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

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The latest officially reported population of Peru was 34,576,665 in 2025 vs 23,331,886 people in Taiwan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Peru's population is 35,105,331 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 35.1M (23.9% 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 38,442,430 10,150,338
2099 38,609,486 10,273,881
2098 38,774,265 10,399,680
2097 38,937,509 10,527,804
2096 39,098,598 10,657,536
2095 39,257,494 10,789,978
2094 39,413,146 10,925,075
2093 39,567,920 11,062,491
2092 39,718,895 11,202,670
2091 39,867,036 11,346,131
2090 40,012,169 11,494,369
2089 40,153,701 11,644,743
2088 40,292,740 11,799,177
2087 40,428,045 11,956,109
2086 40,558,786 12,116,149
2085 40,685,268 12,281,248
2084 40,807,007 12,451,872
2083 40,923,102 12,625,681
2082 41,034,801 12,803,442
2081 41,140,743 12,986,931
2080 41,241,207 13,174,137
2079 41,334,845 13,366,920
2078 41,422,439 13,564,788
2077 41,503,511 13,765,770
2076 41,578,164 13,969,802
2075 41,645,808 14,178,904
2074 41,706,491 14,391,331
2073 41,759,277 14,606,033
2072 41,804,713 14,824,987
2071 41,842,534 15,045,310
2070 41,873,019 15,266,143
2069 41,895,381 15,488,280
2068 41,909,248 15,714,125
2067 41,914,729 15,940,945
2066 41,912,112 16,167,553
2065 41,901,353 16,396,032
2064 41,882,691 16,625,600
2063 41,855,037 16,854,355
2062 41,819,132 17,084,600
2061 41,774,412 17,314,450
2060 41,721,225 17,541,998
2059 41,659,921 17,767,014
2058 41,590,180 17,988,239
2057 41,511,131 18,208,151
2056 41,423,914 18,423,453
2055 41,327,613 18,639,554
2054 41,223,066 18,853,384
2053 41,109,699 19,063,428
2052 40,988,952 19,270,076
2051 40,860,060 19,474,323
2050 40,722,627 19,677,203
2049 40,577,434 19,878,438
2048 40,424,258 20,073,645
2047 40,261,875 20,267,326
2046 40,090,240 20,454,154
2045 39,910,095 20,640,565
2044 39,720,613 20,819,477
2043 39,523,731 20,995,111
2042 39,318,023 21,166,213
2041 39,103,923 21,331,710
2040 38,882,017 21,491,361
2039 38,652,110 21,645,911
2038 38,414,521 21,794,529
2037 38,168,782 21,939,617
2036 37,914,498 22,077,701
2035 37,652,693 22,211,115
2034 37,382,554 22,340,809
2033 37,105,048 22,463,465
2032 36,820,835 22,582,449
2031 36,529,111 22,698,460
2030 36,228,701 22,809,605
2029 35,919,668 22,916,803
2028 35,600,666 23,022,058
2027 35,271,163 23,127,410
2026 34,930,183 23,229,461
2025 34,576,665 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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 4,238,837 people (a 13.7% 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% to 40,722,627 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 1.05% -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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Peru grew by 1.05%, while Taiwan's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Peru Taiwan
Current population
35105331
23229461
Population rank 48/197 60/197
Percent of world population 0.42% 0.28%
One net population change
1.47 minutes
6.72 minutes
One birth every
58.5 seconds
3.9 minutes
One death every
2.75 minutes
2.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +983 -215
Annual growth/decline +358,817 -78,445
Annual growth/decline rate +1.05% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 97/197 178/197
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 347,517 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 2026-07-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1966–2024, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 80.6% of the population change in Peru is from natural causes (a gain of 3,324,631 people) and 19.4% is from migration (a gain of 801,294 people). In Taiwan 57.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 124,655 people) and 42.2% is from migration (a gain of 90,913 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 4.04M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.71M
Taipei 2.43M
Taoyuan 2.36M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 456K
Keelung 359K
Chiayi 262K
Zhubei 221K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  6. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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