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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Peru was 34,217,848 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Peru's population is 35,031,596 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 1.52 times bigger than Peru's.
  • Peru is ranked the 48th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 1.07% of the world: 0.42% for Peru vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Peru has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Peru has increased from 28.3M people to 35M (23.7% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Peru vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Peru
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Peru Sudan
2100 38,452,509 137,695,876
2099 38,619,608 137,114,644
2098 38,784,430 136,500,499
2097 38,947,717 135,860,701
2096 39,108,849 135,222,218
2095 39,267,786 134,553,615
2094 39,423,479 133,902,112
2093 39,578,294 133,186,791
2092 39,729,309 132,427,642
2091 39,877,488 131,674,049
2090 40,022,659 130,893,042
2089 40,164,228 130,075,970
2088 40,303,304 129,234,968
2087 40,438,644 128,358,981
2086 40,569,419 127,463,823
2085 40,695,935 126,555,673
2084 40,817,705 125,612,419
2083 40,933,831 124,663,868
2082 41,045,559 123,716,124
2081 41,151,529 122,772,016
2080 41,252,019 121,805,246
2079 41,345,682 120,822,781
2078 41,433,298 119,802,944
2077 41,514,392 118,776,597
2076 41,589,064 117,748,457
2075 41,656,726 116,688,549
2074 41,717,426 115,601,159
2073 41,770,225 114,499,847
2072 41,815,673 113,374,089
2071 41,853,504 112,235,978
2070 41,883,997 111,102,687
2069 41,906,365 109,945,533
2068 41,920,235 108,791,037
2067 41,925,717 107,581,192
2066 41,923,100 106,357,353
2065 41,912,338 105,145,307
2064 41,893,671 103,903,801
2063 41,866,010 102,642,643
2062 41,830,096 101,354,095
2061 41,785,364 100,067,335
2060 41,732,163 98,765,585
2059 41,670,843 97,461,067
2058 41,601,084 96,135,716
2057 41,522,014 94,800,344
2056 41,434,774 93,458,640
2055 41,338,448 92,089,717
2054 41,233,873 90,711,253
2053 41,120,477 89,342,122
2052 40,999,698 87,962,125
2051 40,870,773 86,581,277
2050 40,733,304 85,194,794
2049 40,588,072 83,803,171
2048 40,434,856 82,442,635
2047 40,272,431 81,085,689
2046 40,100,751 79,725,126
2045 39,920,558 78,359,927
2044 39,731,027 77,006,049
2043 39,534,093 75,652,858
2042 39,328,332 74,312,465
2041 39,114,174 72,968,877
2040 38,892,211 71,640,015
2039 38,662,243 70,319,906
2038 38,424,592 69,001,239
2037 38,178,789 67,665,904
2036 37,924,438 66,337,650
2035 37,662,565 65,001,359
2034 37,392,354 63,664,516
2033 37,114,776 62,329,849
2032 36,830,488 61,007,985
2031 36,538,688 59,695,860
2030 36,238,199 58,384,521
2029 35,929,085 57,082,767
2028 35,609,999 55,800,806
2027 35,280,410 54,523,219
2026 34,939,340 52,894,744
2025 34,585,730 51,256,148
2024 34,217,848 50,448,963
2023 33,845,617 50,042,791
2022 33,475,438 49,383,346
2021 33,155,882 48,066,924
2020 32,838,579 46,789,231
2019 32,449,303 45,548,175
2018 31,897,584 44,230,596
2017 31,324,637 42,714,306
2016 30,866,494 41,259,892
2015 30,457,600 40,024,431
2014 30,115,826 38,823,318
2013 29,817,919 37,785,849
2012 29,550,366 36,923,178
2011 29,304,086 36,140,806
2010 29,086,019 35,414,399
2009 28,896,811 34,569,113
2008 28,719,041 33,623,980
2007 28,530,699 32,764,135
2006 28,324,491 31,992,435
2005 28,101,180 31,262,444
2004 27,852,190 30,556,637
2003 27,580,490 29,896,035
2002 27,288,217 29,228,727
2001 26,964,601 28,516,770
2000 26,598,331 27,816,745
1999 26,186,504 27,130,613
1998 25,738,095 26,458,999
1997 25,274,147 25,799,821
1996 24,811,171 25,231,528
1995 24,348,919 24,672,143
1994 23,881,493 24,043,948
1993 23,413,783 23,445,592
1992 22,946,340 22,927,355
1991 22,483,775 22,470,676
1990 22,014,771 22,021,481
1989 21,532,589 21,578,022
1988 21,054,702 21,138,431
1987 20,582,320 20,704,904
1986 20,117,122 20,288,238
1985 19,648,204 19,905,872
1984 19,174,716 19,546,528
1983 18,705,957 19,109,770
1982 18,246,503 18,486,645
1981 17,798,805 17,780,572
1980 17,360,949 17,058,905
1979 16,933,139 16,355,352
1978 16,516,059 15,695,003
1977 16,109,806 15,086,614
1976 15,716,809 14,569,716
1975 15,333,957 14,064,798
1974 14,956,552 13,580,723
1973 14,582,867 13,049,315
1972 14,210,147 12,527,856
1971 13,838,067 12,105,539
1970 13,501,237 11,695,771
1969 13,166,767 11,298,936
1968 12,803,993 10,917,999
1967 12,448,814 10,550,597
1966 12,101,297 10,197,578
1965 11,761,085 9,858,030
1964 11,427,978 9,531,109
1963 11,102,099 9,218,077
1962 10,784,612 8,919,028
1961 10,475,123 8,634,941
1960 10,174,127 8,364,489

