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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Peru was 34,217,848 in 2024 vs 6,036,860 people in Singapore in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Peru's population is 35,031,596 people compared to 6,125,852 in Singapore.

Population statistics:

  • Peru's population is 5.72 times bigger than Singapore's.
  • Peru is ranked the 48th most populous country in the world, while Singapore is the 113th.
  • The countries together account for 0.5% of the world: 0.42% for Peru vs 0.07% for Singapore.
  • For the last 10 years, Peru has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +1.04% in Singapore.
  • Since 2006, the population of Peru has increased from 28.3M people to 35M (23.7% growth), while Singapore has grown from 4.4M to 6.13M (39.2% growth).

Peru vs Singapore: population by year and forecast

Peru
Factual

Projection
Singapore
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Peru Singapore
2100 38,452,509 4,344,248
2099 38,619,608 4,387,645
2098 38,784,430 4,435,189
2097 38,947,717 4,483,484
2096 39,108,849 4,533,994
2095 39,267,786 4,585,243
2094 39,423,479 4,639,568
2093 39,578,294 4,692,749
2092 39,729,309 4,745,364
2091 39,877,488 4,802,089
2090 40,022,659 4,859,572
2089 40,164,228 4,919,853
2088 40,303,304 4,977,701
2087 40,438,644 5,036,662
2086 40,569,419 5,096,772
2085 40,695,935 5,155,480
2084 40,817,705 5,212,381
2083 40,933,831 5,269,612
2082 41,045,559 5,327,281
2081 41,151,529 5,383,608
2080 41,252,019 5,438,023
2079 41,345,682 5,491,695
2078 41,433,298 5,541,781
2077 41,514,392 5,589,429
2076 41,589,064 5,632,686
2075 41,656,726 5,679,862
2074 41,717,426 5,725,351
2073 41,770,225 5,764,008
2072 41,815,673 5,799,655
2071 41,853,504 5,833,262
2070 41,883,997 5,864,115
2069 41,906,365 5,896,709
2068 41,920,235 5,927,631
2067 41,925,717 5,955,955
2066 41,923,100 5,988,826
2065 41,912,338 6,020,244
2064 41,893,671 6,046,805
2063 41,866,010 6,069,231
2062 41,830,096 6,093,782
2061 41,785,364 6,116,847
2060 41,732,163 6,142,295
2059 41,670,843 6,163,191
2058 41,601,084 6,185,611
2057 41,522,014 6,203,303
2056 41,434,774 6,221,491
2055 41,338,448 6,240,206
2054 41,233,873 6,261,488
2053 41,120,477 6,277,678
2052 40,999,698 6,290,046
2051 40,870,773 6,307,270
2050 40,733,304 6,325,698
