.18%
2076	41,589,064	-0.16%
2075	41,656,726	-0.15%
2074	41,717,426	-0.13%
2073	41,770,225	-0.11%
2072	41,815,673	-0.09%
2071	41,853,504	-0.07%
2070	41,883,997	-0.05%
2069	41,906,365	-0.03%
2068	41,920,235	-0.01%
2067	41,925,717	0.006%
2066	41,923,100	0.03%
2065	41,912,338	0.04%
2064	41,893,671	0.07%
2063	41,866,010	0.09%
2062	41,830,096	0.11%
2061	41,785,364	0.13%
2060	41,732,163	0.15%
2059	41,670,843	0.17%
2058	41,601,084	0.19%
2057	41,522,014	0.21%
2056	41,434,774	0.23%
2055	41,338,448	0.25%
2054	41,233,873	0.28%
2053	41,120,477	0.29%
2052	40,999,698	0.32%
2051	40,870,773	0.34%
2050	40,733,304	0.36%
2049	40,588,072	0.38%
2048	40,434,856	0.4%
2047	40,272,431	0.43%
2046	40,100,751	0.45%
2045	39,920,558	0.48%
2044	39,731,027	0.5%
2043	39,534,093	0.52%
2042	39,328,332	0.55%
2041	39,114,174	0.57%
2040	38,892,211	0.59%
2039	38,662,243	0.62%
2038	38,424,592	0.64%
2037	38,178,789	0.67%
2036	37,924,438	0.7%
2035	37,662,565	0.72%
2034	37,392,354	0.75%
2033	37,114,776	0.77%
2032	36,830,488	0.8%
2031	36,538,688	0.83%
2030	36,238,199	0.86%
2029	35,929,085	0.9%
2028	35,609,999	0.93%
2027	35,280,410	0.98%
2026	34,939,340	1.02%
2025	34,585,730	1.08%
2024	34,217,848	1.1%
2023	33,845,617	1.11%
2022	33,475,438	0.96%
2021	33,155,882	0.97%
2020	32,838,579	1.2%
2019	32,449,303	1.73%
2018	31,897,584	1.83%
2017	31,324,637	1.48%
2016	30,866,494	1.34%
2015	30,457,600	1.13%
2014	30,115,826	1%
2013	29,817,919	0.91%
2012	29,550,366	0.84%
2011	29,304,086	0.75%
2010	29,086,019	0.65%
2009	28,896,811	0.62%
2008	28,719,041	0.66%
2007	28,530,699	0.73%
2006	28,324,491	0.79%
2005	28,101,180	0.89%
2004	27,852,190	0.99%
2003	27,580,490	1.07%
2002	27,288,217	1.2%
2001	26,964,601	1.38%
2000	26,598,331	1.57%
1999	26,186,504	1.74%
1998	25,738,095	1.84%
1997	25,274,147	1.87%
1996	24,811,171	1.9%
1995	24,348,919	1.96%
1994	23,881,493	2%
1993	23,413,783	2.04%
1992	22,946,340	2.06%
1991	22,483,775	2.13%
1990	22,014,771	2.24%
1989	21,532,589	2.27%
1988	21,054,702	2.3%
1987	20,582,320	2.31%
1986	20,117,122	2.39%
1985	19,648,204	2.47%
1984	19,174,716	2.51%
1983	18,705,957	2.52%
1982	18,246,503	2.52%
1981	17,798,805	2.52%
1980	17,360,949	2.53%
1979	16,933,139	2.53%
1978	16,516,059	2.52%
1977	16,109,806	2.5%
1976	15,716,809	2.5%
1975	15,333,957	2.52%
1974	14,956,552	2.56%
1973	14,582,867	2.62%
1972	14,210,147	2.69%
1971	13,838,067	2.49%
1970	13,501,237	2.54%
1969	13,166,767	2.83%
1968	12,803,993	2.85%
1967	12,448,814	2.87%
1966	12,101,297	2.89%
1965	11,761,085	2.91%
1964	11,427,978	2.94%
1963	11,102,099	2.94%
1962	10,784,612	2.95%
1961	10,475,123	2.96%
1960	10,174,127	-

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Peru has a population of 35M as of 2026, compared to 30.9M in 2016, 28.3M in 2006, and 24.8M in 1996.

Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 1.35% per year. Peru is ranked 95th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Peru will have 40,100,751 people (14.5% growth) with a rank change from 48th to 51st.

