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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Peru was 34,217,848 in 2024 vs 14,256,567 people in Rwanda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Peru's population is 35,031,596 people compared to 14,975,051 in Rwanda.

Population statistics:

  • Peru's population is 2.34 times bigger than Rwanda's.
  • Peru is ranked the 48th most populous country in the world, while Rwanda is the 77th.
  • The countries together account for 0.6% of the world: 0.42% for Peru vs 0.18% for Rwanda.
  • For the last 10 years, Peru has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +2.31% in Rwanda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Peru has increased from 28.3M people to 35M (23.7% growth), while Rwanda has grown from 9.3M to 15M (61% growth).

Peru vs Rwanda: population by year and forecast

Peru
Factual

Projection
Rwanda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Peru Rwanda
2100 38,452,509 33,092,520
2099 38,619,608 32,987,847
2098 38,784,430 32,907,335
2097 38,947,717 32,832,706
2096 39,108,849 32,747,490
2095 39,267,786 32,615,044
2094 39,423,479 32,529,590
2093 39,578,294 32,396,544
2092 39,729,309 32,274,083
2091 39,877,488 32,171,077
2090 40,022,659 32,068,626
2089 40,164,228 31,872,593
2088 40,303,304 31,726,882
2087 40,438,644 31,533,364
2086 40,569,419 31,379,315
2085 40,695,935 31,235,000
2084 40,817,705 31,092,940
2083 40,933,831 30,917,707
2082 41,045,559 30,733,578
2081 41,151,529 30,557,819
2080 41,252,019 30,367,298
2079 41,345,682 30,176,627
2078 41,433,298 29,997,866
2077 41,514,392 29,800,561
2076 41,589,064 29,627,021
2075 41,656,726 29,423,503
2074 41,717,426 29,225,643
2073 41,770,225 29,007,777
2072 41,815,673 28,780,763
2071 41,853,504 28,560,382
2070 41,883,997 28,316,533
2069 41,906,365 28,103,541
2068 41,920,235 27,854,906
2067 41,925,717 27,591,747
2066 41,923,100 27,355,659
2065 41,912,338 27,084,704
2064 41,893,671 26,821,315
2063 41,866,010 26,543,184
2062 41,830,096 26,296,132
2061 41,785,364 25,985,356
2060 41,732,163 25,712,904
2059 41,670,843 25,437,446
2058 41,601,084 25,106,242
2057 41,522,014 24,837,928
2056 41,434,774 24,566,784
2055 41,338,448 24,266,669
2054 41,233,873 23,976,914
2053 41,120,477 23,690,426
2052 40,999,698 23,406,346
2051 40,870,773 23,099,207
2050 40,733,304 22,800,250
2049 40,588,072 22,484,698
2048 40,434,856 22,157,938
2047 40,272,431 21,834,786
2046 40,100,751 21,540,566
2045 39,920,558 21,215,262
2044 39,731,027 20,902,695
2043 39,534,093 20,535,605
2042 39,328,332 20,201,608
2041 39,114,174 19,832,577
2040 38,892,211 19,463,015
2039 38,662,243 19,096,860
2038 38,424,592 18,761,626
2037 38,178,789 18,421,864
2036 37,924,438 18,116,691
2035 37,662,565 17,753,910
2034 37,392,354 17,421,234
2033 37,114,776 17,089,349
2032 36,830,488 16,811,505
2031 36,538,688 16,485,559
2030 36,238,199 16,167,916
2029 35,929,085 15,858,862
2028 35,609,999 15,544,959
2027 35,280,410 15,207,733
2026 34,939,340 14,888,776
2025 34,585,730 14,560,205
2024 34,217,848 14,256,567
2023 33,845,617 13,954,471
2022 33,475,438 13,651,030
2021 33,155,882 13,355,260
2020 32,838,579 13,065,837
2019 32,449,303 12,776,103
2018 31,897,584 12,487,996
2017 31,324,637 12,202,060
2016 30,866,494 11,919,183
2015 30,457,600 11,640,022
2014 30,115,826 11,364,757
2013 29,817,919 11,093,340
2012 29,550,366 10,829,901
2011 29,304,086 10,573,733
2010 29,086,019 10,317,553
2009 28,896,811 10,060,432
2008 28,719,041 9,804,269
2007 28,530,699 9,549,933
2006 28,324,491 9,299,246
2005 28,101,180 9,054,528
2004 27,852,190 8,816,844
2003 27,580,490 8,586,875
2002 27,288,217 8,400,180
2001 26,964,601 8,287,094
2000 26,598,331 8,213,931
1999 26,186,504 8,147,912
1998 25,738,095 8,081,681
1997 25,274,147 7,755,238
1996 24,811,171 6,708,764
1995 24,348,919 5,674,118
1994 23,881,493 6,792,352
1993 23,413,783 7,981,132
1992 22,946,340 7,683,266
1991 22,483,775 7,526,966
1990 22,014,771 7,375,307
1989 21,532,589 7,184,706
1988 21,054,702 6,968,071
1987 20,582,320 6,749,493
1986 20,117,122 6,531,881
1985 19,648,204 6,317,228
1984 19,174,716 6,107,627
1983 18,705,957 5,905,311
1982 18,246,503 5,711,549
1981 17,798,805 5,527,230
1980 17,360,949 5,353,259
1979 16,933,139 5,189,541
1978 16,516,059 5,035,171
1977 16,109,806 4,888,240
1976 15,716,809 4,745,954
1975 15,333,957 4,607,728
1974 14,956,552 4,474,228
1973 14,582,867 4,345,047
1972 14,210,147 4,220,335
1971 13,838,067 4,100,044
1970 13,501,237 3,980,669
1969 13,166,767 3,861,271
1968 12,803,993 3,744,010
1967 12,448,814 3,629,577
1966 12,101,297 3,521,626
1965 11,761,085 3,423,210
1964 11,427,978 3,334,834
1963 11,102,099 3,258,890
1962 10,784,612 3,186,025
1961 10,475,123 3,106,779
1960 10,174,127 3,022,294