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/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Peru increased by 2,542,003 people (a 8.97% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Peru gained 4,165,102 people (a 13.5% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

Peru was ranked 40th most populous country in 2006 and is 48th in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th 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 Sudan will increase by 59.7% to 85,194,794 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Peru is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 41.9M people compared to the peak of 138M people in 2100 for Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

Peru
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Peru Sudan
2100 -0.43% 0.42%
2099 -0.42% 0.45%
2098 -0.42% 0.47%
2097 -0.41% 0.47%
2096 -0.4% 0.5%
2095 -0.39% 0.49%
2094 -0.39% 0.54%
2093 -0.38% 0.57%
2092 -0.37% 0.57%
2091 -0.36% 0.6%
2090 -0.35% 0.63%
2089 -0.35% 0.65%
2088 -0.33% 0.68%
2087 -0.32% 0.7%
2086 -0.31% 0.72%
2085 -0.3% 0.75%
2084 -0.28% 0.76%
2083 -0.27% 0.77%
2082 -0.26% 0.77%
2081 -0.24% 0.79%
2080 -0.23% 0.81%
2079 -0.21% 0.85%
2078 -0.2% 0.86%
2077 -0.18% 0.87%
2076 -0.16% 0.91%
2075 -0.15% 0.94%
2074 -0.13% 0.96%
2073 -0.11% 0.99%
2072 -0.09% 1.01%
2071 -0.07% 1.02%
2070 -0.05% 1.05%
2069 -0.03% 1.06%
2068 -0.01% 1.12%
2067 0.006% 1.15%
2066 0.03% 1.15%
2065 0.04% 1.19%
2064 0.07% 1.23%
2063 0.09% 1.27%
2062 0.11% 1.29%
2061 0.13% 1.32%
2060 0.15% 1.34%
2059 0.17% 1.38%
2058 0.19% 1.41%
2057 0.21% 1.44%
2056 0.23% 1.49%
2055 0.25% 1.52%
2054 0.28% 1.53%
2053 0.29% 1.57%
2052 0.32% 1.59%
2051 0.34% 1.63%
2050 0.36% 1.66%
2049 0.38% 1.65%
2048 0.4% 1.67%
2047 0.43% 1.71%
2046 0.45% 1.74%
2045 0.48% 1.76%
2044 0.5% 1.79%
2043 0.52% 1.8%
2042 0.55% 1.84%
2041 0.57% 1.85%
2040 0.59% 1.88%
2039 0.62% 1.91%
2038 0.64% 1.97%
2037 0.67% 2%
2036 0.7% 2.06%
2035 0.72% 2.1%
2034 0.75% 2.14%
2033 0.77% 2.17%
2032 0.8% 2.2%
2031 0.83% 2.25%
2030 0.86% 2.28%
2029 0.9% 2.3%
2028 0.93% 2.34%
2027 0.98% 3.08%
2026 1.02% 3.2%
2025 1.08% 1.6%
2024 1.1% 0.81%
2023 1.11% 1.34%
2022 0.96% 2.74%
2021 0.97% 2.73%
2020 1.2% 2.72%
2019 1.73% 2.98%
2018 1.83% 3.55%
2017 1.48% 3.53%
2016 1.34% 3.09%
2015 1.13% 3.09%
2014 1% 2.75%
2013 0.91% 2.34%
2012 0.84% 2.16%
2011 0.75% 2.05%
2010 0.65% 2.45%
2009 0.62% 2.81%
2008 0.66% 2.62%
2007 0.73% 2.41%
2006 0.79% 2.34%
2005 0.89% 2.31%
2004 0.99% 2.21%
2003 1.07% 2.28%
2002 1.2% 2.5%
2001 1.38% 2.52%
2000 1.57% 2.53%
1999 1.74% 2.54%
1998 1.84% 2.55%
1997 1.87% 2.25%
1996 1.9% 2.27%
1995 1.96% 2.61%
1994 2% 2.55%
1993 2.04% 2.26%
1992 2.06% 2.03%
1991 2.13% 2.04%
1990 2.24% 2.06%
1989 2.27% 2.08%
1988 2.3% 2.09%
1987 2.31% 2.05%
1986 2.39% 1.92%
1985 2.47% 1.84%
1984 2.51% 2.29%
1983 2.52% 3.37%
1982 2.52% 3.97%
1981 2.52% 4.23%
1980 2.53% 4.3%
1979 2.53% 4.21%
1978 2.52% 4.03%
1977 2.5% 3.55%
1976 2.5% 3.59%
1975 2.52% 3.56%
1974 2.56% 4.07%
1973 2.62% 4.16%
1972 2.69% 3.49%
1971 2.49% 3.5%
1970 2.54% 3.51%
1969 2.83% 3.49%
1968 2.85% 3.48%
1967 2.87% 3.46%
1966 2.89% 3.44%
1965 2.91% 3.43%
1964 2.94% 3.4%
1963 2.94% 3.35%
1962 2.95% 3.29%
1961 2.96% 3.23%