2049 40,588,072 6,342,616
2048 40,434,856 6,355,818
2047 40,272,431 6,373,684
2046 40,100,751 6,387,901
2045 39,920,558 6,399,811
2044 39,731,027 6,412,802
2043 39,534,093 6,420,804
2042 39,328,332 6,427,555
2041 39,114,174 6,433,153
2040 38,892,211 6,434,727
2039 38,662,243 6,431,367
2038 38,424,592 6,422,540
2037 38,178,789 6,410,923
2036 37,924,438 6,398,937
2035 37,662,565 6,382,637
2034 37,392,354 6,360,610
2033 37,114,776 6,333,556
2032 36,830,488 6,306,749
2031 36,538,688 6,277,847
2030 36,238,199 6,250,608
2029 35,929,085 6,221,161
2028 35,609,999 6,186,754
2027 35,280,410 6,150,947
2026 34,939,340 6,116,548
2025 34,585,730 6,078,250
2024 34,217,848 6,036,860
2023 33,845,617 5,917,648
2022 33,475,438 5,637,022
2021 33,155,882 5,453,566
2020 32,838,579 5,685,807
2019 32,449,303 5,703,569
2018 31,897,584 5,638,676
2017 31,324,637 5,612,253
2016 30,866,494 5,607,283
2015 30,457,600 5,535,002
2014 30,115,826 5,469,724
2013 29,817,919 5,399,162
2012 29,550,366 5,312,437
2011 29,304,086 5,183,688
2010 29,086,019 5,076,732
2009 28,896,811 4,987,573
2008 28,719,041 4,839,396
2007 28,530,699 4,588,599
2006 28,324,491 4,401,365
2005 28,101,180 4,265,762
2004 27,852,190 4,166,664
2003 27,580,490 4,114,826
2002 27,288,217 4,175,950
2001 26,964,601 4,138,012
2000 26,598,331 4,027,887
1999 26,186,504 3,958,723
1998 25,738,095 3,927,213
1997 25,274,147 3,796,038
1996 24,811,171 3,670,704
1995 24,348,919 3,524,506
1994 23,881,493 3,419,048
1993 23,413,783 3,313,471
1992 22,946,340 3,230,698
1991 22,483,775 3,135,083
1990 22,014,771 3,047,132
1989 21,532,589 2,930,901
1988 21,054,702 2,846,108
1987 20,582,320 2,774,789
1986 20,117,122 2,733,373
1985 19,648,204 2,735,957
1984 19,174,716 2,732,221
1983 18,705,957 2,681,061
1982 18,246,503 2,646,466
1981 17,798,805 2,532,835
1980 17,360,949 2,413,945
1979 16,933,139 2,383,500
1978 16,516,059 2,353,600
1977 16,109,806 2,325,300
1976 15,716,809 2,293,300
1975 15,333,957 2,262,600
1974 14,956,552 2,229,800
1973 14,582,867 2,193,000
1972 14,210,147 2,152,400
1971 13,838,067 2,112,900
1970 13,501,237 2,074,507
1969 13,166,767 2,042,500
1968 12,803,993 2,012,000
1967 12,448,814 1,977,600
1966 12,101,297 1,934,400
1965 11,761,085 1,886,900
1964 11,427,978 1,841,600
1963 11,102,099 1,795,000
1962 10,784,612 1,750,200
1961 10,475,123 1,702,400
1960 10,174,127 1,646,400

