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Population in Peru compared to Portugal: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Peru was 34,217,848 in 2024 vs 10,694,681 people in Portugal in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Peru's population is 35,031,596 people compared to 10,667,081 in Portugal.

Population statistics:

  • Peru's population is 3.28 times bigger than Portugal's.
  • Peru is ranked the 48th most populous country in the world, while Portugal is the 92nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.55% of the world: 0.42% for Peru vs 0.13% for Portugal.
  • For the last 10 years, Peru has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +0.21% in Portugal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Peru has increased from 28.3M people to 35M (23.7% growth), while Portugal has grown from 10.5M to 10.7M (1.38% growth).

Peru vs Portugal: population by year and forecast

Peru
Factual

Projection
Portugal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Peru Portugal
2100 38,452,509 8,977,781
2099 38,619,608 8,983,042
2098 38,784,430 8,987,129
2097 38,947,717 8,992,549
2096 39,108,849 8,998,689
2095 39,267,786 9,006,394
2094 39,423,479 9,011,158
2093 39,578,294 9,016,023
2092 39,729,309 9,021,257
2091 39,877,488 9,025,345
2090 40,022,659 9,029,722
2089 40,164,228 9,034,399
2088 40,303,304 9,039,122
2087 40,438,644 9,045,400
2086 40,569,419 9,050,153
2085 40,695,935 9,055,552
2084 40,817,705 9,062,369
2083 40,933,831 9,068,714
2082 41,045,559 9,077,003
2081 41,151,529 9,087,394
2080 41,252,019 9,098,423
2079 41,345,682 9,111,057
2078 41,433,298 9,125,056
2077 41,514,392 9,140,039
2076 41,589,064 9,158,661
2075 41,656,726 9,178,289
2074 41,717,426 9,201,245
2073 41,770,225 9,225,478
2072 41,815,673 9,248,867
2071 41,853,504 9,275,782
2070 41,883,997 9,304,137
2069 41,906,365 9,334,425
2068 41,920,235 9,367,211
2067 41,925,717 9,399,389
2066 41,923,100 9,432,609
2065 41,912,338 9,466,860
2064 41,893,671 9,503,941
2063 41,866,010 9,540,829
2062 41,830,096 9,578,098
2061 41,785,364 9,614,549
2060 41,732,163 9,652,893
2059 41,670,843 9,691,151
2058 41,601,084 9,731,557
2057 41,522,014 9,769,285
2056 41,434,774 9,807,403
2055 41,338,448 9,847,280
2054 41,233,873 9,885,446
2053 41,120,477 9,924,814
2052 40,999,698 9,963,090
2051 40,870,773 9,999,372
2050 40,733,304 10,035,796
2049 40,588,072 10,072,922
2048 40,434,856 10,106,403
2047 40,272,431 10,140,325
2046 40,100,751 10,173,871
2045 39,920,558 10,206,046
2044 39,731,027 10,237,224
2043 39,534,093 10,268,090
2042 39,328,332 10,296,167
2041 39,114,174 10,322,968
2040 38,892,211 10,351,965
2039 38,662,243 10,379,824
2038 38,424,592 10,405,843
2037 38,178,789 10,430,143
2036 37,924,438 10,454,779
2035 37,662,565 10,478,501
2034 37,392,354 10,502,828
2033 37,114,776 10,525,638
2032 36,830,488 10,548,736
2031 36,538,688 10,569,489
2030 36,238,199 10,588,717
2029 35,929,085 10,609,556
2028 35,609,999 10,631,437
2027 35,280,410 10,649,916
2026 34,939,340 10,667,081
2025 34,585,730 10,683,692
2024 34,217,848 10,694,681
2023 33,845,617 10,578,174
2022 33,475,438 10,434,332
2021 33,155,882 10,361,831
2020 32,838,579 10,297,081
2019 32,449,303 10,286,263
2018 31,897,584 10,283,822
2017 31,324,637 10,300,300
2016 30,866,494 10,325,452
2015 30,457,600 10,358,076
2014 30,115,826 10,401,062
2013 29,817,919 10,457,295
2012 29,550,366 10,514,844
2011 29,304,086 10,557,560
2010 29,086,019 10,573,100
2009 28,896,811 10,568,247
2008 28,719,041 10,558,177
2007 28,530,699 10,542,964
2006 28,324,491 10,522,288
2005 28,101,180 10,503,330
2004 27,852,190 10,483,861
2003 27,580,490 10,458,821
2002 27,288,217 10,419,631
2001 26,964,601 10,362,722
2000 26,598,331 10,289,898
1999 26,186,504 10,217,828
1998 25,738,095 10,160,196
1997 25,274,147 10,108,977
1996 24,811,171 10,063,945
1995 24,348,919 10,026,176
1994 23,881,493 9,991,525
1993 23,413,783 9,964,675
1992 22,946,340 9,952,494
1991 22,483,775 9,960,235
1990 22,014,771 9,983,218
1989 21,532,589 10,005,000
1988 21,054,702 10,019,610
1987 20,582,320 10,030,031
1986 20,117,122 10,032,734
1985 19,648,204 10,023,613
1984 19,174,716 9,996,232
1983 18,705,957 9,957,865
1982 18,246,503 9,911,771
1981 17,798,805 9,851,362
1980 17,360,949 9,766,312
1979 16,933,139 9,661,265
1978 16,516,059 9,558,250
1977 16,109,806 9,455,675
1976 15,716,809 9,355,810
1975 15,333,957 9,093,470
1974 14,956,552 8,754,365
1973 14,582,867 8,633,100
1972 14,210,147 8,630,430
1971 13,838,067 8,643,756
1970 13,501,237 8,680,431
1969 13,166,767 8,757,705
1968 12,803,993 8,836,650
1967 12,448,814 8,874,520
1966 12,101,297 8,930,990
1965 11,761,085 8,998,595
1964 11,427,978 9,035,365
1963 11,102,099 9,030,355
1962 10,784,612 8,993,985
1961 10,475,123 8,929,316
1960 10,174,127 8,857,716

