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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Peru was 34,217,848 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Peru's population is 35,031,596 people compared to 141,906,741 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 4.05 times bigger than Peru's.
  • Peru is ranked the 48th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 2.13% of the world: 0.42% for Peru vs 1.71% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Peru has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Peru has increased from 28.3M people to 35M (23.7% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 142M (0.8% decline).

Peru vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Peru
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Peru Russia
2100 38,452,509 124,983,377
2099 38,619,608 125,086,144
2098 38,784,430 125,186,329
2097 38,947,717 125,264,415
2096 39,108,849 125,354,177
2095 39,267,786 125,422,006
2094 39,423,479 125,474,373
2093 39,578,294 125,529,632
2092 39,729,309 125,604,261
2091 39,877,488 125,652,742
2090 40,022,659 125,707,894
2089 40,164,228 125,760,026
2088 40,303,304 125,810,124
2087 40,438,644 125,858,116
2086 40,569,419 125,926,035
2085 40,695,935 126,001,913
2084 40,817,705 126,076,414
2083 40,933,831 126,151,046
2082 41,045,559 126,234,371
2081 41,151,529 126,317,768
2080 41,252,019 126,414,511
2079 41,345,682 126,534,688
2078 41,433,298 126,674,591
2077 41,514,392 126,830,956
2076 41,589,064 126,982,766
2075 41,656,726 127,165,304
2074 41,717,426 127,362,143
2073 41,770,225 127,576,856
2072 41,815,673 127,802,632
2071 41,853,504 128,080,998
2070 41,883,997 128,353,977
2069 41,906,365 128,642,208
2068 41,920,235 128,920,237
2067 41,925,717 129,203,483
2066 41,923,100 129,511,983
2065 41,912,338 129,842,007
2064 41,893,671 130,177,089
2063 41,866,010 130,522,107
2062 41,830,096 130,851,664
2061 41,785,364 131,200,160
2060 41,732,163 131,526,812
2059 41,670,843 131,884,461
2058 41,601,084 132,247,211
2057 41,522,014 132,584,941
2056 41,434,774 132,925,501
2055 41,338,448 133,271,436
2054 41,233,873 133,595,068
2053 41,120,477 133,914,243
2052 40,999,698 134,180,223
2051 40,870,773 134,443,510
2050 40,733,304 134,687,487
2049 40,588,072 134,909,323
2048 40,434,856 135,117,641
2047 40,272,431 135,311,492
2046 40,100,751 135,482,008
2045 39,920,558 135,664,379
2044 39,731,027 135,863,165
2043 39,534,093 136,085,277
2042 39,328,332 136,307,658
2041 39,114,174 136,557,818
2040 38,892,211 136,821,807
2039 38,662,243 137,122,219
2038 38,424,592 137,433,644
2037 38,178,789 137,770,811
2036 37,924,438 138,118,955
2035 37,662,565 138,478,809
2034 37,392,354 138,852,689
2033 37,114,776 139,237,595
2032 36,830,488 139,635,142
2031 36,538,688 140,058,187
2030 36,238,199 140,453,528
2029 35,929,085 140,840,370
2028 35,609,999 141,214,141
2027 35,280,410 141,580,416
2026 34,939,340 141,906,741
2025 34,585,730 142,772,403
2024 34,217,848 143,533,851
2023 33,845,617 143,826,130
2022 33,475,438 144,236,933
2021 33,155,882 144,746,762
2020 32,838,579 145,245,148
2019 32,449,303 145,453,291
2018 31,897,584 145,398,106
2017 31,324,637 145,293,260
2016 30,866,494 145,015,460
2015 30,457,600 144,640,716
2014 30,115,826 144,237,223
2013 29,817,919 143,805,638
2012 29,550,366 143,378,447
2011 29,304,086 143,018,195
2010 29,086,019 142,849,468
2009 28,896,811 142,785,348
2008 28,719,041 142,742,366
2007 28,530,699 142,805,114
2006 28,324,491 143,049,637
2005 28,101,180 143,518,814
2004 27,852,190 144,067,316
2003 27,580,490 144,648,618
2002 27,288,217 145,306,497
2001 26,964,601 145,976,482
2000 26,598,331 146,596,869
1999 26,186,504 147,214,776
1998 25,738,095 147,670,784
1997 25,274,147 147,915,361
1996 24,811,171 148,160,129
1995 24,348,919 148,375,787
1994 23,881,493 148,407,912
1993 23,413,783 148,458,777
1992 22,946,340 148,538,197
1991 22,483,775 148,394,216
1990 22,014,771 147,969,406
1989 21,532,589 147,721,000
1988 21,054,702 146,857,000
1987 20,582,320 145,908,000
1986 20,117,122 144,894,000
1985 19,648,204 143,858,000
1984 19,174,716 142,745,000
1983 18,705,957 141,668,000
1982 18,246,503 140,823,000
1981 17,798,805 139,941,000
1980 17,360,949 139,010,000
1979 16,933,139 138,027,000
1978 16,516,059 137,060,000
1977 16,109,806 136,100,000
1976 15,716,809 135,147,000
1975 15,333,957 134,200,000
1974 14,956,552 133,432,000
1973 14,582,867 132,669,000
1972 14,210,147 131,909,000
1971 13,838,067 131,155,000
1970 13,501,237 130,404,000
1969 13,166,767 129,664,000
1968 12,803,993 128,928,000
1967 12,448,814 128,196,000
1966 12,101,297 127,468,000
1965 11,761,085 126,745,000
1964 11,427,978 125,345,000
1963 11,102,099 123,960,000
1962 10,784,612 122,591,000
1961 10,475,123 121,236,000
1960 10,174,127 119,897,000