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/sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Peru grew by 1.1%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Peru Sudan
Current population
35031596
53335233
Population rank 48/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.42% 0.64%
One net population change
1.41 minutes
1.29 minutes
One birth every
58.4 seconds
18.7 seconds
One death every
2.83 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,020 +1,113
Annual growth/decline +372,231 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate +1.1% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 95/197 116/197
One migration net change every
44.2 minutes
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change +11,931 +291,469
Net migration rank 41/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 1,837,219 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 39/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.4% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 90/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Peru
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Peru Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,931 - 291,469
2024 - 18,406 - -544,257
2023 353,788 24,783 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 327,859 33,982 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 235,440 41,868 1,293,817 31,664
2020 301,950 55,375 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 346,981 74,270 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 343,123 339,067 1,257,387 125,499
2017 349,333 114,382 1,208,046 441,623
2016 355,859 96,740 1,174,422 84,728
2015 362,781 2,421 1,145,259 66,476
2014 368,708 -50,383 1,097,962 92,504
2013 372,694 -95,214 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 376,501 -118,863 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 383,268 -148,339 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 382,510 -181,302 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 396,522 -219,314 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 413,640 -235,307 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 435,122 -236,745 992,819 -201,769
2006 445,884 -231,851 963,740 -211,387
2005 454,199 -221,652 907,017 -199,378
2004 459,617 -194,171 889,382 -185,392
2003 459,243 -181,276 898,226 -281,001
2002 463,709 -157,158 897,965 -180,603
2001 470,154 -129,481 880,284 -173,745
2000 484,222 -92,353 858,536 -165,030
1999 487,095 -55,325 835,840 -157,090
1998 489,436 -24,388 814,752 -150,271
1997 495,348 -32,515 802,245 -148,368
1996 501,855 -38,749 792,926 -310,221
1995 507,894 -46,499 780,700 -144,670
1994 512,735 -39,299 764,645 -144,324
1993 513,769 -51,775 743,249 -166,861
1992 514,618 -41,702 731,177 -271,093
1991 513,867 -61,645 714,612 -261,341
1990 515,233 -29,437 699,953 -254,825
1989 512,152 -33,569 683,743 -241,979
1988 508,429 -31,238 672,604 -235,213
1987 502,229 -34,651 658,416 -228,756
1986 496,712 -33,891 649,649 -245,968
1985 488,887 -13,887 583,382 -222,315
1984 477,968 -6,007 577,405 -219,755
1983 469,781 -4,243 570,198 -54,325
1982 461,107 -7,748 606,362 124,007
1981 453,158 -11,123 585,087 96,697
1980 445,100 -11,446 552,930 208,602
1979 439,110 -17,148 524,942 120,613
1978 432,127 -19,939 497,987 177,153
1977 425,428 -25,117 483,089 58,540
1976 420,284 -34,602 470,019 22,147
1975 414,400 -34,382 454,813 62,843
1974 408,299 -33,493 444,456 6,023
1973 400,752 -28,191 439,201 173,143
1972 396,960 -24,100 428,340 2,238
1971 391,506 -20,209 417,641 -3,577
1970 318,022 -15,653 401,013 4,479
1969 379,347 -12,776 385,712 2,476
1968 372,379 -13,389 370,917 2,776
1967 365,224 -13,837 356,599 4,508
1966 356,819 -13,166 342,118 2,813
1965 349,245 -12,470 327,799 6,367
1964 341,570 -12,129 315,166 4,505
1963 332,352 -10,040 302,132 4,263
1962 321,716 -9,051 287,317 4,387
1961 313,385 -7,063 272,562 3,904
1960 302,924 -7,236 262,235 2,194

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

GeoRank.org/population/peru/sudan | 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 Sudan 95.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,459,977 people) and 4.88% is from migration (a loss of 639,596 people).

As of 2024, 1,837,219 residents or 5.4% of the population were not native-born in Peru, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

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
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Khartoum North 936K
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K

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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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