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/rwanda | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Peru increased by 2,542,003 people (a 8.97% growth), while Rwanda gained 2,619,937 people (a 28.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Peru gained 4,165,102 people (a 13.5% growth), while Rwanda's population increased by 3,055,868 people (a 25.6% growth).

Peru was ranked 40th most populous country in 2006 and is 48th in 2026. Rwanda was ranked 86th in 2006 and ranked 77th 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 Rwanda will increase by 52.3% to 22,800,250 people and rank change from 77th to 72nd.

Peru is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 41.9M people compared to the peak of 33.1M people in 2100 for Rwanda.

Population growth rate by year

Peru
Factual

Projection
Rwanda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Peru Rwanda
2100 -0.43% 0.32%
2099 -0.42% 0.24%
2098 -0.42% 0.23%
2097 -0.41% 0.26%
2096 -0.4% 0.41%
2095 -0.39% 0.26%
2094 -0.39% 0.41%
2093 -0.38% 0.38%
2092 -0.37% 0.32%
2091 -0.36% 0.32%
2090 -0.35% 0.62%
2089 -0.35% 0.46%
2088 -0.33% 0.61%
2087 -0.32% 0.49%
2086 -0.31% 0.46%
2085 -0.3% 0.46%
2084 -0.28% 0.57%
2083 -0.27% 0.6%
2082 -0.26% 0.58%
2081 -0.24% 0.63%
2080 -0.23% 0.63%
2079 -0.21% 0.6%
2078 -0.2% 0.66%
2077 -0.18% 0.59%
2076 -0.16% 0.69%
2075 -0.15% 0.68%
2074 -0.13% 0.75%
2073 -0.11% 0.79%
2072 -0.09% 0.77%
2071 -0.07% 0.86%
2070 -0.05% 0.76%
2069 -0.03% 0.89%
2068 -0.01% 0.95%
2067 0.006% 0.86%
2066 0.03% 1%
2065 0.04% 0.98%
2064 0.07% 1.05%
2063 0.09% 0.94%
2062 0.11% 1.2%
2061 0.13% 1.06%
2060 0.15% 1.08%
2059 0.17% 1.32%
2058 0.19% 1.08%
2057 0.21% 1.1%
2056 0.23% 1.24%
2055 0.25% 1.21%
2054 0.28% 1.21%
2053 0.29% 1.21%
2052 0.32% 1.33%
2051 0.34% 1.31%
2050 0.36% 1.4%
2049 0.38% 1.47%
2048 0.4% 1.48%
2047 0.43% 1.37%
2046 0.45% 1.53%
2045 0.48% 1.5%
2044 0.5% 1.79%
2043 0.52% 1.65%
2042 0.55% 1.86%
2041 0.57% 1.9%
2040 0.59% 1.92%
2039 0.62% 1.79%
2038 0.64% 1.84%
2037 0.67% 1.68%
2036 0.7% 2.04%
2035 0.72% 1.91%
2034 0.75% 1.94%
2033 0.77% 1.65%
2032 0.8% 1.98%
2031 0.83% 1.96%