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/russia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Peru increased by 2,542,003 people (a 8.97% growth), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Peru gained 4,165,102 people (a 13.5% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline).

Peru was ranked 40th most populous country in 2006 and is 48th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people and rank change from 9th to 14th.

Peru is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 41.9M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 125M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Peru
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Peru Russia
2100 -0.43% -0.08%
2099 -0.42% -0.08%
2098 -0.42% -0.06%
2097 -0.41% -0.07%
2096 -0.4% -0.05%
2095 -0.39% -0.04%
2094 -0.39% -0.04%
2093 -0.38% -0.06%
2092 -0.37% -0.04%
2091 -0.36% -0.04%
2090 -0.35% -0.04%
2089 -0.35% -0.04%
2088 -0.33% -0.04%
2087 -0.32% -0.05%
2086 -0.31% -0.06%
2085 -0.3% -0.06%
2084 -0.28% -0.06%
2083 -0.27% -0.07%
2082 -0.26% -0.07%
2081 -0.24% -0.08%
2080 -0.23% -0.09%
2079 -0.21% -0.11%
2078 -0.2% -0.12%
2077 -0.18% -0.12%
2076 -0.16% -0.14%
2075 -0.15% -0.15%
2074 -0.13% -0.17%
2073 -0.11% -0.18%
2072 -0.09% -0.22%
2071 -0.07% -0.21%
2070 -0.05% -0.22%
2069 -0.03% -0.22%
2068 -0.01% -0.22%
2067 0.006% -0.24%
2066 0.03% -0.25%
2065 0.04% -0.26%
2064 0.07% -0.26%
2063 0.09% -0.25%
2062 0.11% -0.27%
2061 0.13% -0.25%
2060 0.15% -0.27%
2059 0.17% -0.27%
2058 0.19% -0.25%
2057 0.21% -0.26%
2056 0.23% -0.26%
2055 0.25% -0.24%
2054 0.28% -0.24%
2053 0.29% -0.2%
2052 0.32% -0.2%
2051 0.34% -0.18%
2050 0.36% -0.16%
2049 0.38% -0.15%
2048 0.4% -0.14%
2047 0.43% -0.13%
2046 0.45% -0.13%
2045 0.48% -0.15%
2044 0.5% -0.16%
2043 0.52% -0.16%
2042 0.55% -0.18%
2041 0.57% -0.19%
2040 0.59% -0.22%
2039 0.62% -0.23%
2038 0.64% -0.24%
2037 0.67% -0.25%
2036 0.7% -0.26%
2035 0.72% -0.27%
2034 0.75% -0.28%
2033 0.77% -0.28%
2032 0.8% -0.3%
2031 0.83% -0.28%
2030 0.86% -0.27%
2029 0.9% -0.26%
2028 0.93% -0.26%
2027 0.98% -0.23%
2026 1.02% -0.61%
2025 1.08% -0.53%
2024 1.1% -0.2%
2023 1.11% -0.28%
2022 0.96% -0.35%
2021 0.97% -0.34%
2020 1.2% -0.14%
2019 1.73% 0.04%
2018 1.83% 0.07%
2017 1.48% 0.19%
2016 1.34% 0.26%
2015 1.13% 0.28%
2014 1% 0.3%
2013 0.91% 0.3%
2012 0.84% 0.25%
2011 0.75% 0.12%
2010 0.65% 0.04%
2009 0.62% 0.03%
2008 0.66% -0.04%
2007 0.73% -0.17%
2006 0.79% -0.33%
2005 0.89% -0.38%
2004 0.99% -0.4%
2003 1.07% -0.45%
2002 1.2% -0.46%
2001 1.38% -0.42%
2000 1.57% -0.42%
1999 1.74% -0.31%
1998 1.84% -0.17%
1997 1.87% -0.17%
1996 1.9% -0.15%
1995 1.96% -0.02%
1994 2% -0.03%
1993 2.04% -0.05%
1992 2.06% 0.1%
1991 2.13% 0.29%
1990 2.24% 0.17%
1989 2.27% 0.59%
1988 2.3% 0.65%
1987 2.31% 0.7%
1986 2.39% 0.72%
1985 2.47% 0.78%
1984 2.51% 0.76%
1983 2.52% 0.6%
1982 2.52% 0.63%
1981 2.52% 0.67%
1980 2.53% 0.71%
1979 2.53% 0.71%
1978 2.52% 0.71%
1977 2.5% 0.71%
1976 2.5% 0.71%
1975 2.52% 0.58%
1974 2.56% 0.58%
1973 2.62% 0.58%
1972 2.69% 0.57%
1971 2.49% 0.58%
1970 2.54% 0.57%
1969 2.83% 0.57%
1968 2.85% 0.57%
1967 2.87% 0.57%
1966 2.89% 0.57%
1965 2.91% 1.12%
1964 2.94% 1.12%
1963 2.94% 1.12%
1962 2.95% 1.12%
1961 2.96% 1.12%