By the year 2100, Peru's population is projected to grow by 9.77% from its current level to 38.5M people.

Natural change and net migration by year

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Year	Population change
Year	Total	Natural	Net migration
2025	-	-	11,931
2024	-	-	18,406
2023	378,571	353,788	24,783
2022	361,841	327,859	33,982
2021	277,308	235,440	41,868
2020	357,325	301,950	55,375
2019	421,251	346,981	74,270
2018	682,190	343,123	339,067
2017	463,715	349,333	114,382
2016	452,599	355,859	96,740
2015	365,202	362,781	2,421
2014	318,325	368,708	-50,383
2013	277,480	372,694	-95,214
2012	257,638	376,501	-118,863
2011	234,929	383,268	-148,339
2010	201,208	382,510	-181,302
2009	177,208	396,522	-219,314
2008	178,333	413,640	-235,307
2007	198,377	435,122	-236,745
2006	214,033	445,884	-231,851
2005	232,547	454,199	-221,652
2004	265,446	459,617	-194,171
2003	277,967	459,243	-181,276
2002	306,551	463,709	-157,158
2001	340,673	470,154	-129,481
2000	391,869	484,222	-92,353
1999	431,770	487,095	-55,325
1998	465,048	489,436	-24,388
1997	462,833	495,348	-32,515
1996	463,106	501,855	-38,749
1995	461,395	507,894	-46,499
1994	473,436	512,735	-39,299
1993	461,994	513,769	-51,775
1992	472,916	514,618	-41,702
1991	452,222	513,867	-61,645
1990	485,796	515,233	-29,437
1989	478,583	512,152	-33,569
1988	477,191	508,429	-31,238
1987	467,578	502,229	-34,651
1986	462,821	496,712	-33,891
1985	475,000	488,887	-13,887
1984	471,961	477,968	-6,007
1983	465,538	469,781	-4,243
1982	453,359	461,107	-7,748
1981	442,035	453,158	-11,123
1980	433,654	445,100	-11,446
1979	421,962	439,110	-17,148
1978	412,188	432,127	-19,939
1977	400,311	425,428	-25,117
1976	385,682	420,284	-34,602
1975	380,018	414,400	-34,382
1974	374,806	408,299	-33,493
1973	372,561	400,752	-28,191
1972	372,860	396,960	-24,100
1971	371,297	391,506	-20,209
1970	302,369	318,022	-15,653
1969	366,571	379,347	-12,776
1968	358,990	372,379	-13,389
1967	351,387	365,224	-13,837
1966	343,653	356,819	-13,166
1965	336,775	349,245	-12,470
1964	329,441	341,570	-12,129
1963	322,312	332,352	-10,040
1962	312,665	321,716	-9,051
1961	306,322	313,385	-7,063
1960	295,688	302,924	-7,236

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 82% of the population change in Peru is from natural causes (a gain of 3,345,822 people) and 18% is from migration (a gain of 732,505 people).

As of 2024, 1,837,219 residents or 5.4% of the population were not native-born in Peru, compared to 102,662 and 0.4% in 2010.

Peru population clock

	Peru	Rank
Current population	35031596	48/197
Percent of world population	0.42%	48/197
One net population change	1.41 minutes	49/197
One birth every	58.4 seconds	51/196
One death every	2.83 minutes	57/196
Daily growth/decline	+1,020	49/197
Annual growth/decline	+372,231	49/197
Annual growth/decline rate	+1.1%	95/197
One migration net change every	44.2 minutes	41/196
Annual migration change	+11,931	41/196
Foreign-born residents	1,837,219	39/195
Foreign-born share of population	5.4%	90/195

Largest cities by population

Peru
City	Population
Lima	9.94M
Arequipa	1.01M
Trujillo	920K
Chiclayo	553K
Callao	537K
Piura	473K
Cusco	428K
Chimbote	395K
Huancayo	378K
Iquitos	378K

Peru population statistics

	Peru	World
Life expectancy	78.3 years	73.8 years
Average age	33.2 years	33.8 years
Median age	30.8 years	31.6 years
Male:Female ratio	49.7:50.3	50.3:49.7
Fertility rate	1.98 births per woman	2.2 births per woman
Population density	70.7 ppl/mi²	144 ppl/mi²

More about the demographics of Peru.

Population map with other countries

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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