2030 0.86% 1.95%
2029 0.9% 2.02%
2028 0.93% 2.22%
2027 0.98% 2.14%
2026 1.02% 2.26%
2025 1.08% 2.13%
2024 1.1% 2.16%
2023 1.11% 2.22%
2022 0.96% 2.21%
2021 0.97% 2.22%
2020 1.2% 2.27%
2019 1.73% 2.31%
2018 1.83% 2.34%
2017 1.48% 2.37%
2016 1.34% 2.4%
2015 1.13% 2.42%
2014 1% 2.45%
2013 0.91% 2.43%
2012 0.84% 2.42%
2011 0.75% 2.48%
2010 0.65% 2.56%
2009 0.62% 2.61%
2008 0.66% 2.66%
2007 0.73% 2.7%
2006 0.79% 2.7%
2005 0.89% 2.7%
2004 0.99% 2.68%
2003 1.07% 2.22%
2002 1.2% 1.36%
2001 1.38% 0.89%
2000 1.57% 0.81%
1999 1.74% 0.82%
1998 1.84% 4.21%
1997 1.87% 15.6%
1996 1.9% 18.2%
1995 1.96% -16.5%
1994 2% -14.9%
1993 2.04% 3.88%
1992 2.06% 2.08%
1991 2.13% 2.06%
1990 2.24% 2.65%
1989 2.27% 3.11%
1988 2.3% 3.24%
1987 2.31% 3.33%
1986 2.39% 3.4%
1985 2.47% 3.43%
1984 2.51% 3.43%
1983 2.52% 3.39%
1982 2.52% 3.33%
1981 2.52% 3.25%
1980 2.53% 3.15%
1979 2.53% 3.07%
1978 2.52% 3.01%
1977 2.5% 3%
1976 2.5% 3%
1975 2.52% 2.98%
1974 2.56% 2.97%
1973 2.62% 2.96%
1972 2.69% 2.93%
1971 2.49% 3%
1970 2.54% 3.09%
1969 2.83% 3.13%
1968 2.85% 3.15%
1967 2.87% 3.07%
1966 2.89% 2.87%
1965 2.91% 2.65%
1964 2.94% 2.33%
1963 2.94% 2.29%
1962 2.95% 2.55%
1961 2.96% 2.8%

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/rwanda | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Peru grew by 1.1%, while Rwanda's population grew by 2.16%.

Live population counters

Peru Rwanda
Current population
35031596
14975051
Population rank 48/197 77/197
Percent of world population 0.42% 0.18%
One net population change
1.41 minutes
1.74 minutes
One birth every
58.4 seconds
1.33 minutes
One death every
2.83 minutes
6.35 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,020 +828
Annual growth/decline +372,231 +302,096
Annual growth/decline rate +1.1% +2.16%
Population growth rate rank 95/197 45/197
One migration net change every
44.2 minutes
1.4 hours
Annual migration change +11,931 +6,282
Net migration rank 41/196 48/196
Foreign-born residents 1,837,219 513,316
Foreign-born residents rank 39/195 80/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.4% 3.6%
Foreign-born share rank 90/195 109/195