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

GeoRank.org/population/peru/portugal | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Peru increased by 2,542,003 people (a 8.97% growth), while Portugal lost 196,836 people (a 1.87% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Peru gained 4,165,102 people (a 13.5% growth), while Portugal's population increased by 341,629 people (a 3.31% growth).

Peru was ranked 40th most populous country in 2006 and is 48th in 2026. Portugal was ranked 78th in 2006 and ranked 92nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Peru's population will grow by 16.3% to 40,733,304 people with a rank change from 48th to 51st. The population of Portugal will decrease by 5.92% to 10,035,796 people and rank change from 92nd to 97th.

Peru is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 41.9M people, while Portugal's population already peaked in 2024 at 10.7M people and is projected to decrease to 8.98M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Peru
Factual

Projection
Portugal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Peru Portugal
2100 -0.43% -0.06%
2099 -0.42% -0.05%
2098 -0.42% -0.06%
2097 -0.41% -0.07%
2096 -0.4% -0.09%
2095 -0.39% -0.05%
2094 -0.39% -0.05%
2093 -0.38% -0.06%
2092 -0.37% -0.05%
2091 -0.36% -0.05%
2090 -0.35% -0.05%
2089 -0.35% -0.05%
2088 -0.33% -0.07%
2087 -0.32% -0.05%
2086 -0.31% -0.06%
2085 -0.3% -0.08%
2084 -0.28% -0.07%
2083 -0.27% -0.09%
2082 -0.26% -0.11%
2081 -0.24% -0.12%
2080 -0.23% -0.14%
2079 -0.21% -0.15%
2078 -0.2% -0.16%
2077 -0.18% -0.2%
2076 -0.16% -0.21%
2075 -0.15% -0.25%
2074 -0.13% -0.26%
2073 -0.11% -0.25%
2072 -0.09% -0.29%
2071 -0.07% -0.3%
2070 -0.05% -0.32%
2069 -0.03% -0.35%
2068 -0.01% -0.34%
2067 0.006% -0.35%
2066 0.03% -0.36%
2065 0.04% -0.39%
2064 0.07% -0.39%
2063 0.09% -0.39%
2062 0.11% -0.38%
2061 0.13% -0.4%
2060 0.15% -0.39%
2059 0.17% -0.42%
2058 0.19% -0.39%
2057 0.21% -0.39%
2056 0.23% -0.4%
2055 0.25% -0.39%
2054 0.28% -0.4%
2053 0.29% -0.38%
2052 0.32% -0.36%
2051 0.34% -0.36%
2050 0.36% -0.37%
2049 0.38% -0.33%
2048 0.4% -0.33%
2047 0.43% -0.33%
2046 0.45% -0.32%
2045 0.48% -0.3%
2044 0.5% -0.3%
2043 0.52% -0.27%
2042 0.55% -0.26%
2041 0.57% -0.28%
2040 0.59% -0.27%
2039 0.62% -0.25%
2038 0.64% -0.23%
