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Population in Peru compared to South Africa: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Peru was 34,217,848 in 2024 vs 64,007,187 people in South Africa in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Peru's population is 35,031,596 people compared to 65,683,993 in South Africa.

Population statistics:

  • South Africa's population is 1.87 times bigger than Peru's.
  • Peru is ranked the 48th most populous country in the world, while South Africa is the 24th.
  • The countries together account for 1.22% of the world: 0.42% for Peru vs 0.79% for South Africa.
  • For the last 10 years, Peru has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +1.44% in South Africa.
  • Since 2006, the population of Peru has increased from 28.3M people to 35M (23.7% growth), while South Africa has grown from 50M to 65.7M (31.4% growth).

Peru vs South Africa: population by year and forecast

Peru
Factual

Projection
South Africa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Peru South Africa
2100 38,452,509 94,767,727
2099 38,619,608 94,556,931
2098 38,784,430 94,349,546
2097 38,947,717 94,158,472
2096 39,108,849 93,960,605
2095 39,267,786 93,752,736
2094 39,423,479 93,527,902
2093 39,578,294 93,300,398
2092 39,729,309 93,074,837
2091 39,877,488 92,826,204
2090 40,022,659 92,594,033
2089 40,164,228 92,355,184
2088 40,303,304 92,112,914
2087 40,438,644 91,866,024
2086 40,569,419 91,614,165
2085 40,695,935 91,385,350
2084 40,817,705 91,139,318
2083 40,933,831 90,877,425
2082 41,045,559 90,615,359
2081 41,151,529 90,345,492
2080 41,252,019 90,071,835
2079 41,345,682 89,801,998
2078 41,433,298 89,526,224
2077 41,514,392 89,249,206
2076 41,589,064 88,986,114
2075 41,656,726 88,713,215
2074 41,717,426 88,428,616
2073 41,770,225 88,149,885
2072 41,815,673 87,866,246
2071 41,853,504 87,540,177
2070 41,883,997 87,209,425
2069 41,906,365 86,901,512
2068 41,920,235 86,588,742
2067 41,925,717 86,268,392
2066 41,923,100 85,935,310
2065 41,912,338 85,604,376
2064 41,893,671 85,244,950
2063 41,866,010 84,875,503
2062 41,830,096 84,503,237
2061 41,785,364 84,132,885
2060 41,732,163 83,748,999
2059 41,670,843 83,354,923
2058 41,601,084 82,947,675
2057 41,522,014 82,538,045
2056 41,434,774 82,127,477
2055 41,338,448 81,698,196
2054 41,233,873 81,255,867
2053 41,120,477 80,818,632
2052 40,999,698 80,367,409
2051 40,870,773 79,886,672
2050 40,733,304 79,411,977
2049 40,588,072 78,925,493
2048 40,434,856 78,437,677
2047 40,272,431 77,922,211
2046 40,100,751 77,397,298
2045 39,920,558 76,879,838
2044 39,731,027 76,357,155
2043 39,534,093 75,827,709
2042 39,328,332 75,291,615
2041 39,114,174 74,748,408
2040 38,892,211 74,205,530
2039 38,662,243 73,663,047
2038 38,424,592 73,105,930
2037 38,178,789 72,532,742
2036 37,924,438 71,956,247
2035 37,662,565 71,362,555
2034 37,392,354 70,762,815
2033 37,114,776 70,153,205
2032 36,830,488 69,527,410
2031 36,538,688 68,890,002
2030 36,238,199 68,245,372
2029 35,929,085 67,573,179
2028 35,609,999 66,884,377
2027 35,280,410 66,190,258
2026 34,939,340 65,496,277
2025 34,585,730 64,770,314
2024 34,217,848 64,007,187
2023 33,845,617 63,212,384
2022 33,475,438 62,378,410
2021 33,155,882 61,502,603
2020 32,838,579 60,562,381
2019 32,449,303 59,587,885
2018 31,897,584 58,613,001
2017 31,324,637 57,635,162
2016 30,866,494 57,259,551
2015 30,457,600 56,723,537
2014 30,115,826 55,594,838
2013 29,817,919 54,678,791
2012 29,550,366 53,782,567
2011 29,304,086 52,995,205
2010 29,086,019 52,344,051
2009 28,896,811 51,728,516
2008 28,719,041 51,114,599
2007 28,530,699 50,528,584
2006 28,324,491 49,998,277
2005 28,101,180 49,490,033
2004 27,852,190 48,991,421
2003 27,580,490 48,500,348
2002 27,288,217 48,019,415
2001 26,964,601 47,566,800
2000 26,598,331 47,159,719
1999 26,186,504 46,730,335
1998 25,738,095 46,223,880
1997 25,274,147 45,666,838
1996 24,811,171 45,123,018
1995 24,348,919 44,541,554
1994 23,881,493 44,004,139
1993 23,413,783 43,297,156
1992 22,946,340 42,443,509
1991 22,483,775 41,687,898
1990 22,014,771 40,746,268
1989 21,532,589 39,628,575
1988 21,054,702 38,480,649
1987 20,582,320 37,326,190
1986 20,117,122 36,180,515
1985 19,648,204 35,042,093
1984 19,174,716 33,892,788
1983 18,705,957 32,739,304
1982 18,246,503 31,615,339
1981 17,798,805 30,541,044
1980 17,360,949 29,518,857
1979 16,933,139 28,634,162
1978 16,516,059 27,869,507
1977 16,109,806 27,118,952
1976 15,716,809 26,395,450
1975 15,333,957 25,690,940
1974 14,956,552 24,989,108
1973 14,582,867 24,294,263
1972 14,210,147 23,609,456
1971 13,838,067 22,942,143
1970 13,501,237 22,279,984
1969 13,166,767 21,614,676
1968 12,803,993 20,957,287
1967 12,448,814 20,314,066
1966 12,101,297 19,690,087
1965 11,761,085 19,089,380
1964 11,427,978 18,511,361
1963 11,102,099 17,954,564
1962 10,784,612 17,418,522
1961 10,475,123 16,908,035
1960 10,174,127 16,440,172

