The latest officially reported population of Peru was 34,217,848 in 2024 vs 35,300,280 people in Saudi Arabia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Peru's population is 34,854,181 people compared to 36,428,123 in Saudi Arabia.
Population statistics:
- Saudi Arabia's population is 1.05 times bigger than Peru's.
- Peru is ranked the 48th most populous country in the world, while Saudi Arabia is the 44th.
- The countries together account for 0.86% of the world: 0.42% for Peru vs 0.44% for Saudi Arabia.
- For the last 10 years, Peru has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +2.3% in Saudi Arabia.
- Since 2005, the population of Peru has increased from 28.1M people to 34.9M (24% growth), while Saudi Arabia has grown from 20.6M to 36.4M (77.2% growth).
- Peru is projected to reach its peak in 2066 at 41.7M people compared to the peak of 73.8M people in 2100 for Saudi Arabia.
Peru vs Saudi Arabia: live population counter
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| Current population |
34854181
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36428123
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| Population rank | 48/197 | 44/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.42% | 0.44% |
| One net population change |
1.41 minutes
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19.7 seconds
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| One birth every |
58.4 seconds
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57 seconds
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| One death every |
2.83 minutes
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6.66 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
28.6 minutes
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4.3 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +18,406 | +122,170 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1,020 | +4,377 |
| Annual growth/decline | +372,231 | +1,597,549 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.1% | +4.74% |
| Population growth rate rank | 97/197 | 3/197 |
Peru and Saudi Arabia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 10,174,127 | 2,435,403 | - | - |
| 1961 | 10,475,123 | 2,526,347 | 2.96% | 3.73% |
| 1962 | 10,784,612 | 2,620,910 | 2.95% | 3.74% |
| 1963 | 11,102,099 | 2,719,341 | 2.94% | 3.76% |
| 1964 | 11,427,978 | 2,821,968 | 2.94% | 3.77% |
| 1965 | 11,761,085 | 2,928,771 | 2.91% | 3.78% |
| 1966 | 12,101,297 | 3,039,887 | 2.89% | 3.79% |
| 1967 | 12,448,814 | 3,157,242 | 2.87% | 3.86% |
| 1968 | 12,803,993 | 3,282,711 | 2.85% | 3.97% |
| 1969 | 13,166,767 | 3,417,114 | 2.83% | 4.09% |
| 1970 | 13,501,237 | 3,562,470 | 2.54% | 4.25% |
| 1971 | 13,838,067 | 3,724,031 | 2.49% | 4.54% |
| 1972 | 14,210,147 | 3,905,722 | 2.69% | 4.88% |
| 1973 | 14,582,867 | 4,106,344 | 2.62% | 5.14% |
| 1974 | 14,956,552 | 4,323,632 | 2.56% | 5.29% |
| 1975 | 15,333,957 | 4,556,287 | 2.52% | 5.38% |
| 1976 | 15,716,809 | 4,807,933 | 2.5% | 5.52% |
| 1977 | 16,109,806 | 5,083,048 | 2.5% | 5.72% |
| 1978 | 16,516,059 | 5,381,902 | 2.52% | 5.88% |
| 1979 | 16,933,139 | 5,703,698 | 2.53% | 5.98% |
| 1980 | 17,360,949 | 6,047,997 | 2.53% | 6.04% |
| 1981 | 17,798,805 | 6,420,551 | 2.52% | 6.16% |
| 1982 | 18,246,503 | 6,824,486 | 2.52% | 6.29% |
| 1983 | 18,705,957 | 7,252,941 | 2.52% | 6.28% |
| 1984 | 19,174,716 | 7,697,307 | 2.51% | 6.13% |
| 1985 | 19,648,204 | 8,151,779 | 2.47% | 5.9% |
| 1986 | 20,117,122 | 8,628,639 | 2.39% | 5.85% |
| 1987 | 20,582,320 | 9,130,194 | 2.31% | 5.81% |
| 1988 | 21,054,702 | 9,629,165 | 2.3% | 5.47% |
| 1989 | 21,532,589 | 10,128,394 | 2.27% | 5.18% |
| 1990 | 22,014,771 | 10,640,691 | 2.24% | 5.06% |
| 1991 | 22,483,775 | 11,160,744 | 2.13% | 4.89% |
| 1992 | 22,946,340 | 11,686,676 | 2.06% | 4.71% |
| 1993 | 23,413,783 | 12,215,862 | 2.04% | 4.53% |
| 1994 | 23,881,493 | 12,750,040 | 2% | 4.37% |
| 1995 | 24,348,919 | 13,289,245 | 1.96% | 4.23% |
| 1996 | 24,811,171 | 13,831,009 | 1.9% | 4.08% |
