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Population in Peru compared to Sri Lanka: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Peru was 34,217,848 in 2024 vs 21,916,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Peru's population is 35,031,596 people compared to 22,185,425 in Sri Lanka.

Population statistics:

  • Peru's population is 1.58 times bigger than Sri Lanka's.
  • Peru is ranked the 48th most populous country in the world, while Sri Lanka is the 63rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.69% of the world: 0.42% for Peru vs 0.27% for Sri Lanka.
  • For the last 10 years, Peru has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +0.57% in Sri Lanka.
  • Since 2006, the population of Peru has increased from 28.3M people to 35M (23.7% growth), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 22.2M (9.01% growth).

Peru vs Sri Lanka: population by year and forecast

Peru
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Peru Sri Lanka
2100 38,452,509 20,270,496
2099 38,619,608 20,383,669
2098 38,784,430 20,498,567
2097 38,947,717 20,611,123
2096 39,108,849 20,723,560
2095 39,267,786 20,834,629
2094 39,423,479 20,943,809
2093 39,578,294 21,052,131
2092 39,729,309 21,158,833
2091 39,877,488 21,263,961
2090 40,022,659 21,371,263
2089 40,164,228 21,475,426
2088 40,303,304 21,577,177
2087 40,438,644 21,677,510
2086 40,569,419 21,777,420
2085 40,695,935 21,876,464
2084 40,817,705 21,970,336
2083 40,933,831 22,062,801
2082 41,045,559 22,151,745
2081 41,151,529 22,240,834
2080 41,252,019 22,326,555
2079 41,345,682 22,411,438
2078 41,433,298 22,489,772
2077 41,514,392 22,565,028
2076 41,589,064 22,637,463
2075 41,656,726 22,707,112
2074 41,717,426 22,778,489
2073 41,770,225 22,844,703
2072 41,815,673 22,905,707
2071 41,853,504 22,964,866
2070 41,883,997 23,022,515
2069 41,906,365 23,076,310
2068 41,920,235 23,129,541
2067 41,925,717 23,184,596
2066 41,923,100 23,234,419
2065 41,912,338 23,285,901
2064 41,893,671 23,331,390
2063 41,866,010 23,372,184
2062 41,830,096 23,409,522
2061 41,785,364 23,441,893
2060 41,732,163 23,474,032
2059 41,670,843 23,502,132
2058 41,601,084 23,528,076
2057 41,522,014 23,550,580
2056 41,434,774 23,570,923
2055 41,338,448 23,582,432
2054 41,233,873 23,591,414
2053 41,120,477 23,601,371
2052 40,999,698 23,605,361
2051 40,870,773 23,606,194
2050 40,733,304 23,603,330
2049 40,588,072 23,597,604