2037 0.67% -0.24%
2036 0.7% -0.23%
2035 0.72% -0.23%
2034 0.75% -0.22%
2033 0.77% -0.22%
2032 0.8% -0.2%
2031 0.83% -0.18%
2030 0.86% -0.2%
2029 0.9% -0.21%
2028 0.93% -0.17%
2027 0.98% -0.16%
2026 1.02% -0.16%
2025 1.08% -0.1%
2024 1.1% 1.1%
2023 1.11% 1.38%
2022 0.96% 0.7%
2021 0.97% 0.63%
2020 1.2% 0.11%
2019 1.73% 0.02%
2018 1.83% -0.16%
2017 1.48% -0.24%
2016 1.34% -0.31%
2015 1.13% -0.41%
2014 1% -0.54%
2013 0.91% -0.55%
2012 0.84% -0.4%
2011 0.75% -0.15%
2010 0.65% 0.05%
2009 0.62% 0.1%
2008 0.66% 0.14%
2007 0.73% 0.2%
2006 0.79% 0.18%
2005 0.89% 0.19%
2004 0.99% 0.24%
2003 1.07% 0.38%
2002 1.2% 0.55%
2001 1.38% 0.71%
2000 1.57% 0.71%
1999 1.74% 0.57%
1998 1.84% 0.51%
1997 1.87% 0.45%
1996 1.9% 0.38%
1995 1.96% 0.35%
1994 2% 0.27%
1993 2.04% 0.12%
1992 2.06% -0.08%
1991 2.13% -0.23%
1990 2.24% -0.22%
1989 2.27% -0.15%
1988 2.3% -0.1%
1987 2.31% -0.03%
1986 2.39% 0.09%
1985 2.47% 0.27%
1984 2.51% 0.39%
1983 2.52% 0.47%
1982 2.52% 0.61%
1981 2.52% 0.87%
1980 2.53% 1.09%
1979 2.53% 1.08%
1978 2.52% 1.08%
1977 2.5% 1.07%
1976 2.5% 2.88%
1975 2.52% 3.87%
1974 2.56% 1.4%
1973 2.62% 0.03%
1972 2.69% -0.15%
1971 2.49% -0.42%
1970 2.54% -0.88%
1969 2.83% -0.89%
1968 2.85% -0.43%
1967 2.87% -0.63%
1966 2.89% -0.75%
1965 2.91% -0.41%
1964 2.94% 0.06%
1963 2.94% 0.4%
1962 2.95% 0.72%
1961 2.96% 0.81%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/peru/portugal | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Peru grew by 1.1%, while Portugal's population grew by 1.1%.

Live population counters

Peru Portugal
Current population
35031596
10667081
Population rank 48/197 92/197
Percent of world population 0.42% 0.13%
One net population change
1.41 minutes
4.51 minutes
One birth every
58.4 seconds
6.13 minutes
One death every
2.83 minutes
4.44 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,020 +319
Annual growth/decline +372,231 +116,507
Annual growth/decline rate +1.1% +1.1%
Population growth rate rank 95/197 94/197
One migration net change every
44.2 minutes
32 minutes
Annual migration change +11,931 +16,472
Net migration rank 41/196 38/196
Foreign-born residents 1,837,219 1,127,184
Foreign-born residents rank 39/195 56/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.4% 10.8%
Foreign-born share rank 90/195 61/195