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/singapore | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Peru increased by 2,542,003 people (a 8.97% growth), while Singapore gained 1,205,918 people (a 27.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Peru gained 4,165,102 people (a 13.5% growth), while Singapore's population increased by 518,569 people (a 9.25% growth).

Peru was ranked 40th most populous country in 2006 and is 48th in 2026. Singapore was ranked 117th in 2006 and ranked 113th 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 Singapore will increase by 3.26% to 6,325,698 people and rank change from 113th to 118th.

Peru is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 41.9M people compared to the peak of 6.43M people in 2040 for Singapore.

Population growth rate by year

Peru
Factual

Projection
Singapore
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Peru Singapore
2100 -0.43% -0.99%
2099 -0.42% -1.07%
2098 -0.42% -1.08%
2097 -0.41% -1.11%
2096 -0.4% -1.12%
2095 -0.39% -1.17%
2094 -0.39% -1.13%
2093 -0.38% -1.11%
2092 -0.37% -1.18%
2091 -0.36% -1.18%
2090 -0.35% -1.23%
2089 -0.35% -1.16%
2088 -0.33% -1.17%
2087 -0.32% -1.18%
2086 -0.31% -1.14%
2085 -0.3% -1.09%
2084 -0.28% -1.09%
2083 -0.27% -1.08%
2082 -0.26% -1.05%
2081 -0.24% -1%
2080 -0.23% -0.98%
2079 -0.21% -0.9%
2078 -0.2% -0.85%
2077 -0.18% -0.77%
2076 -0.16% -0.83%
2075 -0.15% -0.79%
2074 -0.13% -0.67%
2073 -0.11% -0.61%
2072 -0.09% -0.58%
2071 -0.07% -0.53%
2070 -0.05% -0.55%
2069 -0.03% -0.52%
2068 -0.01% -0.48%
2067 0.006% -0.55%
2066 0.03% -0.52%
2065 0.04% -0.44%
2064 0.07% -0.37%
2063 0.09% -0.4%
2062 0.11% -0.38%
2061 0.13% -0.41%
2060 0.15% -0.34%
2059 0.17% -0.36%
2058 0.19% -0.29%
2057 0.21% -0.29%
2056 0.23% -0.3%
2055 0.25% -0.34%
2054 0.28% -0.26%
2053 0.29% -0.2%
2052 0.32% -0.27%
2051 0.34% -0.29%
2050 0.36% -0.27%
2049 0.38% -0.21%
2048 0.4% -0.28%
2047 0.43% -0.22%
2046 0.45% -0.19%
2045 0.48% -0.2%
2044 0.5% -0.12%
2043 0.52% -0.11%
2042 0.55% -0.09%
2041 0.57% -0.02%
2040 0.59% 0.05%
2039 0.62% 0.14%
2038 0.64% 0.18%
2037 0.67% 0.19%
2036 0.7% 0.26%
2035 0.72% 0.35%
2034 0.75% 0.43%
2033 0.77% 0.43%
2032 0.8% 0.46%
2031 0.83% 0.44%
2030 0.86% 0.47%
2029 0.9% 0.56%
2028 0.93% 0.58%
2027 0.98% 0.56%
2026 1.02% 0.63%
2025 1.08% 0.69%
2024 1.1% 2.01%
2023 1.11% 4.98%
2022 0.96% 3.36%
2021 0.97% -4.08%
2020 1.2% -0.31%
2019 1.73% 1.15%
2018 1.83% 0.47%
2017 1.48% 0.09%
2016 1.34% 1.31%
2015 1.13% 1.19%
2014 1% 1.31%
2013 0.91% 1.63%
2012 0.84% 2.48%
2011 0.75% 2.11%
2010 0.65% 1.79%
2009 0.62% 3.06%
2008 0.66% 5.47%
2007 0.73% 4.25%
2006 0.79% 3.18%
2005 0.89% 2.38%
2004 0.99% 1.26%
2003 1.07% -1.46%
2002 1.2% 0.92%
2001 1.38% 2.73%
2000 1.57% 1.75%
1999 1.74% 0.8%
1998 1.84% 3.46%
1997 1.87% 3.41%
1996 1.9% 4.15%
1995 1.96% 3.08%
1994 2% 3.19%
1993 2.04% 2.56%
1992 2.06% 3.05%
1991 2.13% 2.89%
1990 2.24% 3.97%
1989 2.27% 2.98%
1988 2.3% 2.57%
1987 2.31% 1.52%
1986 2.39% -0.09%
1985 2.47% 0.14%
1984 2.51% 1.91%
1983 2.52% 1.31%
1982 2.52% 4.49%
1981 2.52% 4.93%
1980 2.53% 1.28%
1979 2.53% 1.27%
1978 2.52% 1.22%
1977 2.5% 1.4%
1976 2.5% 1.36%
1975 2.52% 1.47%
1974 2.56% 1.68%
1973 2.62% 1.89%
1972 2.69% 1.87%
1971 2.49% 1.85%
1970 2.54% 1.57%
1969 2.83% 1.52%
1968 2.85% 1.74%
1967 2.87% 2.23%
1966 2.89% 2.52%
1965 2.91% 2.46%
1964 2.94% 2.6%
1963 2.94% 2.56%
1962 2.95% 2.81%
1961 2.96% 3.4%

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/singapore | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Peru grew by 1.1%, while Singapore's population grew by 2.01%.