| 1997 | 25,274,147 | 14,374,943 | 1.87% | 3.93% |
| 1998 | 25,738,095 | 14,922,185 | 1.84% | 3.81% |
| 1999 | 26,186,504 | 15,472,075 | 1.74% | 3.69% |
| 2000 | 26,598,331 | 16,177,722 | 1.57% | 4.56% |
| 2001 | 26,964,601 | 17,041,397 | 1.38% | 5.34% |
| 2002 | 27,288,217 | 17,910,910 | 1.2% | 5.1% |
| 2003 | 27,580,490 | 18,786,767 | 1.07% | 4.89% |
| 2004 | 27,852,190 | 19,669,480 | 0.99% | 4.7% |
| 2005 | 28,101,180 | 20,559,890 | 0.89% | 4.53% |
| 2006 | 28,324,491 | 21,459,144 | 0.79% | 4.37% |
| 2007 | 28,530,699 | 22,368,313 | 0.73% | 4.24% |
| 2008 | 28,719,041 | 23,287,877 | 0.66% | 4.11% |
| 2009 | 28,896,811 | 24,217,654 | 0.62% | 3.99% |
| 2010 | 29,086,019 | 23,978,487 | 0.65% | -0.99% |
| 2011 | 29,304,086 | 25,091,867 | 0.75% | 4.64% |
| 2012 | 29,550,366 | 26,168,861 | 0.84% | 4.29% |
| 2013 | 29,817,919 | 27,624,004 | 0.91% | 5.56% |
| 2014 | 30,115,826 | 28,309,273 | 1% | 2.48% |
| 2015 | 30,457,600 | 29,816,382 | 1.13% | 5.32% |
| 2016 | 30,866,494 | 30,954,198 | 1.34% | 3.82% |
| 2017 | 31,324,637 | 30,977,355 | 1.48% | 0.07% |
| 2018 | 31,897,584 | 30,196,281 | 1.83% | -2.52% |
| 2019 | 32,449,303 | 30,063,799 | 1.73% | -0.44% |
| 2020 | 32,838,579 | 31,552,510 | 1.2% | 4.95% |
| 2021 | 33,155,882 | 30,784,383 | 0.97% | -2.43% |
| 2022 | 33,475,438 | 32,175,224 | 0.96% | 4.52% |
| 2023 | 33,845,617 | 33,702,731 | 1.11% | 4.75% |
| 2024 | 34,217,848 | 35,300,280 | 1.1% | 4.74% |
| 2025 | 34,576,670 | 35,927,625 | 1.05% | 1.78% |
| 2026 | 34,922,144 | 36,550,694 | 1% | 1.73% |
| 2027 | 35,255,683 | 37,167,513 | 0.96% | 1.69% |
| 2028 | 35,578,281 | 37,775,810 | 0.92% | 1.64% |
| 2029 | 35,890,705 | 38,364,377 | 0.88% | 1.56% |
| 2030 | 36,193,882 | 38,918,375 | 0.84% | 1.44% |
| 2031 | 36,488,437 | 39,450,880 | 0.81% | 1.37% |
| 2032 | 36,774,937 | 39,983,934 | 0.79% | 1.35% |
| 2033 | 37,054,380 | 40,517,599 | 0.76% | 1.33% |
| 2034 | 37,326,798 | 41,052,423 | 0.74% | 1.32% |
| 2035 | 37,591,420 | 41,588,429 | 0.71% | 1.31% |
| 2036 | 37,848,147 | 42,125,184 | 0.68% | 1.29% |
| 2037 | 38,096,898 | 42,661,908 | 0.66% | 1.27% |
| 2038 | 38,337,328 | 43,198,420 | 0.63% | 1.26% |
| 2039 | 38,569,891 | 43,734,316 | 0.61% | 1.24% |
| 2040 | 38,794,647 | 44,269,571 | 0.58% | 1.22% |
| 2041 | 39,011,537 | 44,804,338 | 0.56% | 1.21% |
| 2042 | 39,220,371 | 45,338,111 | 0.54% | 1.19% |
| 2043 | 39,420,647 | 45,870,896 | 0.51% | 1.18% |
| 2044 | 39,612,847 | 46,403,116 | 0.49% | 1.16% |
| 2045 | 39,796,723 | 46,934,822 | 0.46% | 1.15% |
| 2046 | 39,971,719 | 47,465,267 | 0.44% | 1.13% |
| 2047 | 40,137,869 | 47,993,976 | 0.42% | 1.11% |
| 2048 | 40,294,857 | 48,521,364 | 0.39% | 1.1% |
| 2049 | 40,443,273 | 49,047,461 | 0.37% | 1.08% |
| 2050 | 40,583,875 | 49,572,202 | 0.35% | 1.07% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Peru increased by 2,356,420 people (a 8.39% growth), while Saudi Arabia gained 9,256,492 people (a 45% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Peru gained 4,396,581 (a 14.4% growth), while Saudi Arabia's population increased by 6,611,741 (a 22.2% growth).
Peru was ranked 39th most populous country in 2005 and is 48th in 2025. Saudi Arabia was ranked 51st in 2005 and ranked 44th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Peru's population will grow by 16.4% to 40,583,875 people with a rank change from 48th to 51st. The population of Saudi Arabia will increase by 36.1% to 49,572,202 people and rank change from 44th to 43rd.
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Population differences between Peru and Saudi Arabia
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| Life expectancy | 78.1 years | 79.2 years |
| Average age | 33.2 years | 30.2 years |
| Median age | 30.8 years | 30.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.7:50.3 | 60.5:39.5 |
| Fertility rate | 1.98 births per woman | 2.28 births per woman |
| Population density | 69.2 ppl/mi² | 42.5 ppl/mi² |
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