The latest officially reported population of Peru was 34,217,848 in 2024 vs 51,751,065 people in South Korea in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Peru's population is 34,854,181 people compared to 51,700,480 in South Korea.
Population statistics:
- South Korea's population is 1.48 times bigger than Peru's.
- Peru is ranked the 48th most populous country in the world, while South Korea is the 31st.
- The countries together account for 1.05% of the world: 0.42% for Peru vs 0.63% for South Korea.
- For the last 10 years, Peru has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +0.24% in South Korea.
- Since 2005, the population of Peru has increased from 28.1M people to 34.9M (24% growth), while South Korea has grown from 48.2M to 51.7M (7.3% growth).
- Peru is projected to reach its peak in 2066 at 41.7M people, while South Korea's population already peaked in 2020 at 51.8M people and is projected to decrease to 21.9M people by 2100.
Peru vs South Korea: live population counter
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| Current population |
34854181
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51700480
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| Population rank | 48/197 | 31/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.42% | 0.63% |
| One net population change |
1.41 minutes
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13.7 minutes
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| One birth every |
58.4 seconds
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2.26 minutes
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| One death every |
2.83 minutes
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1.69 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
28.6 minutes
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6.92 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +18,406 | +75,963 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1,020 | +105 |
| Annual growth/decline | +372,231 | +38,446 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.1% | +0.07% |
| Population growth rate rank | 97/197 | 159/197 |
Peru and South Korea: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 10,174,127 | 25,012,374 | - | - |
| 1961 | 10,475,123 | 25,765,673 | 2.96% | 3.01% |
| 1962 | 10,784,612 | 26,513,030 | 2.95% | 2.9% |
| 1963 | 11,102,099 | 27,261,747 | 2.94% | 2.82% |
| 1964 | 11,427,978 | 27,984,155 | 2.94% | 2.65% |
| 1965 | 11,761,085 | 28,704,674 | 2.91% | 2.57% |
| 1966 | 12,101,297 | 29,435,571 | 2.89% | 2.55% |
| 1967 | 12,448,814 | 30,130,983 | 2.87% | 2.36% |
| 1968 | 12,803,993 | 30,838,302 | 2.85% | 2.35% |
| 1969 | 13,166,767 | 31,544,266 | 2.83% | 2.29% |
| 1970 | 13,501,237 | 32,240,827 | 2.54% | 2.21% |
| 1971 | 13,838,067 | 32,882,704 | 2.49% | 1.99% |
| 1972 | 14,210,147 | 33,505,406 | 2.69% | 1.89% |
| 1973 | 14,582,867 | 34,103,149 | 2.62% | 1.78% |
| 1974 | 14,956,552 | 34,692,266 | 2.56% | 1.73% |
| 1975 | 15,333,957 | 35,280,725 | 2.52% | 1.7% |
| 1976 | 15,716,809 | 35,848,523 | 2.5% | 1.61% |
| 1977 | 16,109,806 | 36,411,795 | 2.5% | 1.57% |
| 1978 | 16,516,059 | 36,969,185 | 2.52% | 1.53% |
| 1979 | 16,933,139 | 37,534,236 | 2.53% | 1.53% |
| 1980 | 17,360,949 | 38,123,775 | 2.53% | 1.57% |
| 1981 | 17,798,805 | 38,723,248 | 2.52% | 1.57% |
| 1982 | 18,246,503 | 39,326,352 | 2.52% | 1.56% |
| 1983 | 18,705,957 | 39,910,403 | 2.52% | 1.49% |
| 1984 | 19,174,716 | 40,405,956 | 2.51% | 1.24% |
| 1985 | 19,648,204 | 40,805,744 | 2.47% | 0.99% |
| 1986 | 20,117,122 | 41,213,674 | 2.39% | 1% |
| 1987 | 20,582,320 | 41,621,690 | 2.31% | 0.99% |
| 1988 | 21,054,702 | 42,031,247 | 2.3% | 0.98% |
| 1989 | 21,532,589 | 42,449,038 | 2.27% | 0.99% |
| 1990 | 22,014,771 | 42,869,283 | 2.24% | 0.99% |
| 1991 | 22,483,775 | 43,295,704 | 2.13% | 0.99% |
| 1992 | 22,946,340 | 43,747,962 | 2.06% | 1.04% |
| 1993 | 23,413,783 | 44,194,628 | 2.04% | 1.02% |
| 1994 | 23,881,493 | 44,641,540 | 2% | 1.01% |