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/south-africa | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Peru increased by 2,542,003 people (a 8.97% growth), while South Africa gained 7,261,274 people (a 14.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Peru gained 4,165,102 people (a 13.5% growth), while South Africa's population increased by 8,424,442 people (a 14.7% growth).

Peru was ranked 40th most populous country in 2006 and is 48th in 2026. South Africa was ranked 24th in 2006 and still ranked 24th 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 South Africa will increase by 20.9% to 79,411,977 people and rank change from 24th to 23rd.

Peru is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 41.9M people compared to the peak of 94.8M people in 2100 for South Africa.

Population growth rate by year

Peru
Factual

Projection
South Africa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Peru South Africa
2100 -0.43% 0.22%
2099 -0.42% 0.22%
2098 -0.42% 0.2%
2097 -0.41% 0.21%
2096 -0.4% 0.22%
2095 -0.39% 0.24%
2094 -0.39% 0.24%
2093 -0.38% 0.24%
2092 -0.37% 0.27%
2091 -0.36% 0.25%
2090 -0.35% 0.26%
2089 -0.35% 0.26%
2088 -0.33% 0.27%
2087 -0.32% 0.27%
2086 -0.31% 0.25%
2085 -0.3% 0.27%
2084 -0.28% 0.29%
2083 -0.27% 0.29%
2082 -0.26% 0.3%
2081 -0.24% 0.3%
2080 -0.23% 0.3%
2079 -0.21% 0.31%
2078 -0.2% 0.31%
2077 -0.18% 0.3%
2076 -0.16% 0.31%
2075 -0.15% 0.32%
2074 -0.13% 0.32%
2073 -0.11% 0.32%
2072 -0.09% 0.37%
2071 -0.07% 0.38%
2070 -0.05% 0.35%
2069 -0.03% 0.36%
2068 -0.01% 0.37%
2067 0.006% 0.39%
2066 0.03% 0.39%
2065 0.04% 0.42%
2064 0.07% 0.44%
2063 0.09% 0.44%
2062 0.11% 0.44%
2061 0.13% 0.46%
2060 0.15% 0.47%
2059 0.17% 0.49%
2058 0.19% 0.5%
2057 0.21% 0.5%
2056 0.23% 0.53%
2055 0.25% 0.54%
2054 0.28% 0.54%
2053 0.29% 0.56%
2052 0.32% 0.6%
2051 0.34% 0.6%
2050 0.36% 0.62%
2049 0.38% 0.62%
2048 0.4% 0.66%
2047 0.43% 0.68%
2046 0.45% 0.67%
2045 0.48% 0.68%
2044 0.5% 0.7%
2043 0.52% 0.71%
2042 0.55% 0.73%
2041 0.57% 0.73%
2040 0.59% 0.74%
2039 0.62% 0.76%
2038 0.64% 0.79%
2037 0.67% 0.8%
2036 0.7% 0.83%
2035 0.72% 0.85%
2034 0.75% 0.87%
2033 0.77% 0.9%
2032 0.8% 0.93%
2031 0.83% 0.94%
