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

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The latest officially reported population of Peru was 34,576,665 in 2025 vs 19,020,271 people in Romania in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Peru's population is 35,105,331 people compared to 18,912,567 in Romania.

Population statistics:

  • Peru's population is 1.86 times bigger than Romania's.
  • Peru is ranked the 48th most populous country in the world, while Romania is the 70th.
  • The countries together account for 0.65% of the world: 0.42% for Peru vs 0.23% for Romania.
  • For the last 10 years, Peru has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs -0.41% in Romania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Peru has increased from 28.3M people to 35.1M (23.9% growth), while Romania has declined from 21.2M to 18.9M (10.8% decline).

Peru vs Romania: population by year and forecast

Peru
Factual

Projection
Romania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Peru Romania
2100 38,442,430 10,843,503
2099 38,609,486 10,927,951
2098 38,774,265 11,011,822
2097 38,937,509 11,095,182
2096 39,098,598 11,178,195
2095 39,257,494 11,261,202
2094 39,413,146 11,343,358
2093 39,567,920 11,426,736
2092 39,718,895 11,509,522
2091 39,867,036 11,591,897
2090 40,012,169 11,675,686
2089 40,153,701 11,759,143
2088 40,292,740 11,842,733
2087 40,428,045 11,926,699
2086 40,558,786 12,013,212
2085 40,685,268 12,099,742
2084 40,807,007 12,187,794
2083 40,923,102 12,277,402
2082 41,034,801 12,367,518
2081 41,140,743 12,460,785
2080 41,241,207 12,556,104
2079 41,334,845 12,652,446
2078 41,422,439 12,750,395
2077 41,503,511 12,849,896
2076 41,578,164 12,950,914
2075 41,645,808 13,053,551
2074 41,706,491 13,158,624
2073 41,759,277 13,264,931
2072 41,804,713 13,375,162
2071 41,842,534 13,488,051
2070 41,873,019 13,603,287
2069 41,895,381 13,721,187
2068 41,909,248 13,840,530
2067 41,914,729 13,963,377
2066 41,912,112 14,088,938
2065 41,901,353 14,218,608
2064 41,882,691 14,349,029
2063 41,855,037 14,480,312
2062 41,819,132 14,613,788
2061 41,774,412 14,747,178
2060 41,721,225 14,879,235
2059 41,659,921 15,011,161
2058 41,590,180 15,141,670
2057 41,511,131 15,271,230
2056 41,423,914 15,400,030
2055 41,327,613 15,527,331
2054 41,223,066 15,651,338
2053 41,109,699 15,773,422
2052 40,988,952 15,896,118
2051 40,860,060 16,016,719
2050 40,722,627 16,135,745
2049 40,577,434 16,255,638
2048 40,424,258 16,375,139
2047 40,261,875 16,494,633
2046 40,090,240 16,612,186
2045 39,910,095 16,730,009
2044 39,720,613 16,848,827
2043 39,523,731 16,966,857
2042 39,318,023 17,084,359
2041 39,103,923 17,203,640
2040 38,882,017 17,320,952
2039 38,652,110 17,438,042
2038 38,414,521 17,556,386
2037 38,168,782 17,673,500
2036 37,914,498 17,790,613
2035 37,652,693 17,906,949
2034 37,382,554 18,020,973
2033 37,105,048 18,134,889
2032 36,820,835 18,247,275
2031 36,529,111 18,359,750
2030 36,228,701 18,471,446
2029 35,919,668 18,583,513
2028 35,600,666 18,693,807
2027 35,271,163 18,803,518
2026 34,930,183 18,912,567
2025 34,576,665 19,020,271
2024 34,217,848 19,051,804
2023 33,845,617 19,061,062
2022 33,475,438 19,048,502
2021 33,155,882 19,122,059
2020 32,838,579 19,265,250
2019 32,449,303 19,371,648
2018 31,897,584 19,473,970
2017 31,324,637 19,588,715
2016 30,866,494 19,702,267
2015 30,457,600 19,815,616
2014 30,115,826 19,908,979
2013 29,817,919 19,983,693
2012 29,550,366 20,058,035
2011 29,304,086 20,147,528
2010 29,086,019 20,246,871
2009 28,896,811 20,367,487
2008 28,719,041 20,537,875
2007 28,530,699 20,882,982
2006 28,324,491 21,193,760
2005 28,101,180 21,319,685
2004 27,852,190 21,451,748
2003 27,580,490 21,574,326
2002 27,288,217 21,730,496
2001 26,964,601 22,131,970
2000 26,598,331 22,442,971
1999 26,186,504 22,472,040
1998 25,738,095 22,507,344
1997 25,274,147 22,553,978
1996 24,811,171 22,619,004
1995 24,348,919 22,684,270
1994 23,881,493 22,730,211
1993 23,413,783 22,763,280
1992 22,946,340 22,794,284
1991 22,483,775 23,001,155
1990 22,014,771 23,201,835
1989 21,532,589 23,161,458
1988 21,054,702 23,057,662
1987 20,582,320 22,949,430
1986 20,117,122 22,836,841
1985 19,648,204 22,732,999
1984 19,174,716 22,640,547
1983 18,705,957 22,560,478
1982 18,246,503 22,475,741
1981 17,798,805 22,353,070
1980 17,360,949 22,207,282
1979 16,933,139 22,090,488
1978 16,516,059 21,951,464
1977 16,109,806 21,756,096
1976 15,716,809 21,551,634
1975 15,333,957 21,293,583
1974 14,956,552 21,029,429
1973 14,582,867 20,835,681
1972 14,210,147 20,657,957
1971 13,838,067 20,461,567
1970 13,501,237 20,250,398
1969 13,166,767 20,009,141
1968 12,803,993 19,799,831
1967 12,448,814 19,534,242
1966 12,101,297 19,215,450
1965 11,761,085 19,031,576
1964 11,427,978 18,919,126
1963 11,102,099 18,797,850
1962 10,784,612 18,676,550
1961 10,475,123 18,555,250
1960 10,174,127 18,406,905

