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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Peru was 34,217,848 in 2024 vs 23,331,886 people in Taiwan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Peru's population is 35,031,596 people compared to 23,229,461 in Taiwan.

Population statistics:

  • Peru's population is 1.51 times bigger than Taiwan's.
  • Peru is ranked the 48th most populous country in the world, while Taiwan is the 60th.
  • The countries together account for 0.7% of the world: 0.42% for Peru vs 0.28% for Taiwan.
  • For the last 10 years, Peru has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs -0.03% in Taiwan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Peru has increased from 28.3M people to 35M (23.7% growth), while Taiwan has grown from 22.8M to 23.2M (1.78% growth).

Peru vs Taiwan: population by year and forecast

Peru
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Peru Taiwan
2100 38,452,509 10,150,338
2099 38,619,608 10,273,881
2098 38,784,430 10,399,680
2097 38,947,717 10,527,804
2096 39,108,849 10,657,536
2095 39,267,786 10,789,978
2094 39,423,479 10,925,075
2093 39,578,294 11,062,491
2092 39,729,309 11,202,670
2091 39,877,488 11,346,131
2090 40,022,659 11,494,369
2089 40,164,228 11,644,743
2088 40,303,304 11,799,177
2087 40,438,644 11,956,109
2086 40,569,419 12,116,149
2085 40,695,935 12,281,248
2084 40,817,705 12,451,872
2083 40,933,831 12,625,681
2082 41,045,559 12,803,442
2081 41,151,529 12,986,931
2080 41,252,019 13,174,137
2079 41,345,682 13,366,920
2078 41,433,298 13,564,788
2077 41,514,392 13,765,770
2076 41,589,064 13,969,802
2075 41,656,726 14,178,904
2074 41,717,426 14,391,331
2073 41,770,225 14,606,033
2072 41,815,673 14,824,987
2071 41,853,504 15,045,310
2070 41,883,997 15,266,143
2069 41,906,365 15,488,280
2068 41,920,235 15,714,125
2067 41,925,717 15,940,945
2066 41,923,100 16,167,553
2065 41,912,338 16,396,032
2064 41,893,671 16,625,600
2063 41,866,010 16,854,355
2062 41,830,096 17,084,600
2061 41,785,364 17,314,450
2060 41,732,163 17,541,998
2059 41,670,843 17,767,014
2058 41,601,084 17,988,239
2057 41,522,014 18,208,151
2056 41,434,774 18,423,453
2055 41,338,448 18,639,554
2054 41,233,873 18,853,384
2053 41,120,477 19,063,428
2052 40,999,698 19,270,076
2051 40,870,773 19,474,323
2050 40,733,304 19,677,203
2049 40,588,072 19,878,438
2048 40,434,856 20,073,645
2047 40,272,431 20,267,326
2046 40,100,751 20,454,154
2045 39,920,558 20,640,565
2044 39,731,027 20,819,477
2043 39,534,093 20,995,111
2042 39,328,332 21,166,213
2041 39,114,174 21,331,710
2040 38,892,211 21,491,361
2039 38,662,243 21,645,911
2038 38,424,592 21,794,529
2037 38,178,789 21,939,617
2036 37,924,438 22,077,701
2035 37,662,565 22,211,115
2034 37,392,354 22,340,809
2033 37,114,776 22,463,465
2032 36,830,488 22,582,449
2031 36,538,688 22,698,460
2030 36,238,199 22,809,605
2029 35,929,085 22,916,803
2028 35,609,999 23,022,058
2027 35,280,410 23,127,410
2026 34,939,340 23,229,461
2025 34,585,730 23,331,886
2024 34,217,848 23,410,331
2023 33,845,617 23,342,541
2022 33,475,438 23,319,977
2021 33,155,882 23,468,275
2020 32,838,579 23,582,179
2019 32,449,303 23,596,027
2018 31,897,584 23,580,080
2017 31,324,637 23,555,522
2016 30,866,494 23,515,945
2015 30,457,600 23,462,914
2014 30,115,826 23,403,635
2013 29,817,919 23,344,670
2012 29,550,366 23,270,367
2011 29,304,086 23,193,518
2010 29,086,019 23,140,948
2009 28,896,811 23,078,402
2008 28,719,041 22,997,696
2007 28,530,699 22,917,444
2006 28,324,491 22,823,455
2005 28,101,180 22,729,753
2004 27,852,190 22,646,836
2003 27,580,490 22,562,663
2002 27,288,217 22,463,172
2001 26,964,601 22,341,120
2000 26,598,331 22,184,530
1999 26,186,504 22,010,489
1998 25,738,095 21,835,703
1997 25,274,147 21,634,124
1996 24,811,171 21,441,432
1995 24,348,919 21,267,653
1994 23,881,493 21,086,645
1993 23,413,783 20,899,019
1992 22,946,340 20,704,227
1991 22,483,775 20,503,568
1990 22,014,771 20,278,946
1989 21,532,589 20,055,492
1988 21,054,702 19,839,704
1987 20,582,320 19,617,046
1986 20,117,122 19,411,454
1985 19,648,204 19,191,510
1984 19,174,716 18,929,866
1983 18,705,957 18,653,146
1982 18,246,503 18,354,855
1981 17,798,805 18,029,982
1980 17,360,949 17,704,538
1979 16,933,139 17,372,779
1978 16,516,059 17,042,272
1977 16,109,806 16,730,895
1976 15,716,809 16,401,413
1975 15,333,957 16,075,128
1974 14,956,552 15,784,817
1973 14,582,867 15,505,121
1972 14,210,147 15,220,495
1971 13,838,067 14,913,564
1970 13,501,237 14,582,944
1969 13,166,767 14,068,984
1968 12,803,993 13,548,537
1967 12,448,814 13,210,344
1966 12,101,297 12,874,153
1965 11,761,085 12,511,863
1964 11,427,978 12,137,143
1963 11,102,099 11,762,101
1962 10,784,612 11,392,513
1961 10,475,123 11,030,385
1960 10,174,127 10,667,705