2048 40,434,856 23,587,307
2047 40,272,431 23,570,881
2046 40,100,751 23,547,409
2045 39,920,558 23,515,133
2044 39,731,027 23,483,546
2043 39,534,093 23,446,242
2042 39,328,332 23,404,983
2041 39,114,174 23,357,358
2040 38,892,211 23,306,148
2039 38,662,243 23,248,341
2038 38,424,592 23,187,512
2037 38,178,789 23,120,775
2036 37,924,438 23,053,427
2035 37,662,565 22,981,808
2034 37,392,354 22,906,587
2033 37,114,776 22,826,414
2032 36,830,488 22,742,267
2031 36,538,688 22,655,907
2030 36,238,199 22,564,038
2029 35,929,085 22,470,759
2028 35,609,999 22,370,999
2027 35,280,410 22,266,017
2026 34,939,340 22,155,543
2025 34,585,730 22,039,908
2024 34,217,848 21,916,000
2023 33,845,617 22,037,000
2022 33,475,438 22,181,000
2021 33,155,882 22,156,000
2020 32,838,579 21,919,000
2019 32,449,303 21,803,000
2018 31,897,584 21,670,000
2017 31,324,637 21,453,000
2016 30,866,494 21,209,000
2015 30,457,600 20,970,000
2014 30,115,826 20,778,000
2013 29,817,919 20,585,000
2012 29,550,366 21,169,458
2011 29,304,086 21,009,048
2010 29,086,019 20,879,089
2009 28,896,811 20,756,435
2008 28,719,041 20,629,378
2007 28,530,699 20,492,545
2006 28,324,491 20,352,411
2005 28,101,180 20,216,524
2004 27,852,190 20,087,605
2003 27,580,490 19,951,521
2002 27,288,217 19,805,752
2001 26,964,601 19,600,362
2000 26,598,331 19,293,054
1999 26,186,504 18,944,731
1998 25,738,095 18,596,003
1997 25,274,147 18,248,200
1996 24,811,171 17,905,018
1995 24,348,919 17,564,068
1994 23,881,493 17,275,773
1993 23,413,783 17,025,918
1992 22,946,340 16,739,284
1991 22,483,775 16,475,354
1990 22,014,771 16,352,458
1989 21,532,589 16,248,557
1988 21,054,702 16,078,621
1987 20,582,320 15,916,576
1986 20,117,122 15,731,256
1985 19,648,204 15,544,154
1984 19,174,716 15,441,860
1983 18,705,957 15,388,794
1982 18,246,503 15,286,567
1981 17,798,805 15,099,414
1980 17,360,949 14,847,974
1979 16,933,139 14,579,614
1978 16,516,059 14,310,128
1977 16,109,806 14,049,371
1976 15,716,809 13,796,770
1975 15,333,957 13,548,984
1974 14,956,552 13,305,693
1973 14,582,867 13,060,916
1972 14,210,147 12,809,205
1971 13,838,067 12,551,910
1970 13,501,237 12,287,110
1969 13,166,767 12,013,858
1968 12,803,993 11,736,088
1967 12,448,814 11,457,328
1966 12,101,297 11,183,928
1965 11,761,085 10,916,965
1964 11,427,978 10,653,397
1963 11,102,099 10,395,040
1962 10,784,612 10,143,754
1961 10,475,123 9,899,372
1960 10,174,127 9,661,389