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Peru increased by 2,542,003 people (a 8.97% growth), while Romania lost 1,491,493 people (a 7.04% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Peru gained 4,238,837 people (a 13.7% growth), while Romania's population decreased by 789,700 people (a 4.01% decline).

Peru was ranked 40th most populous country in 2006 and is 48th in 2026. Romania was ranked 51st in 2006 and ranked 70th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Peru's population will grow by 16% to 40,722,627 people with a rank change from 48th to 51st. The population of Romania will decrease by 14.7% to 16,135,745 people and rank change from 70th to 81st.

Peru is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 41.9M people, while Romania's population already peaked in 1990 at 23.2M people and is projected to decrease to 10.8M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Peru
Factual

Projection
Romania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Peru Romania
2100 -0.43% -0.77%
2099 -0.42% -0.76%
2098 -0.42% -0.75%
2097 -0.41% -0.74%
2096 -0.4% -0.74%
2095 -0.39% -0.72%
2094 -0.39% -0.73%
2093 -0.38% -0.72%
2092 -0.37% -0.71%
2091 -0.36% -0.72%
2090 -0.35% -0.71%
2089 -0.35% -0.71%
2088 -0.33% -0.7%
2087 -0.32% -0.72%
2086 -0.31% -0.72%
2085 -0.3% -0.72%
2084 -0.28% -0.73%
2083 -0.27% -0.73%
2082 -0.26% -0.75%
2081 -0.24% -0.76%
2080 -0.23% -0.76%
2079 -0.21% -0.77%
2078 -0.2% -0.77%
2077 -0.18% -0.78%
2076 -0.16% -0.79%
2075 -0.15% -0.8%
2074 -0.13% -0.8%
2073 -0.11% -0.82%
2072 -0.09% -0.84%
2071 -0.07% -0.85%
2070 -0.05% -0.86%
2069 -0.03% -0.86%
2068 -0.01% -0.88%
2067 0.006% -0.89%
2066 0.03% -0.91%
2065 0.04% -0.91%
2064 0.07% -0.91%
2063 0.09% -0.91%
2062 0.11% -0.9%
2061 0.13% -0.89%
2060 0.15% -0.88%
2059 0.17% -0.86%
2058 0.19% -0.85%
2057 0.21% -0.84%
2056 0.23% -0.82%
2055 0.25% -0.79%
2054 0.28% -0.77%
2053 0.29% -0.77%
2052 0.32% -0.75%
2051 0.34% -0.74%
2050 0.36% -0.74%
2049 0.38% -0.73%
2048 0.4% -0.72%
2047 0.43% -0.71%
2046 0.45% -0.7%
2045 0.48% -0.71%
2044 0.5% -0.7%
2043 0.52% -0.69%
2042 0.55% -0.69%
2041 0.57% -0.68%
2040 0.59% -0.67%
2039 0.62% -0.67%
2038 0.64% -0.66%
