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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Peru was 34,217,848 in 2024 vs 51,751,065 people in South Korea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Peru's population is 35,031,596 people compared to 51,649,918 in South Korea.

Population statistics:

  • South Korea's population is 1.47 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 0.62% 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 2006, the population of Peru has increased from 28.3M people to 35M (23.7% growth), while South Korea has grown from 48.4M to 51.6M (6.63% growth).

Peru vs South Korea: population by year and forecast

Peru
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Peru South Korea
2100 38,452,509 22,012,503
2099 38,619,608 22,335,528
2098 38,784,430 22,668,719
2097 38,947,717 23,009,661
2096 39,108,849 23,360,151
2095 39,267,786 23,722,747
2094 39,423,479 24,093,391
2093 39,578,294 24,473,038
2092 39,729,309 24,860,975
2091 39,877,488 25,255,379
2090 40,022,659 25,655,577
2089 40,164,228 26,060,945
2088 40,303,304 26,470,073
2087 40,438,644 26,884,813
2086 40,569,419 27,301,913
2085 40,695,935 27,723,736
2084 40,817,705 28,147,480
2083 40,933,831 28,578,182
2082 41,045,559 29,012,953
2081 41,151,529 29,456,022
2080 41,252,019 29,901,880
2079 41,345,682 30,352,062
2078 41,433,298 30,809,176
2077 41,514,392 31,273,700
2076 41,589,064 31,744,480
2075 41,656,726 32,221,226
2074 41,717,426 32,706,020
2073 41,770,225 33,196,556
2072 41,815,673 33,696,490
2071 41,853,504 34,203,935
2070 41,883,997 34,719,324
2069 41,906,365 35,241,850
2068 41,920,235 35,762,799
2067 41,925,717 36,292,307
2066 41,923,100 36,826,655
2065 41,912,338 37,368,086
2064 41,893,671 37,916,439
2063 41,866,010 38,469,051
2062 41,830,096 39,028,473
2061 41,785,364 39,584,621
2060 41,732,163 40,149,830
2059 41,670,843 40,712,514
2058 41,601,084 41,277,134
2057 41,522,014 41,833,887
2056 41,434,774 42,377,427
2055 41,338,448 42,909,302
2054 41,233,873 43,427,254
2053 41,120,477 43,938,741
2052 40,999,698 44,441,106
2051 40,870,773 44,923,604
2050 40,733,304 45,385,311
2049 40,588,072 45,832,153
2048 40,434,856 46,258,529
2047 40,272,431 46,668,898
2046 40,100,751 47,056,404
2045 39,920,558 47,433,205
2044 39,731,027 47,797,411
2043 39,534,093 48,144,730
2042 39,328,332 48,478,991
2041 39,114,174 48,806,273
2040 38,892,211 49,115,658
2039 38,662,243 49,412,830
2038 38,424,592 49,694,340
2037 38,178,789 49,957,504
2036 37,924,438 50,200,702
2035 37,662,565 50,426,000
2034 37,392,354 50,632,962
2033 37,114,776 50,821,090
2032 36,830,488 50,987,020
2031 36,538,688 51,134,940
2030 36,238,199 51,267,908
2029 35,929,085 51,385,868
2028 35,609,999 51,486,791
2027 35,280,410 51,576,746
2026 34,939,340 51,649,918
2025 34,585,730 51,710,062
2024 34,217,848 51,751,065
2023 33,845,617 51,712,619
2022 33,475,438 51,672,569
2021 33,155,882 51,769,539
2020 32,838,579 51,836,239
2019 32,449,303 51,764,822
2018 31,897,584 51,585,058
2017 31,324,637 51,361,911
2016 30,866,494 51,217,803
2015 30,457,600 51,014,947
2014 30,115,826 50,746,659
2013 29,817,919 50,428,893
2012 29,550,366 50,199,853
2011 29,304,086 49,936,638
2010 29,086,019 49,554,112
2009 28,896,811 49,307,835
2008 28,719,041 49,054,708
2007 28,530,699 48,683,638
2006 28,324,491 48,438,292
2005 28,101,180 48,184,561
2004 27,852,190 48,082,519
2003 27,580,490 47,892,330
2002 27,288,217 47,644,736
2001 26,964,601 47,370,164
2000 26,598,331 47,008,111
1999 26,186,504 46,616,677
1998 25,738,095 46,286,503
1997 25,274,147 45,953,580
1996 24,811,171 45,524,681
1995 24,348,919 45,092,991
1994 23,881,493 44,641,540
1993 23,413,783 44,194,628
1992 22,946,340 43,747,962
1991 22,483,775 43,295,704
1990 22,014,771 42,869,283
1989 21,532,589 42,449,038
1988 21,054,702 42,031,247
1987 20,582,320 41,621,690
1986 20,117,122 41,213,674
1985 19,648,204 40,805,744
1984 19,174,716 40,405,956
1983 18,705,957 39,910,403
1982 18,246,503 39,326,352
1981 17,798,805 38,723,248
1980 17,360,949 38,123,775
1979 16,933,139 37,534,236
1978 16,516,059 36,969,185
1977 16,109,806 36,411,795
1976 15,716,809 35,848,523
1975 15,333,957 35,280,725
1974 14,956,552 34,692,266
1973 14,582,867 34,103,149
1972 14,210,147 33,505,406
1971 13,838,067 32,882,704
1970 13,501,237 32,240,827
1969 13,166,767 31,544,266
1968 12,803,993 30,838,302
1967 12,448,814 30,130,983
1966 12,101,297 29,435,571
1965 11,761,085 28,704,674
1964 11,427,978 27,984,155
1963 11,102,099 27,261,747
1962 10,784,612 26,513,030
1961 10,475,123 25,765,673
1960 10,174,127 25,012,374