2030 0.86% 0.99%
2029 0.9% 1.03%
2028 0.93% 1.05%
2027 0.98% 1.06%
2026 1.02% 1.12%
2025 1.08% 1.19%
2024 1.1% 1.26%
2023 1.11% 1.34%
2022 0.96% 1.42%
2021 0.97% 1.55%
2020 1.2% 1.64%
2019 1.73% 1.66%
2018 1.83% 1.7%
2017 1.48% 0.66%
2016 1.34% 0.94%
2015 1.13% 2.03%
2014 1% 1.68%
2013 0.91% 1.67%
2012 0.84% 1.49%
2011 0.75% 1.24%
2010 0.65% 1.19%
2009 0.62% 1.2%
2008 0.66% 1.16%
2007 0.73% 1.06%
2006 0.79% 1.03%
2005 0.89% 1.02%
2004 0.99% 1.01%
2003 1.07% 1%
2002 1.2% 0.95%
2001 1.38% 0.86%
2000 1.57% 0.92%
1999 1.74% 1.1%
1998 1.84% 1.22%
1997 1.87% 1.21%
1996 1.9% 1.31%
1995 1.96% 1.22%
1994 2% 1.63%
1993 2.04% 2.01%
1992 2.06% 1.81%
1991 2.13% 2.31%
1990 2.24% 2.82%
1989 2.27% 2.98%
1988 2.3% 3.09%
1987 2.31% 3.17%
1986 2.39% 3.25%
1985 2.47% 3.39%
1984 2.51% 3.52%
1983 2.52% 3.56%
1982 2.52% 3.52%
1981 2.52% 3.46%
1980 2.53% 3.09%
1979 2.53% 2.74%
1978 2.52% 2.77%
1977 2.5% 2.74%
1976 2.5% 2.74%
1975 2.52% 2.81%
1974 2.56% 2.86%
1973 2.62% 2.9%
1972 2.69% 2.91%
1971 2.49% 2.97%
1970 2.54% 3.08%
1969 2.83% 3.14%
1968 2.85% 3.17%
1967 2.87% 3.17%
1966 2.89% 3.15%
1965 2.91% 3.12%
1964 2.94% 3.1%
1963 2.94% 3.08%
1962 2.95% 3.02%
1961 2.96% 2.85%

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/south-africa | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Peru grew by 1.1%, while South Africa's population grew by 1.26%.

Live population counters

Peru South Africa
Current population
35031596
65683993
Population rank 48/197 24/197
Percent of world population 0.42% 0.79%
One net population change
1.41 minutes
39.7 seconds
One birth every
58.4 seconds
26.6 seconds
One death every
2.83 minutes
54 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,020 +2,178
Annual growth/decline +372,231 +794,803
Annual growth/decline rate +1.1% +1.26%
Population growth rate rank 95/197 85/197
One migration net change every
44.2 minutes
3.6 minutes
Annual migration change +11,931 +146,370
Net migration rank 41/196 9/196
Foreign-born residents 1,837,219 2,631,100
Foreign-born residents rank 39/195 28/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.4% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 90/195 105/195