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/russia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Peru grew by 1.1%, while Russia's population declined by 0.2%.

Live population counters

Peru Russia
Current population
35031596
141906741
Population rank 48/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.42% 1.71%
One net population change
1.41 minutes
1.8 minutes
One birth every
58.4 seconds
25.5 seconds
One death every
2.83 minutes
18.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,020 -801
Annual growth/decline +372,231 -292,279
Annual growth/decline rate +1.1% -0.2%
Population growth rate rank 95/197 177/197
One migration net change every
44.2 minutes
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change +11,931 -251,822
Net migration rank 41/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 1,837,219 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 39/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.4% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 90/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Peru
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Peru Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,931 - -251,822
2024 - 18,406 - -178,042
2023 353,788 24,783 -503,392 27,807
2022 327,859 33,982 -576,948 765,629
2021 235,440 41,868 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 301,950 55,375 -697,177 334,094
2019 346,981 74,270 -319,997 336,494
2018 343,123 339,067 -232,637 339,972
2017 349,333 114,382 -130,764 396,619
2016 355,859 96,740 0 447,645
2015 362,781 2,421 43,392 384,756
2014 368,708 -50,383 28,848 264,698
2013 372,694 -95,214 28,761 289,872
2012 376,501 -118,863 0 285,977
2011 383,268 -148,339 -128,716 309,377
2010 382,510 -181,302 -242,844 307,555
2009 396,522 -219,314 -257,014 350,206
2008 413,640 -235,307 -356,856 360,840
2007 435,122 -236,745 -471,257 365,717
2006 445,884 -231,851 -686,638 308,370
2005 454,199 -221,652 -846,761 263,541
2004 459,617 -194,171 -792,370 261,519
2003 459,243 -181,276 -896,822 256,804
2002 463,709 -157,158 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 470,154 -129,481 -963,445 259,614
2000 484,222 -92,353 -967,540 550,401
1999 487,095 -55,325 -927,453 375,468
1998 489,436 -24,388 -694,053 528,135
1997 495,348 -32,515 -769,159 541,387
1996 501,855 -38,749 -785,248 587,171
1995 507,894 -46,499 -845,742 723,875
1994 512,735 -39,299 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 513,769 -51,775 -757,140 507,229
1992 514,618 -41,702 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 513,867 -61,645 103,876 125,505
1990 515,233 -29,437 325,533 299,863
1989 512,152 -33,569 576,112 89,400
1988 508,429 -31,238 778,343 269,862
1987 502,229 -34,651 977,583 275,611
1986 496,712 -33,891 985,279 283,553
1985 488,887 -13,887 762,447 280,614
1984 477,968 -6,007 756,548 247,026
1983 469,781 -4,243 906,676 200,159
1982 461,107 -7,748 830,855 107,520
1981 453,158 -11,123 713,700 36,686
1980 445,100 -11,446 681,149 10,440
1979 439,110 -17,148 690,135 -5,791
1978 432,127 -19,939 812,766 108,882
1977 425,428 -25,117 832,932 122,316
1976 420,284 -34,602 852,237 113,851
1975 414,400 -34,382 843,850 80,069
1974 408,299 -33,493 883,186 -51,759
1973 400,752 -28,191 846,561 -107,568
1972 396,960 -24,100 872,050 -111,168
1971 391,506 -20,209 854,999 -134,968
1970 318,022 -15,653 785,554 -264,464
1969 379,347 -12,776 753,088 -64,643
1968 372,379 -13,389 787,621 -83,221
1967 365,224 -13,837 854,554 -116,029
1966 356,819 -13,166 989,279 -111,360
1965 349,245 -12,470 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 341,570 -12,129 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 332,352 -10,040 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 321,716 -9,051 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 313,385 -7,063 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 302,924 -7,236 1,962,834 -234,895

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

GeoRank.org/population/peru/russia | 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 Russia 48.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 people).

As of 2024, 1,837,219 residents or 5.4% of the population were not native-born in Peru, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

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
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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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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