2037 0.67% -0.66%
2036 0.7% -0.65%
2035 0.72% -0.63%
2034 0.75% -0.63%
2033 0.77% -0.62%
2032 0.8% -0.61%
2031 0.83% -0.6%
2030 0.86% -0.6%
2029 0.9% -0.59%
2028 0.93% -0.58%
2027 0.98% -0.58%
2026 1.02% -0.57%
2025 1.05% -0.17%
2024 1.1% -0.05%
2023 1.11% 0.07%
2022 0.96% -0.38%
2021 0.97% -0.74%
2020 1.2% -0.55%
2019 1.73% -0.53%
2018 1.83% -0.59%
2017 1.48% -0.58%
2016 1.34% -0.57%
2015 1.13% -0.47%
2014 1% -0.37%
2013 0.91% -0.37%
2012 0.84% -0.44%
2011 0.75% -0.49%
2010 0.65% -0.59%
2009 0.62% -0.83%
2008 0.66% -1.65%
2007 0.73% -1.47%
2006 0.79% -0.59%
2005 0.89% -0.62%
2004 0.99% -0.57%
2003 1.07% -0.72%
2002 1.2% -1.81%
2001 1.38% -1.39%
2000 1.57% -0.13%
1999 1.74% -0.16%
1998 1.84% -0.21%
1997 1.87% -0.29%
1996 1.9% -0.29%
1995 1.96% -0.2%
1994 2% -0.15%
1993 2.04% -0.14%
1992 2.06% -0.9%
1991 2.13% -0.86%
1990 2.24% 0.17%
1989 2.27% 0.45%
1988 2.3% 0.47%
1987 2.31% 0.49%
1986 2.39% 0.46%
1985 2.47% 0.41%
1984 2.51% 0.35%
1983 2.52% 0.38%
1982 2.52% 0.55%
1981 2.52% 0.66%
1980 2.53% 0.53%
1979 2.53% 0.63%
1978 2.52% 0.9%
1977 2.5% 0.95%
1976 2.5% 1.21%
1975 2.52% 1.26%
1974 2.56% 0.93%
1973 2.62% 0.86%
1972 2.69% 0.96%
1971 2.49% 1.04%
1970 2.54% 1.21%
1969 2.83% 1.06%
1968 2.85% 1.36%
1967 2.87% 1.66%
1966 2.89% 0.97%
1965 2.91% 0.59%
1964 2.94% 0.65%
1963 2.94% 0.65%
1962 2.95% 0.65%
1961 2.96% 0.81%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Peru grew by 1.05%, while Romania's population declined by 0.17%.

Live population counters

Peru Romania
Current population
35105331
18912567
Population rank 48/197 70/197
Percent of world population 0.42% 0.23%
One net population change
1.47 minutes
16.7 minutes
One birth every
58.5 seconds
3.68 minutes
One death every
2.75 minutes
2.16 minutes
Daily growth/decline +983 -86
Annual growth/decline +358,817 -31,533
Annual growth/decline rate +1.05% -0.17%
Population growth rate rank 97/197 172/197
One migration net change every
44.2 minutes
18.1 minutes
Annual migration change +11,931 -29,041
Net migration rank 41/196 163/196
Foreign-born residents 1,837,219 655,579
Foreign-born residents rank 39/195 73/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.4% 3.4%
Foreign-born share rank 90/195 112/195