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/sri-lanka | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Peru increased by 2,542,003 people (a 8.97% growth), while Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Peru gained 4,165,102 people (a 13.5% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 976,425 people (a 4.6% growth).

Peru was ranked 40th most populous country in 2006 and is 48th in 2026. Sri Lanka was ranked 55th in 2006 and ranked 63rd 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 Sri Lanka will increase by 6.39% to 23,603,330 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.

Peru is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 41.9M people compared to the peak of 23.6M people in 2051 for Sri Lanka.

Population growth rate by year

Peru
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Peru Sri Lanka
2100 -0.43% -0.56%
2099 -0.42% -0.56%
2098 -0.42% -0.55%
2097 -0.41% -0.54%
2096 -0.4% -0.53%
2095 -0.39% -0.52%
2094 -0.39% -0.51%
2093 -0.38% -0.5%
2092 -0.37% -0.49%
2091 -0.36% -0.5%
2090 -0.35% -0.49%
2089 -0.35% -0.47%
2088 -0.33% -0.46%
2087 -0.32% -0.46%
2086 -0.31% -0.45%
2085 -0.3% -0.43%
2084 -0.28% -0.42%
2083 -0.27% -0.4%
2082 -0.26% -0.4%
2081 -0.24% -0.38%
2080 -0.23% -0.38%
2079 -0.21% -0.35%
2078 -0.2% -0.33%
2077 -0.18% -0.32%
2076 -0.16% -0.31%
2075 -0.15% -0.31%
2074 -0.13% -0.29%
2073 -0.11% -0.27%
2072 -0.09% -0.26%
2071 -0.07% -0.25%
2070 -0.05% -0.23%
2069 -0.03% -0.23%
2068 -0.01% -0.24%
2067 0.006% -0.21%
2066 0.03% -0.22%
2065 0.04% -0.19%
2064 0.07% -0.17%
2063 0.09% -0.16%
2062 0.11% -0.14%
2061 0.13% -0.14%
2060 0.15% -0.12%
2059 0.17% -0.11%
2058 0.19% -0.1%
2057 0.21% -0.09%
2056 0.23% -0.05%
2055 0.25% -0.04%
2054 0.28% -0.04%
2053 0.29% -0.02%
2052 0.32% -0.004%
2051 0.34% 0.01%
2050 0.36% 0.02%
2049 0.38% 0.04%
2048 0.4% 0.07%
2047 0.43% 0.1%
2046 0.45% 0.14%
2045 0.48% 0.13%
2044 0.5% 0.16%
2043 0.52% 0.18%
2042 0.55% 0.2%
2041 0.57% 0.22%
2040 0.59% 0.25%
2039 0.62% 0.26%
2038 0.64% 0.29%
2037 0.67% 0.29%
2036 0.7% 0.31%
2035 0.72% 0.33%
2034 0.75% 0.35%
2033 0.77% 0.37%
2032 0.8% 0.38%
2031 0.83% 0.41%
2030 0.86% 0.42%
2029 0.9% 0.45%
2028 0.93% 0.47%
2027 0.98% 0.5%
2026 1.02% 0.52%
2025 1.08% 0.57%
2024 1.1% -0.55%
2023 1.11% -0.65%
2022 0.96% 0.11%
2021 0.97% 1.08%
2020 1.2% 0.53%
2019 1.73% 0.61%
2018 1.83% 1.01%
2017 1.48% 1.15%
2016 1.34% 1.14%
2015 1.13% 0.92%
2014 1% 0.94%
2013 0.91% -2.76%
2012 0.84% 0.76%
2011 0.75% 0.62%
2010 0.65% 0.59%
2009 0.62% 0.62%
2008 0.66% 0.67%
2007 0.73% 0.69%
2006 0.79% 0.67%
2005 0.89% 0.64%
2004 0.99% 0.68%
2003 1.07% 0.74%
2002 1.2% 1.05%
2001 1.38% 1.59%
2000 1.57% 1.84%
1999 1.74% 1.88%
1998 1.84% 1.91%
1997 1.87% 1.92%
1996 1.9% 1.94%
1995 1.96% 1.67%
1994 2% 1.47%
1993 2.04% 1.71%
1992 2.06% 1.6%
1991 2.13% 0.75%
1990 2.24% 0.64%
1989 2.27% 1.06%
1988 2.3% 1.02%
1987 2.31% 1.18%
1986 2.39% 1.2%
1985 2.47% 0.66%
1984 2.51% 0.34%
1983 2.52% 0.67%
1982 2.52% 1.24%
1981 2.52% 1.69%
1980 2.53% 1.84%
1979 2.53% 1.88%
1978 2.52% 1.86%
1977 2.5% 1.83%
1976 2.5% 1.83%
1975 2.52% 1.83%
1974 2.56% 1.87%
1973 2.62% 1.97%
1972 2.69% 2.05%
1971 2.49% 2.16%
1970 2.54% 2.27%
1969 2.83% 2.37%
1968 2.85% 2.43%
1967 2.87% 2.44%
1966 2.89% 2.45%
1965 2.91% 2.47%
1964 2.94% 2.49%
1963 2.94% 2.48%
1962 2.95% 2.47%
1961 2.96% 2.46%

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/sri-lanka | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Peru grew by 1.1%, while Sri Lanka's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

Peru Sri Lanka
Current population
35031596
22185425
Population rank 48/197 63/197
Percent of world population 0.42% 0.27%
One net population change
1.41 minutes
4.34 minutes
One birth every
58.4 seconds
2.13 minutes
One death every
2.83 minutes
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,020 -332
Annual growth/decline +372,231 -121,000
Annual growth/decline rate +1.1% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 95/197 188/197
One migration net change every
44.2 minutes
17.2 minutes
Annual migration change +11,931 -30,724
Net migration rank 41/196 165/196
Foreign-born residents 1,837,219 40,698
Foreign-born residents rank 39/195 156/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.4% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 90/195 190/195