Natural population change vs migration

Peru
Natural

Migration
South Africa
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Peru South Africa
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,931 - 146,370
2024 - 18,406 - 166,972
2023 353,788 24,783 602,793 228,222
2022 327,859 33,982 603,636 233,284
2021 235,440 41,868 456,411 458,246
2020 301,950 55,375 595,873 369,901
2019 346,981 74,270 652,130 331,124
2018 343,123 339,067 648,319 318,260
2017 349,333 114,382 645,975 343,146
2016 355,859 96,740 641,365 -879,235
2015 362,781 2,421 668,771 641,150
2014 368,708 -50,383 674,754 272,697
2013 372,694 -95,214 652,427 232,230
2012 376,501 -118,863 643,723 264,091
2011 383,268 -148,339 601,708 65,166
2010 382,510 -181,302 566,834 68,563
2009 396,522 -219,314 554,115 41,528
2008 413,640 -235,307 595,332 36,869
2007 435,122 -236,745 503,567 36,339
2006 445,884 -231,851 487,584 33,159
2005 454,199 -221,652 464,464 31,286
2004 459,617 -194,171 442,540 58,924
2003 459,243 -181,276 415,018 65,604
2002 463,709 -157,158 430,926 50,313
2001 470,154 -129,481 484,801 -60,793
2000 484,222 -92,353 526,963 -136,794
1999 487,095 -55,325 594,643 -126,011
1998 489,436 -24,388 627,027 -82,722
1997 495,348 -32,515 667,969 -98,181
1996 501,855 -38,749 710,868 -193,007
1995 507,894 -46,499 743,488 -98,403
1994 512,735 -39,299 698,609 -268,849
1993 513,769 -51,775 789,220 194,977
1992 514,618 -41,702 794,415 -71,342
1991 513,867 -61,645 827,296 -39,131
1990 515,233 -29,437 835,421 259,718
1989 512,152 -33,569 884,629 255,605
1988 508,429 -31,238 909,221 246,382
1987 502,229 -34,651 922,330 231,009
1986 496,712 -33,891 903,644 234,378
1985 488,887 -13,887 893,889 244,940
1984 477,968 -6,007 869,011 290,789
1983 469,781 -4,243 837,013 310,172
1982 461,107 -7,748 807,550 293,195
1981 453,158 -11,123 767,833 279,985
1980 445,100 -11,446 738,415 258,127
1979 439,110 -17,148 716,541 56,323
1978 432,127 -19,939 694,341 62,121
1977 425,428 -25,117 680,929 63,739
1976 420,284 -34,602 675,011 27,333
1975 414,400 -34,382 667,862 38,809
1974 408,299 -33,493 658,438 38,518
1973 400,752 -28,191 651,596 41,125
1972 396,960 -24,100 638,754 38,163
1971 391,506 -20,209 624,761 32,961
1970 318,022 -15,653 605,102 61,514
1969 379,347 -12,776 590,794 73,225
1968 372,379 -13,389 571,841 78,932
1967 365,224 -13,837 553,741 81,932
1966 356,819 -13,166 534,862 77,417
1965 349,245 -12,470 506,632 82,514
1964 341,570 -12,129 490,606 76,298
1963 332,352 -10,040 473,821 72,844
1962 321,716 -9,051 455,634 69,771
1961 313,385 -7,063 437,851 57,728
1960 302,924 -7,236 421,263 18,891

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

GeoRank.org/population/peru/south-africa | 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 South Africa 72.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,190,027 people) and 27.2% is from migration (a gain of 2,316,795 people).

As of 2024, 1,837,219 residents or 5.4% of the population were not native-born in Peru, compared to 2,631,100 people or 4.1% in South Africa.

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
South Africa
City Population
Johannesburg 4.8M
Cape Town 3.78M
Soweto 1.27M
Pietermaritzburg 839K
Pretoria 742K
Durban 595K
Rustenburg 550K
Randburg 337K
Port Elizabeth 312K
East London 267K

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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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