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/peru/taiwan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Peru increased by 2,542,003 people (a 8.97% growth), while Taiwan gained 692,490 people (a 3.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Peru gained 4,165,102 people (a 13.5% growth), while Taiwan's population decreased by 286,484 people (a 1.22% decline).

Peru was ranked 40th most populous country in 2006 and is 48th in 2026. Taiwan was ranked 49th in 2006 and ranked 60th 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 Taiwan will decrease by 15.3% to 19,677,203 people and rank change from 60th to 76th.

Peru is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 41.9M people, while Taiwan's population already peaked in 2019 at 23.6M people and is projected to decrease to 10.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Peru
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Peru Taiwan
2100 -0.43% -1.2%
2099 -0.42% -1.21%
2098 -0.42% -1.22%
2097 -0.41% -1.22%
2096 -0.4% -1.23%
2095 -0.39% -1.24%
2094 -0.39% -1.24%
2093 -0.38% -1.25%
2092 -0.37% -1.26%
2091 -0.36% -1.29%
2090 -0.35% -1.29%
2089 -0.35% -1.31%
2088 -0.33% -1.31%
2087 -0.32% -1.32%
2086 -0.31% -1.34%
2085 -0.3% -1.37%
2084 -0.28% -1.38%
2083 -0.27% -1.39%
2082 -0.26% -1.41%
2081 -0.24% -1.42%
2080 -0.23% -1.44%
2079 -0.21% -1.46%
2078 -0.2% -1.46%
2077 -0.18% -1.46%
2076 -0.16% -1.47%
2075 -0.15% -1.48%
2074 -0.13% -1.47%
2073 -0.11% -1.48%
2072 -0.09% -1.46%
2071 -0.07% -1.45%
2070 -0.05% -1.43%
2069 -0.03% -1.44%
2068 -0.01% -1.42%
2067 0.006% -1.4%
2066 0.03% -1.39%
2065 0.04% -1.38%
2064 0.07% -1.36%
2063 0.09% -1.35%
2062 0.11% -1.33%
2061 0.13% -1.3%
2060 0.15% -1.27%
2059 0.17% -1.23%
2058 0.19% -1.21%
2057 0.21% -1.17%
2056 0.23% -1.16%
2055 0.25% -1.13%
2054 0.28% -1.1%
2053 0.29% -1.07%
2052 0.32% -1.05%
2051 0.34% -1.03%
2050 0.36% -1.01%
2049 0.38% -0.97%
2048 0.4% -0.96%
2047 0.43% -0.91%
2046 0.45% -0.9%
2045 0.48% -0.86%
2044 0.5% -0.84%
2043 0.52% -0.81%
2042 0.55% -0.78%
2041 0.57% -0.74%
2040 0.59% -0.71%
2039 0.62% -0.68%
2038 0.64% -0.66%
2037 0.67% -0.63%
2036 0.7% -0.6%
2035 0.72% -0.58%
2034 0.75% -0.55%
2033 0.77% -0.53%
2032 0.8% -0.51%
2031 0.83% -0.49%
2030 0.86% -0.47%
2029 0.9% -0.46%
2028 0.93% -0.46%
2027 0.98% -0.44%
2026 1.02% -0.44%
2025 1.08% -0.34%
2024 1.1% 0.29%
2023 1.11% 0.1%
2022 0.96% -0.63%
2021 0.97% -0.48%
2020 1.2% -0.06%
2019 1.73% 0.07%
2018 1.83% 0.1%
2017 1.48% 0.17%
2016 1.34% 0.23%
2015 1.13% 0.25%
2014 1% 0.25%
2013 0.91% 0.32%
2012 0.84% 0.33%
2011 0.75% 0.23%
2010 0.65% 0.27%
2009 0.62% 0.35%
2008 0.66% 0.35%
2007 0.73% 0.41%
2006 0.79% 0.41%
2005 0.89% 0.37%
2004 0.99% 0.37%
2003 1.07% 0.44%
2002 1.2% 0.55%
2001 1.38% 0.71%
2000 1.57% 0.79%
1999 1.74% 0.8%
1998 1.84% 0.93%
1997 1.87% 0.9%
1996 1.9% 0.82%
1995 1.96% 0.86%
1994 2% 0.9%
1993 2.04% 0.94%
1992 2.06% 0.98%
1991 2.13% 1.11%
1990 2.24% 1.11%
1989 2.27% 1.09%
1988 2.3% 1.14%
1987 2.31% 1.06%
1986 2.39% 1.15%
1985 2.47% 1.38%
1984 2.51% 1.48%
1983 2.52% 1.63%
1982 2.52% 1.8%
1981 2.52% 1.84%
1980 2.53% 1.91%
1979 2.53% 1.94%
1978 2.52% 1.86%
1977 2.5% 2.01%
1976 2.5% 2.03%
1975 2.52% 1.84%
1974 2.56% 1.8%
1973 2.62% 1.87%
1972 2.69% 2.06%
1971 2.49% 2.27%
1970 2.54% 3.65%
1969 2.83% 3.84%
1968 2.85% 2.56%
1967 2.87% 2.61%
1966 2.89% 2.9%
1965 2.91% 3.09%
1964 2.94% 3.19%
1963 2.94% 3.24%
1962 2.95% 3.28%
1961 2.96% 3.4%
1960 - 3.69%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/peru/taiwan | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Peru grew by 1.1%, while Taiwan's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Peru Taiwan
Current population
35031596
23229461
Population rank 48/197 60/197
Percent of world population 0.42% 0.28%
One net population change
1.41 minutes
6.72 minutes
One birth every
58.4 seconds
3.9 minutes
One death every
2.83 minutes
2.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,020 -215
Annual growth/decline +372,231 -78,445
Annual growth/decline rate +1.1% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 95/197 180/197
One migration net change every
44.2 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change +11,931 +47,029
Net migration rank 41/196 23/196
Foreign-born residents 1,837,219 n/a
Foreign-born residents rank 39/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.4% n/a
Foreign-born share rank 90/195