| 1995 | 24,348,919 | 45,092,991 | 1.96% | 1.01% |
| 1996 | 24,811,171 | 45,524,681 | 1.9% | 0.96% |
| 1997 | 25,274,147 | 45,953,580 | 1.87% | 0.94% |
| 1998 | 25,738,095 | 46,286,503 | 1.84% | 0.72% |
| 1999 | 26,186,504 | 46,616,677 | 1.74% | 0.71% |
| 2000 | 26,598,331 | 47,008,111 | 1.57% | 0.84% |
| 2001 | 26,964,601 | 47,370,164 | 1.38% | 0.77% |
| 2002 | 27,288,217 | 47,644,736 | 1.2% | 0.58% |
| 2003 | 27,580,490 | 47,892,330 | 1.07% | 0.52% |
| 2004 | 27,852,190 | 48,082,519 | 0.99% | 0.4% |
| 2005 | 28,101,180 | 48,184,561 | 0.89% | 0.21% |
| 2006 | 28,324,491 | 48,438,292 | 0.79% | 0.53% |
| 2007 | 28,530,699 | 48,683,638 | 0.73% | 0.51% |
| 2008 | 28,719,041 | 49,054,708 | 0.66% | 0.76% |
| 2009 | 28,896,811 | 49,307,835 | 0.62% | 0.52% |
| 2010 | 29,086,019 | 49,554,112 | 0.65% | 0.5% |
| 2011 | 29,304,086 | 49,936,638 | 0.75% | 0.77% |
| 2012 | 29,550,366 | 50,199,853 | 0.84% | 0.53% |
| 2013 | 29,817,919 | 50,428,893 | 0.91% | 0.46% |
| 2014 | 30,115,826 | 50,746,659 | 1% | 0.63% |
| 2015 | 30,457,600 | 51,014,947 | 1.13% | 0.53% |
| 2016 | 30,866,494 | 51,217,803 | 1.34% | 0.4% |
| 2017 | 31,324,637 | 51,361,911 | 1.48% | 0.28% |
| 2018 | 31,897,584 | 51,585,058 | 1.83% | 0.43% |
| 2019 | 32,449,303 | 51,764,822 | 1.73% | 0.35% |
| 2020 | 32,838,579 | 51,836,239 | 1.2% | 0.14% |
| 2021 | 33,155,882 | 51,769,539 | 0.97% | -0.13% |
| 2022 | 33,475,438 | 51,672,569 | 0.96% | -0.19% |
| 2023 | 33,845,617 | 51,712,619 | 1.11% | 0.08% |
| 2024 | 34,217,848 | 51,751,065 | 1.1% | 0.07% |
| 2025 | 34,576,670 | 51,700,480 | 1.05% | -0.1% |
| 2026 | 34,922,144 | 51,633,793 | 1% | -0.13% |
| 2027 | 35,255,683 | 51,552,198 | 0.96% | -0.16% |
| 2028 | 35,578,281 | 51,456,707 | 0.92% | -0.19% |
| 2029 | 35,890,705 | 51,347,230 | 0.88% | -0.21% |
| 2030 | 36,193,882 | 51,221,713 | 0.84% | -0.24% |
| 2031 | 36,488,437 | 51,081,220 | 0.81% | -0.27% |
| 2032 | 36,774,937 | 50,924,233 | 0.79% | -0.31% |
| 2033 | 37,054,380 | 50,747,132 | 0.76% | -0.35% |
| 2034 | 37,326,798 | 50,549,508 | 0.74% | -0.39% |
| 2035 | 37,591,420 | 50,333,286 | 0.71% | -0.43% |
| 2036 | 37,848,147 | 50,098,951 | 0.68% | -0.47% |
| 2037 | 38,096,898 | 49,845,669 | 0.66% | -0.51% |
| 2038 | 38,337,328 | 49,573,234 | 0.63% | -0.55% |
| 2039 | 38,569,891 | 49,283,770 | 0.61% | -0.58% |
| 2040 | 38,794,647 | 48,980,369 | 0.58% | -0.62% |
| 2041 | 39,011,537 | 48,661,905 | 0.56% | -0.65% |
| 2042 | 39,220,371 | 48,331,004 | 0.54% | -0.68% |
| 2043 | 39,420,647 | 47,990,085 | 0.51% | -0.71% |
| 2044 | 39,612,847 | 47,634,183 | 0.49% | -0.74% |
| 2045 | 39,796,723 | 47,263,526 | 0.46% | -0.78% |
| 2046 | 39,971,719 | 46,881,228 | 0.44% | -0.81% |
| 2047 | 40,137,869 | 46,482,133 | 0.42% | -0.85% |
| 2048 | 40,294,857 | 46,063,595 | 0.39% | -0.9% |
| 2049 | 40,443,273 | 45,626,805 | 0.37% | -0.95% |
| 2050 | 40,583,875 | 45,172,356 | 0.35% | -1% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Peru increased by 2,356,420 people (a 8.39% growth), while South Korea gained 2,830,386 people (a 5.87% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Peru gained 4,396,581 (a 14.4% growth), while South Korea's population increased by 685,533 (a 1.34% growth).
Peru was ranked 39th most populous country in 2005 and is 48th in 2025. South Korea was ranked 25th in 2005 and ranked 31st 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 South Korea will decrease by 12.6% to 45,172,356 people and rank change from 31st to 48th.
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Population differences between Peru and South Korea
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| Life expectancy | 78.1 years | 84.5 years |
| Average age | 33.2 years | 44.8 years |
| Median age | 30.8 years | 46.1 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.7:50.3 | 49.9:50.1 |
| Fertility rate | 1.98 births per woman | 0.72 births per woman |
| Population density | 69.2 ppl/mi² | 1,373 ppl/mi² |
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