Natural population change vs migration

Peru
Natural

Migration
Romania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Peru Romania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,931 - -29,041
2024 347,517 18,406 -100,975 -28,466
2023 353,788 24,783 -83,869 -27,780
2022 327,859 33,982 -93,338 89,076
2021 235,440 41,868 -141,504 -17,731
2020 301,950 55,375 -100,179 -13,202
2019 346,981 74,270 -60,053 -27,909
2018 343,123 339,067 -62,316 -33,018
2017 349,333 114,382 -50,930 -33,081
2016 355,859 96,740 -53,196 -33,073
2015 362,781 2,421 -59,447 -35,751
2014 368,708 -50,383 -55,745 -35,448
2013 372,694 -95,214 -59,951 -34,910
2012 376,501 -118,863 -54,157 -37,589
2011 383,268 -148,339 -56,413 -102,769
2010 382,510 -181,302 -46,567 -122,364
2009 396,522 -219,314 -34,625 -137,953
2008 413,640 -235,307 -30,806 -144,368
2007 435,122 -236,745 -37,590 -133,089
2006 445,884 -231,851 -38,148 -132,777
2005 454,199 -221,652 -40,508 -131,176
2004 459,617 -194,171 -42,904 -117,432
2003 459,243 -181,276 -56,093 -107,139
2002 463,709 -157,158 -58,673 -106,585
2001 470,154 -129,481 -37,625 -91,154
2000 484,222 -92,353 -22,443 -92,451
1999 487,095 -55,325 -31,461 -82,590
1998 489,436 -24,388 -33,761 -81,366
1997 495,348 -32,515 -42,853 -88,734
1996 501,855 -38,749 -56,548 -70,799
1995 507,894 -46,499 -36,295 -73,779
1994 512,735 -39,299 -18,184 -76,246
1993 513,769 -51,775 -13,658 -73,475
1992 514,618 -41,702 -4,559 -63,200
1991 513,867 -61,645 25,301 -36,824
1990 515,233 -29,437 69,605 -38,157
1989 512,152 -33,569 122,756 -33,866
1988 508,429 -31,238 126,817 -48,911
1987 502,229 -34,651 128,517 -42,868
1986 496,712 -33,891 134,737 -50,450
1985 488,887 -13,887 111,392 -28,108
1984 477,968 -6,007 117,731 -24,629
1983 469,781 -4,243 87,986 3,093
1982 461,107 -7,748 119,121 -4,725
1981 453,158 -11,123 156,472 -20,870
1980 445,100 -11,446 168,776 -16,668
1979 439,110 -17,148 194,397 -29,600
1978 432,127 -19,939 204,148 -31,427
1977 425,428 -25,117 215,385 -28,135
1976 420,284 -34,602 213,361 18,748
1975 414,400 -34,382 219,324 9,125
1974 408,299 -33,493 235,530 6,725
1973 400,752 -28,191 175,020 58,651
1972 396,960 -24,100 198,316 61,920
1971 391,506 -20,209 206,662 74,473
1970 318,022 -15,653 234,905 71,919
1969 379,347 -12,776 264,120 74,851
1968 372,379 -13,389 338,577 33,601
1967 365,224 -13,837 347,709 37,282
1966 356,819 -13,166 115,293 -25,458
1965 349,245 -12,470 114,190 -60,430
1964 341,570 -12,129 134,326 -59,500
1963 332,352 -10,040 139,104 -58,076
1962 321,716 -9,051 130,736 -56,152
1961 313,385 -7,063 163,286 -54,642
1960 302,924 -7,236 191,431 -55,397

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 80.6% of the population change in Peru is from natural causes (a gain of 3,324,631 people) and 19.4% is from migration (a gain of 801,294 people). In Romania 83.4% is from natural causes (a loss of 805,807 people) and 16.6% is from migration (a loss of 160,935 people).

As of 2024, 1,837,219 residents or 5.4% of the population were not native-born in Peru, compared to 655,579 people or 3.4% in Romania.

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
Romania
City Population
Bucharest 1.72M
Cluj-Napoca 287K
Iasi 272K
Constanta 264K
Timisoara 251K
Brasov 238K
Craiova 234K
Galati 218K
Oradea 183K
Ploiesti 181K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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