Natural population change vs migration

Peru
Natural

Migration
Portugal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Peru Portugal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,931 - 16,472
2024 - 18,406 - 20,648
2023 353,788 24,783 -32,792 29,102
2022 327,859 33,982 -40,694 68,696
2021 235,440 41,868 -45,592 69,606
2020 301,950 55,375 -39,129 54,076
2019 346,981 74,270 -24,687 63,031
2018 343,123 339,067 -25,709 22,495
2017 349,333 114,382 -23,691 13,979
2016 355,859 96,740 -23,749 -775
2015 362,781 2,421 -23,823 -3,209
2014 368,708 -50,383 -22,882 -26,447
2013 372,694 -95,214 -24,052 -36,342
2012 376,501 -118,863 -17,875 -37,083
2011 383,268 -148,339 -5,279 -31,513
2010 382,510 -181,302 -4,230 -5,627
2009 396,522 -219,314 -5,284 14,532
2008 413,640 -235,307 0 9,478
2007 435,122 -236,745 -1,055 21,064
2006 445,884 -231,851 3,156 16,754
2005 454,199 -221,652 2,101 15,537
2004 459,617 -194,171 7,339 13,928
2003 459,243 -181,276 4,184 24,740
2002 463,709 -157,158 8,335 42,169
2001 470,154 -129,481 8,290 55,565
2000 484,222 -92,353 15,435 60,586
1999 487,095 -55,325 8,175 49,572
1998 489,436 -24,388 7,112 40,931
1997 495,348 -32,515 8,087 36,922
1996 501,855 -38,749 4,026 32,640
1995 507,894 -46,499 4,011 26,971
1994 512,735 -39,299 9,991 20,761
1993 513,769 -51,775 7,972 8,561
1992 514,618 -41,702 13,933 -11,847
1991 513,867 -61,645 12,948 -37,914
1990 515,233 -29,437 13,976 -34,855
1989 512,152 -33,569 22,011 -30,615
1988 508,429 -31,238 24,047 -26,595
1987 502,229 -34,651 28,084 -23,142
1986 496,712 -33,891 31,102 -20,000
1985 488,887 -13,887 33,077 -19,183
1984 477,968 -6,007 45,983 -16,658
1983 469,781 -4,243 47,798 -16,568
1982 461,107 -7,748 58,479 -15,006
1981 453,158 -11,123 56,152 -7,938
1980 445,100 -11,446 63,481 29,881
1979 439,110 -17,148 67,628 32,434
1978 432,127 -19,939 70,731 34,345
1977 425,428 -25,117 84,156 37,779
1976 420,284 -34,602 85,138 40,490
1975 414,400 -34,382 81,841 42,262
1974 408,299 -33,493 74,412 41,254
1973 400,752 -28,191 76,835 39,748
1972 396,960 -24,100 83,715 39,058
1971 391,506 -20,209 82,980 48,944
1970 318,022 -15,653 87,672 -191,862
1969 379,347 -12,776 89,329 -161,114
1968 372,379 -13,389 100,737 -145,200
1967 365,224 -13,837 106,495 -136,232
1966 356,819 -13,166 107,171 -129,233
1965 349,245 -12,470 115,182 -123,855
1964 341,570 -12,129 120,170 -118,763
1963 332,352 -10,040 113,783 -116,874
1962 321,716 -9,051 123,217 -113,947
1961 313,385 -7,063 117,867 -112,768
1960 302,924 -7,236 118,693 -95,886

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

GeoRank.org/population/peru/portugal | CC BY

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). In Portugal 51% is from natural causes (a loss of 302,748 people) and 49% is from migration (a gain of 290,554 people).

As of 2024, 1,837,219 residents or 5.4% of the population were not native-born in Peru, compared to 1,127,184 people or 10.8% in Portugal.

Biggest 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
Portugal
City Population
Lisbon 546K
Sintra 386K
Vila Nova de Gaia 304K
Porto 232K
Cascais 214K
Loures 202K
Braga 193K
Almada 177K
Matosinhos 173K
Oeiras 172K

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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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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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