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-korea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Peru increased by 2,542,003 people (a 8.97% growth), while South Korea gained 2,779,511 people (a 5.74% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Peru gained 4,165,102 people (a 13.5% growth), while South Korea's population increased by 432,115 people (a 0.84% growth).

Peru was ranked 40th most populous country in 2006 and is 48th in 2026. South Korea was ranked 25th in 2006 and ranked 31st 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 Korea will decrease by 12.1% to 45,385,311 people and rank change from 31st to 48th.

Peru is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 41.9M people, while South Korea's population already peaked in 2020 at 51.8M people and is projected to decrease to 22M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Peru
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Peru South Korea
2100 -0.43% -1.45%
2099 -0.42% -1.47%
2098 -0.42% -1.48%
2097 -0.41% -1.5%
2096 -0.4% -1.53%
2095 -0.39% -1.54%
2094 -0.39% -1.55%
2093 -0.38% -1.56%
2092 -0.37% -1.56%
2091 -0.36% -1.56%
2090 -0.35% -1.56%
2089 -0.35% -1.55%
2088 -0.33% -1.54%
2087 -0.32% -1.53%
2086 -0.31% -1.52%
2085 -0.3% -1.51%
2084 -0.28% -1.51%
2083 -0.27% -1.5%
2082 -0.26% -1.5%
2081 -0.24% -1.49%
2080 -0.23% -1.48%
2079 -0.21% -1.48%
2078 -0.2% -1.49%
2077 -0.18% -1.48%
2076 -0.16% -1.48%
2075 -0.15% -1.48%
2074 -0.13% -1.48%
2073 -0.11% -1.48%
2072 -0.09% -1.48%
2071 -0.07% -1.48%
2070 -0.05% -1.48%
2069 -0.03% -1.46%
2068 -0.01% -1.46%
2067 0.006% -1.45%
2066 0.03% -1.45%
2065 0.04% -1.45%
2064 0.07% -1.44%
2063 0.09% -1.43%
2062 0.11% -1.4%
2061 0.13% -1.41%
2060 0.15% -1.38%
2059 0.17% -1.37%
2058 0.19% -1.33%
2057 0.21% -1.28%
2056 0.23% -1.24%
2055 0.25% -1.19%
2054 0.28% -1.16%
2053 0.29% -1.13%
2052 0.32% -1.07%
2051 0.34% -1.02%
2050 0.36% -0.97%
2049 0.38% -0.92%
2048 0.4% -0.88%
2047 0.43% -0.82%
2046 0.45% -0.79%
2045 0.48% -0.76%
2044 0.5% -0.72%
2043 0.52% -0.69%
2042 0.55% -0.67%
2041 0.57% -0.63%
2040 0.59% -0.6%
2039 0.62% -0.57%
2038 0.64% -0.53%
2037 0.67% -0.48%