Natural population change vs migration

Peru
Natural

Migration
Sri Lanka
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Peru Sri Lanka
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,931 - -30,724
2024 - 18,406 - -27,245
2023 353,788 24,783 66,111 -28,011
2022 327,859 33,982 95,378 -27,435
2021 235,440 41,868 121,858 -29,586
2020 301,950 55,375 170,968 -29,875
2019 346,981 74,270 172,243 -28,426
2018 343,123 339,067 183,610 -28,607
2017 349,333 114,382 187,993 -22,324
2016 355,859 96,740 194,232 -18,388
2015 362,781 2,421 201,815 -29,797
2014 368,708 -50,383 211,541 -33,672
2013 372,694 -95,214 221,021 -37,754
2012 376,501 -118,863 229,138 -41,955
2011 383,268 -148,339 224,461 -90,839
2010 382,510 -181,302 224,325 -98,060
2009 396,522 -219,314 200,175 -81,130
2008 413,640 -235,307 232,225 -97,144
2007 435,122 -236,745 248,287 -109,695
2006 445,884 -231,851 248,706 -107,045
2005 454,199 -221,652 248,683 -118,594
2004 459,617 -194,171 212,527 -84,795
2003 459,243 -181,276 252,008 -107,573
2002 463,709 -157,158 252,840 -105,718
2001 470,154 -129,481 244,377 19,273
2000 484,222 -92,353 227,060 123,894
1999 487,095 -55,325 206,876 138,799
1998 489,436 -24,388 201,059 150,724
1997 495,348 -32,515 208,193 135,636
1996 501,855 -38,749 215,290 127,236
1995 507,894 -46,499 221,957 117,416
1994 512,735 -39,299 228,904 8,323
1993 513,769 -51,775 226,257 36,232
1992 514,618 -41,702 222,230 88,542
1991 513,867 -61,645 218,117 -1,047
1990 515,233 -29,437 224,454 -195,736
1989 512,152 -33,569 212,401 -33,305
1988 508,429 -31,238 219,184 -58,415
1987 502,229 -34,651 226,414 -63,105
1986 496,712 -33,891 233,782 -26,460
1985 488,887 -13,887 247,836 -80,950
1984 477,968 -6,007 263,175 -225,450
1983 469,781 -4,243 277,768 -209,362
1982 461,107 -7,748 300,030 -163,987
1981 453,158 -11,123 328,096 -89,824
1980 445,100 -11,446 328,155 -63,541
1979 439,110 -17,148 329,791 -57,683
1978 432,127 -19,939 317,055 -50,189
1977 425,428 -25,117 300,038 -45,383
1976 420,284 -34,602 291,816 -41,258
1975 414,400 -34,382 282,496 -37,475
1974 408,299 -33,493 275,521 -33,979
1973 400,752 -28,191 278,577 -30,582
1972 396,960 -24,100 282,494 -27,071
1971 391,506 -20,209 281,200 -22,021
1970 318,022 -15,653 286,719 -16,299
1969 379,347 -12,776 286,218 -10,152
1968 372,379 -13,389 286,642 -7,163
1967 365,224 -13,837 284,738 -6,696
1966 356,819 -13,166 275,549 -6,794
1965 349,245 -12,470 272,422 -7,249
1964 341,570 -12,129 269,584 -7,614
1963 332,352 -10,040 262,880 -8,118
1962 321,716 -9,051 256,719 -8,909
1961 313,385 -7,063 251,087 -10,144
1960 302,924 -7,236 247,631 -12,610

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

GeoRank.org/population/peru/sri-lanka | 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 Sri Lanka 85.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,605,749 people) and 14.7% is from migration (a loss of 276,121 people).

As of 2024, 1,837,219 residents or 5.4% of the population were not native-born in Peru, compared to 40,698 people or 0.2% in Sri Lanka.

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
Sri Lanka
City Population
Colombo 648K
Gampaha 191K
Beruwala 165K
Negombo 142K
Kandy 120K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte 116K
Trincomalee 99.1K
Galle 93.1K
Matara 68.2K
Anuradhapura 63.2K

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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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