Natural population change vs migration

Peru
Natural

Migration
Rwanda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Peru Rwanda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,931 - 6,282
2024 - 18,406 - -15,582
2023 353,788 24,783 312,762 -9,001
2022 327,859 33,982 312,145 -9,001
2021 235,440 41,868 309,895 -21,492
2020 301,950 55,375 312,692 -22,251
2019 346,981 74,270 313,525 -24,492
2018 343,123 339,067 312,512 -25,323
2017 349,333 114,382 310,323 -25,634
2016 355,859 96,740 305,549 -24,474
2015 362,781 2,421 299,114 -21,862
2014 368,708 -50,383 292,779 -19,505
2013 372,694 -95,214 286,331 -16,779
2012 376,501 -118,863 282,584 -25,260
2011 383,268 -148,339 282,922 -27,915
2010 382,510 -181,302 286,848 -29,501
2009 396,522 -219,314 287,034 -30,128
2008 413,640 -235,307 287,334 -31,913
2007 435,122 -236,745 285,791 -32,537
2006 445,884 -231,851 282,149 -34,008
2005 454,199 -221,652 275,121 -33,830
2004 459,617 -194,171 265,273 -31,214
2003 459,243 -181,276 251,243 -25,355
2002 463,709 -157,158 239,036 -91,518
2001 470,154 -129,481 230,845 -152,197
2000 484,222 -92,353 221,276 -153,588
1999 487,095 -55,325 210,518 -146,162
1998 489,436 -24,388 197,185 -129,089
1997 495,348 -32,515 174,687 410,106
1996 501,855 -38,749 140,455 1,367,700
1995 507,894 -46,499 121,137 439,995
1994 512,735 -39,299 -719,479 -2,078,111
1993 513,769 -51,775 183,926 236,110
1992 514,618 -41,702 188,025 -12,334
1991 513,867 -61,645 196,431 -59,519
1990 515,233 -29,437 207,895 -41,483
1989 512,152 -33,569 217,632 -2,826
1988 508,429 -31,238 223,759 -5,285
1987 502,229 -34,651 225,744 -7,062
1986 496,712 -33,891 225,526 -8,982
1985 488,887 -13,887 223,794 -11,031
1984 477,968 -6,007 219,337 -12,899
1983 469,781 -4,243 212,750 -14,560
1982 461,107 -7,748 205,147 -15,818
1981 453,158 -11,123 195,769 -16,453
1980 445,100 -11,446 184,988 -16,359
1979 439,110 -17,148 174,477 -15,669
1978 432,127 -19,939 163,779 -13,838
1977 425,428 -25,117 155,011 -11,084
1976 420,284 -34,602 147,665 -7,027
1975 414,400 -34,382 140,596 -4,791
1974 408,299 -33,493 135,743 -4,535
1973 400,752 -28,191 131,021 -3,862
1972 396,960 -24,100 126,403 -4,156
1971 391,506 -20,209 122,567 -4,230
1970 318,022 -15,653 119,273 1,149
1969 379,347 -12,776 115,394 2,983
1968 372,379 -13,389 111,422 4,728
1967 365,224 -13,837 108,053 4,655
1966 356,819 -13,166 105,128 -1,930
1965 349,245 -12,470 103,422 -9,774
1964 341,570 -12,129 102,562 -19,458
1963 332,352 -10,040 94,296 -25,524
1962 321,716 -9,051 102,548 -25,594
1961 313,385 -7,063 102,051 -20,508
1960 302,924 -7,236 100,627 -13,198

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

GeoRank.org/population/peru/rwanda | 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 Rwanda 93.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,081,296 people) and 6.18% is from migration (a loss of 203,035 people).

As of 2024, 1,837,219 residents or 5.4% of the population were not native-born in Peru, compared to 513,316 people or 3.6% in Rwanda.

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
Rwanda
City Population
Kigali 1.75M
Ruhengeri 153K
Gisenyi 53.6K
Byumba 36.4K
Cyangugu 27.4K
Nyanza 25.4K
Butare 19.9K
Kibuye 12.3K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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