2036 0.7% -0.45%
2035 0.72% -0.41%
2034 0.75% -0.37%
2033 0.77% -0.33%
2032 0.8% -0.29%
2031 0.83% -0.26%
2030 0.86% -0.23%
2029 0.9% -0.2%
2028 0.93% -0.17%
2027 0.98% -0.14%
2026 1.02% -0.12%
2025 1.08% -0.08%
2024 1.1% 0.07%
2023 1.11% 0.08%
2022 0.96% -0.19%
2021 0.97% -0.13%
2020 1.2% 0.14%
2019 1.73% 0.35%
2018 1.83% 0.43%
2017 1.48% 0.28%
2016 1.34% 0.4%
2015 1.13% 0.53%
2014 1% 0.63%
2013 0.91% 0.46%
2012 0.84% 0.53%
2011 0.75% 0.77%
2010 0.65% 0.5%
2009 0.62% 0.52%
2008 0.66% 0.76%
2007 0.73% 0.51%
2006 0.79% 0.53%
2005 0.89% 0.21%
2004 0.99% 0.4%
2003 1.07% 0.52%
2002 1.2% 0.58%
2001 1.38% 0.77%
2000 1.57% 0.84%
1999 1.74% 0.71%
1998 1.84% 0.72%
1997 1.87% 0.94%
1996 1.9% 0.96%
1995 1.96% 1.01%
1994 2% 1.01%
1993 2.04% 1.02%
1992 2.06% 1.04%
1991 2.13% 0.99%
1990 2.24% 0.99%
1989 2.27% 0.99%
1988 2.3% 0.98%
1987 2.31% 0.99%
1986 2.39% 1%
1985 2.47% 0.99%
1984 2.51% 1.24%
1983 2.52% 1.49%
1982 2.52% 1.56%
1981 2.52% 1.57%
1980 2.53% 1.57%
1979 2.53% 1.53%
1978 2.52% 1.53%
1977 2.5% 1.57%
1976 2.5% 1.61%
1975 2.52% 1.7%
1974 2.56% 1.73%
1973 2.62% 1.78%
1972 2.69% 1.89%
1971 2.49% 1.99%
1970 2.54% 2.21%
1969 2.83% 2.29%
1968 2.85% 2.35%
1967 2.87% 2.36%
1966 2.89% 2.55%
1965 2.91% 2.57%
1964 2.94% 2.65%
1963 2.94% 2.82%
1962 2.95% 2.9%
1961 2.96% 3.01%

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-korea | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Peru grew by 1.1%, while South Korea's population grew by 0.07%.

Live population counters

Peru South Korea
Current population
35031596
51649918
Population rank 48/197 31/197
Percent of world population 0.42% 0.62%
One net population change
1.41 minutes
13.7 minutes
One birth every
58.4 seconds
2.26 minutes
One death every
2.83 minutes
1.69 minutes
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 95/197 160/197
One migration net change every
44.2 minutes
8.02 minutes
Annual migration change +11,931 +65,731
Net migration rank 41/196 20/196
Foreign-born residents 1,837,219 1,811,507
Foreign-born residents rank 39/195 40/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.4% 3.5%
Foreign-born share rank 90/195 111/195