Live population counters

Peru Singapore
Current population
35031596
6125852
Population rank 48/197 113/197
Percent of world population 0.42% 0.07%
One net population change
1.41 minutes
4.41 minutes
One birth every
58.4 seconds
12 minutes
One death every
2.83 minutes
14.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,020 +327
Annual growth/decline +372,231 +119,212
Annual growth/decline rate +1.1% +2.01%
Population growth rate rank 95/197 50/197
One migration net change every
44.2 minutes
31.2 minutes
Annual migration change +11,931 +16,892
Net migration rank 41/196 36/196
Foreign-born residents 1,837,219 2,841,665
Foreign-born residents rank 39/195 26/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.4% 48.7%
Foreign-born share rank 90/195 9/195

Natural population change vs migration

Peru
Natural

Migration
Singapore
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Peru Singapore
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,931 - 16,892
2024 - 18,406 - 20,011
2023 353,788 24,783 7,101 26,996
2022 327,859 33,982 9,019 214,842
2021 235,440 41,868 15,270 -44,030
2020 301,950 55,375 18,763 -145,556
2019 346,981 74,270 21,674 870
2018 343,123 339,067 21,427 21,820
2017 349,333 114,382 21,888 -8,880
2016 355,859 96,740 25,794 13,737
2015 362,781 2,421 27,121 41,852
2014 368,708 -50,383 27,896 40,154
2013 372,694 -95,214 25,376 52,176
2012 376,501 -118,863 29,750 78,501
2011 383,268 -148,339 25,919 89,856
2010 382,510 -181,302 24,876 72,571
2009 396,522 -219,314 27,930 95,841
2008 413,640 -235,307 28,068 176,182
2007 435,122 -236,745 26,614 192,292
2006 445,884 -231,851 25,968 135,625
2005 454,199 -221,652 24,741 92,023
2004 459,617 -194,171 24,583 50,487
2003 459,243 -181,276 24,689 -30,012
2002 463,709 -157,158 29,231 -40,023
2001 470,154 -129,481 31,035 45,027
2000 484,222 -92,353 37,057 55,218
1999 487,095 -55,325 32,857 19,681
1998 489,436 -24,388 33,381 51,905
1997 495,348 -32,515 37,960 95,241
1996 501,855 -38,749 38,542 102,018
1995 507,894 -46,499 38,065 91,947
1994 512,735 -39,299 39,319 71,170
1993 513,769 -51,775 40,425 58,820
1992 514,618 -41,702 39,091 54,359
1991 513,867 -61,645 39,188 57,821
1990 515,233 -29,437 41,136 66,950
1989 512,152 -33,569 36,929 68,031
1988 508,429 -31,238 42,407 40,976
1987 502,229 -34,651 33,020 25,411
1986 496,712 -33,891 27,880 -7,858
1985 488,887 -13,887 32,010 -31,036
1984 477,968 -6,007 31,967 -4,396
1983 469,781 -4,243 30,296 11,699
1982 461,107 -7,748 33,346 41,568
1981 453,158 -11,123 32,167 85,869
1980 445,100 -11,446 30,657 42,433
1979 439,110 -17,148 28,363 -2,384
1978 432,127 -19,939 27,537 436
1977 425,428 -25,117 26,508 2,757
1976 420,284 -34,602 31,189 949
1975 414,400 -34,382 28,509 4,104
1974 408,299 -33,493 31,664 2,748
1973 400,752 -28,191 36,404 -495
1972 396,960 -24,100 38,098 -1,631
1971 391,506 -20,209 35,708 573
1970 318,022 -15,653 35,059 4,024
1969 379,347 -12,776 34,314 6,763
1968 372,379 -13,389 36,216 6,792
1967 365,224 -13,837 40,145 6,006
1966 356,819 -13,166 44,298 3,507
1965 349,245 -12,470 45,474 4,199
1964 341,570 -12,129 47,697 3,043
1963 332,352 -10,040 49,542 2,668
1962 321,716 -9,051 48,830 3,714
1961 313,385 -7,063 49,880 3,490
1960 302,924 -7,236 51,533 2,008

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

GeoRank.org/population/peru/singapore | 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 Singapore 54.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 195,953 people) and 45.2% is from migration (a gain of 161,805 people).

As of 2024, 1,837,219 residents or 5.4% of the population were not native-born in Peru, compared to 2,841,665 people or 48.7% in Singapore.

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
Singapore
City Population
Singapore 5.87M
Bukit Merah 152K

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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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