Natural population change vs migration

Peru
Natural

Migration
Taiwan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Peru Taiwan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,931 - -
2024 - 18,406 -67,188 47,029
2023 353,788 24,783 -69,794 225,599
2022 327,859 33,982 -68,327 -42,430
2021 235,440 41,868 -30,039 -156,010
2020 301,950 55,375 -7,782 -33,978
2019 346,981 74,270 1,416 12,718
2018 343,123 339,067 8,725 8,888
2017 349,333 114,382 22,613 8,809
2016 355,859 96,740 35,980 11,707
2015 362,781 2,421 49,741 8,581
2014 368,708 -50,383 - -
2013 372,694 -95,214 - -
2012 376,501 -118,863 - -
2011 383,268 -148,339 43,836 19,077
2010 382,510 -181,302 - -
2009 396,522 -219,314 - -
2008 413,640 -235,307 - -
2007 435,122 -236,745 - -
2006 445,884 -231,851 - -
2005 454,199 -221,652 - -
2004 459,617 -194,171 - -
2003 459,243 -181,276 - -
2002 463,709 -157,158 - -
2001 470,154 -129,481 132,707 -3,811
2000 484,222 -92,353 - -
1999 487,095 -55,325 - -
1998 489,436 -24,388 - -
1997 495,348 -32,515 - -
1996 501,855 -38,749 - -
1995 507,894 -46,499 - -
1994 512,735 -39,299 - -
1993 513,769 -51,775 - -
1992 514,618 -41,702 - -
1991 513,867 -61,645 215,698 -12,128
1990 515,233 -29,437 - -
1989 512,152 -33,569 - -
1988 508,429 -31,238 - -
1987 502,229 -34,651 - -
1986 496,712 -33,891 - -
1985 488,887 -13,887 - -
1984 477,968 -6,007 - -
1983 469,781 -4,243 - -
1982 461,107 -7,748 - -
1981 453,158 -11,123 326,883 4,508
1980 445,100 -11,446 - -
1979 439,110 -17,148 - -
1978 432,127 -19,939 - -
1977 425,428 -25,117 - -
1976 420,284 -34,602 - -
1975 414,400 -34,382 - -
1974 408,299 -33,493 - -
1973 400,752 -28,191 - -
1972 396,960 -24,100 - -
1971 391,506 -20,209 - -
1970 318,022 -15,653 - -
1969 379,347 -12,776 - -
1968 372,379 -13,389 - -
1967 365,224 -13,837 - -
1966 356,819 -13,166 346,958 18,774
1965 349,245 -12,470 - -
1964 341,570 -12,129 - -
1963 332,352 -10,040 - -
1962 321,716 -9,051 - -
1961 313,385 -7,063 - -
1960 302,924 -7,236 - -

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); National Statistics, Taiwan (1966–2024, retrieved 2026-02-09).

GeoRank.org/population/peru/taiwan | 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 Taiwan 56.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 57,467 people) and 43.3% is from migration (a gain of 43,884 people).

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
Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.05M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.72M
Taipei 2.44M
Taoyuan 2.35M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 455K
Keelung 360K
Chiayi 261K
Changhua 221K

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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); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); 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. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  6. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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