Natural population change vs migration

Peru
Natural

Migration
South Korea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Peru South Korea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,931 - 65,731
2024 - 18,406 - 75,963
2023 353,788 24,783 -77,569 87,800
2022 327,859 33,982 -124,014 87,800
2021 235,440 41,868 -56,947 -16,778
2020 301,950 55,375 -31,101 112,631
2019 346,981 74,270 10,353 128,622
2018 343,123 339,067 30,951 118,220
2017 349,333 114,382 71,907 104,029
2016 355,859 96,740 122,923 91,568
2015 362,781 2,421 163,248 276,427
2014 368,708 -50,383 167,464 308,037
2013 372,694 -95,214 166,415 301,926
2012 376,501 -118,863 215,859 281,866
2011 383,268 -148,339 214,728 269,958
2010 382,510 -181,302 213,083 52,042
2009 396,522 -219,314 197,231 5,308
2008 413,640 -235,307 215,841 -19,630
2007 435,122 -236,745 248,286 -42,293
2006 445,884 -231,851 203,441 -28,434
2005 454,199 -221,652 187,920 -47,821
2004 459,617 -194,171 225,988 -42,549
2003 459,243 -181,276 244,251 -31,994
2002 463,709 -157,158 247,752 -18,105
2001 470,154 -129,481 312,643 -28,006
2000 484,222 -92,353 390,167 -84,960
1999 487,095 -55,325 368,272 -107,448
1998 489,436 -24,388 393,436 -98,044
1997 495,348 -32,515 422,773 -109,130
1996 501,855 -38,749 446,142 -115,705
1995 507,894 -46,499 468,967 -208,491
1994 512,735 -39,299 473,200 -208,309
1993 513,769 -51,775 477,302 -222,802
1992 514,618 -41,702 494,352 -265,849
1991 513,867 -61,645 467,594 -270,754
1990 515,233 -29,437 411,546 79,294
1989 512,152 -33,569 403,266 186,120
1988 508,429 -31,238 399,297 192,534
1987 502,229 -34,651 378,758 198,057
1986 496,712 -33,891 395,651 189,782
1985 488,887 -13,887 416,219 97,949
1984 477,968 -6,007 436,384 101,394
1983 469,781 -4,243 514,844 102,167
1982 461,107 -7,748 605,626 48,638
1981 453,158 -11,123 631,189 18,442
1980 445,100 -11,446 583,294 -148,341
1979 439,110 -17,148 623,068 -139,566
1978 432,127 -19,939 499,084 -85,721
1977 425,428 -25,117 578,947 -90,737
1976 420,284 -34,602 530,558 -92,314
1975 414,400 -34,382 603,300 -52,332
1974 408,299 -33,493 673,030 27,005
1973 400,752 -28,191 699,115 35,779
1972 396,960 -24,100 740,469 25,382
1971 391,506 -20,209 789,185 -6,326
1970 318,022 -15,653 747,987 -27,999
1969 379,347 -12,776 694,227 -21,175
1968 372,379 -13,389 684,487 -16,868
1967 365,224 -13,837 692,169 -16,484
1966 356,819 -13,166 623,534 -16,688
1965 349,245 -12,470 641,090 -146,386
1964 341,570 -12,129 655,501 -102,284
1963 332,352 -10,040 685,824 -80,226
1962 321,716 -9,051 712,590 -94,606
1961 313,385 -7,063 730,173 -93,179
1960 302,924 -7,236 728,010 47,245

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

GeoRank.org/population/peru/south-korea | 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 Korea 17.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 277,215 people) and 82.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,298,356 people).

As of 2024, 1,837,219 residents or 5.4% of the population were not native-born in Peru, compared to 1,811,507 people or 3.5% in South Korea.

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 Korea
City Population
Seoul 9.67M
Busan 3.45M
Incheon 3.05M
Daegu 2.38M
Daejeon 1.48M
Gwangju 1.41M
Suwon 1.23M
Ulsan 1.13M
Yongin 1.08M
Goyang 1.06M

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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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