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

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The latest officially reported population of Peru was 34,576,665 in 2025 vs 143,513,328 people in Russia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Peru's population is 35,105,331 people compared to 142,643,173 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 4.06 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 2.14% of the world: 0.42% for Peru vs 1.72% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Peru has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs -0.05% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Peru has increased from 28.3M people to 35.1M (23.9% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 143M (0.28% decline).

Peru vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Peru
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Peru Russia
2100 38,442,430 125,631,984
2099 38,609,486 125,735,285
2098 38,774,265 125,835,990
2097 38,937,509 125,914,480
2096 39,098,598 126,004,709
2095 39,257,494 126,072,890
2094 39,413,146 126,125,529
2093 39,567,920 126,181,074
2092 39,718,895 126,256,091
2091 39,867,036 126,304,823
2090 40,012,169 126,360,262
2089 40,153,701 126,412,664
2088 40,292,740 126,463,022
2087 40,428,045 126,511,263
2086 40,558,786 126,579,534
2085 40,685,268 126,655,806
2084 40,807,007 126,730,694
2083 40,923,102 126,805,713
2082 41,034,801 126,889,471
2081 41,140,743 126,973,300
2080 41,241,207 127,070,546
2079 41,334,845 127,191,346
2078 41,422,439 127,331,975
2077 41,503,511 127,489,152
2076 41,578,164 127,641,749
2075 41,645,808 127,825,235
2074 41,706,491 128,023,096
2073 41,759,277 128,238,922
2072 41,804,713 128,465,870
2071 41,842,534 128,745,681
2070 41,873,019 129,020,076
2069 41,895,381 129,309,803
2068 41,909,248 129,589,275
2067 41,914,729 129,873,991
2066 41,912,112 130,184,092
2065 41,901,353 130,515,828
2064 41,882,691 130,852,649
2063 41,855,037 131,199,458
2062 41,819,132 131,530,725
2061 41,774,412 131,881,030
2060 41,721,225 132,209,377
2059 41,659,921 132,568,882
2058 41,590,180 132,933,515
2057 41,511,131 133,272,997
2056 41,423,914 133,615,325
2055 41,327,613 133,963,055
2054 41,223,066 134,288,366
2053 41,109,699 134,609,198
2052 40,988,952 134,876,558
2051 40,860,060 135,141,211
2050 40,722,627 135,386,454
2049 40,577,434 135,609,441
2048 40,424,258 135,818,840
2047 40,261,875 136,013,698
2046 40,090,240 136,185,098
2045 39,910,095 136,368,416
2044 39,720,613 136,568,234
2043 39,523,731 136,791,498
2042 39,318,023 137,015,033
2041 39,103,923 137,266,491
2040 38,882,017 137,531,851
2039 38,652,110 137,833,822
2038 38,414,521 138,146,863
2037 38,168,782 138,485,780
2036 37,914,498 138,835,731
2035 37,652,693 139,197,452
2034 37,382,554 139,573,272
2033 37,105,048 139,960,175
2032 36,820,835 140,359,785
2031 36,529,111 140,785,026
2030 36,228,701 141,182,418
2029 35,919,668 141,571,268
2028 35,600,666 141,946,979
2027 35,271,163 142,315,155
2026 34,930,183 142,643,173
2025 34,576,665 143,513,328
2024 34,217,848 143,669,648
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 4,238,837 people (a 13.7% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 2,372,287 people (a 1.64% 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% to 40,722,627 people with a rank change from 48th to 51st. The population of Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 135,386,454 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.

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 126M 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 1.05% -0.11%
2024 1.1% -0.11%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Peru grew by 1.05%, while Russia's population declined by 0.11%.

Live population counters

Peru Russia
Current population
35105331
142643173
Population rank 48/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.42% 1.72%
One net population change
1.47 minutes
3.37 minutes
One birth every
58.5 seconds
26.1 seconds
One death every
2.75 minutes
17.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +983 -428
Annual growth/decline +358,817 -156,320
Annual growth/decline rate +1.05% -0.11%
Population growth rate rank 97/197 166/197
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 347,517 18,406 -574,678 -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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/peru/russia | 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 Russia 55.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 4,019,903 people) and 44.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,169,086 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 (1960–2025, 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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