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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Peru was 34,217,848 in 2024 vs 71,668,011 people in Thailand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Peru's population is 35,031,596 people compared to 71,571,743 in Thailand.

Population statistics:

  • Thailand's population is 2.04 times bigger than Peru's.
  • Peru is ranked the 48th most populous country in the world, while Thailand is the 21st.
  • The countries together account for 1.29% of the world: 0.42% for Peru vs 0.86% for Thailand.
  • For the last 10 years, Peru has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +0.23% in Thailand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Peru has increased from 28.3M people to 35M (23.7% growth), while Thailand has grown from 66.6M to 71.6M (7.52% growth).

Peru vs Thailand: population by year and forecast

Peru
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Peru Thailand
2100 38,452,509 45,712,111
2099 38,619,608 46,056,854
2098 38,784,430 46,406,925
2097 38,947,717 46,761,683
2096 39,108,849 47,122,446
2095 39,267,786 47,487,866
2094 39,423,479 47,857,414
2093 39,578,294 48,230,566
2092 39,729,309 48,609,149
2091 39,877,488 48,988,448
2090 40,022,659 49,372,024
2089 40,164,228 49,760,635
2088 40,303,304 50,146,313
2087 40,438,644 50,536,233
2086 40,569,419 50,929,394
2085 40,695,935 51,326,092
2084 40,817,705 51,728,619
2083 40,933,831 52,131,789
2082 41,045,559 52,537,598
2081 41,151,529 52,942,608
2080 41,252,019 53,352,029
2079 41,345,682 53,766,821
2078 41,433,298 54,181,891
2077 41,514,392 54,599,508
2076 41,589,064 55,019,721
2075 41,656,726 55,442,571
2074 41,717,426 55,872,412
2073 41,770,225 56,304,891
2072 41,815,673 56,739,842
2071 41,853,504 57,177,118
2070 41,883,997 57,621,370
2069 41,906,365 58,066,637
2068 41,920,235 58,516,959
2067 41,925,717 58,967,738
2066 41,923,100 59,418,676
2065 41,912,338 59,878,082
2064 41,893,671 60,336,709
2063 41,866,010 60,797,201
2062 41,830,096 61,262,000
2061 41,785,364 61,724,999
2060 41,732,163 62,192,387
2059 41,670,843 62,656,203
2058 41,601,084 63,118,413
2057 41,522,014 63,577,864
2056 41,434,774 64,032,675
2055 41,338,448 64,478,337
2054 41,233,873 64,917,436
2053 41,120,477 65,343,383
2052 40,999,698 65,763,356
2051 40,870,773 66,167,939
2050 40,733,304 66,558,274
2049 40,588,072 66,936,876
2048 40,434,856 67,296,897
2047 40,272,431 67,641,907
2046 40,100,751 67,972,603
2045 39,920,558 68,287,399
2044 39,731,027 68,585,177
2043 39,534,093 68,870,333
2042 39,328,332 69,139,548
2041 39,114,174 69,396,419
2040 38,892,211 69,632,464
2039 38,662,243 69,854,146
2038 38,424,592 70,062,543
2037 38,178,789 70,256,027
2036 37,924,438 70,435,348
2035 37,662,565 70,604,705
2034 37,392,354 70,756,791
2033 37,114,776 70,897,217
2032 36,830,488 71,025,384
2031 36,538,688 71,140,609
2030 36,238,199 71,247,320
2029 35,929,085 71,342,891
2028 35,609,999 71,428,869
2027 35,280,410 71,505,168
2026 34,939,340 71,571,743
2025 34,585,730 71,625,629
2024 34,217,848 71,668,011
2023 33,845,617 71,702,435
2022 33,475,438 71,735,329
2021 33,155,882 71,727,332
2020 32,838,579 71,641,484
2019 32,449,303 71,522,271
2018 31,897,584 71,376,079
2017 31,324,637 71,160,187
2016 30,866,494 70,859,841
2015 30,457,600 70,540,795
2014 30,115,826 70,216,367
2013 29,817,919 69,845,114
2012 29,550,366 69,436,098
2011 29,304,086 69,007,208
2010 29,086,019 68,579,447
2009 28,896,811 68,121,080
2008 28,719,041 67,619,830
2007 28,530,699 67,102,394
2006 28,324,491 66,567,687
2005 28,101,180 66,017,420
2004 27,852,190 65,452,047
2003 27,580,490 64,868,166
2002 27,288,217 64,266,437
2001 26,964,601 63,651,141
2000 26,598,331 63,007,815
1999 26,186,504 62,299,043
1998 25,738,095 61,522,630
1997 25,274,147 60,724,584
1996 24,811,171 59,920,064
1995 24,348,919 59,098,232
1994 23,881,493 58,260,854
1993 23,413,783 57,408,198
1992 22,946,340 56,528,834
1991 22,483,775 55,637,434
1990 22,014,771 54,738,329
1989 21,532,589 53,848,956
1988 21,054,702 52,969,595
1987 20,582,320 52,074,105
1986 20,117,122 51,177,834
1985 19,648,204 50,270,753
1984 19,174,716 49,351,708
1983 18,705,957 48,423,309
1982 18,246,503 47,494,577
1981 17,798,805 46,575,855
1980 17,360,949 45,650,022
1979 16,933,139 44,718,434
1978 16,516,059 43,788,976
1977 16,109,806 42,843,974
1976 15,716,809 41,896,504
1975 15,333,957 40,940,005
1974 14,956,552 39,952,891
1973 14,582,867 38,947,787
1972 14,210,147 37,933,929
1971 13,838,067 36,937,387
1970 13,501,237 35,954,408
1969 13,166,767 34,973,782
1968 12,803,993 34,002,560
1967 12,448,814 33,037,801
1966 12,101,297 32,086,071
1965 11,761,085 31,149,337
1964 11,427,978 30,232,141
1963 11,102,099 29,342,322
1962 10,784,612 28,481,040
1961 10,475,123 27,650,334
1960 10,174,127 26,851,747

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/thailand | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Peru increased by 2,542,003 people (a 8.97% growth), while Thailand gained 4,292,154 people (a 6.45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Peru gained 4,165,102 people (a 13.5% growth), while Thailand's population increased by 711,902 people (a 1% growth).

Peru was ranked 40th most populous country in 2006 and is 48th in 2026. Thailand was ranked 19th in 2006 and ranked 21st 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 Thailand will decrease by 7% to 66,558,274 people and rank change from 21st to 31st.

Peru is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 41.9M people, while Thailand's population already peaked in 2022 at 71.7M people and is projected to decrease to 45.7M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Peru
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Peru Thailand
2100 -0.43% -0.75%
2099 -0.42% -0.75%
2098 -0.42% -0.76%
2097 -0.41% -0.77%
2096 -0.4% -0.77%
2095 -0.39% -0.77%
2094 -0.39% -0.77%
2093 -0.38% -0.78%
2092 -0.37% -0.77%
2091 -0.36% -0.78%
2090 -0.35% -0.78%
2089 -0.35% -0.77%
2088 -0.33% -0.77%
2087 -0.32% -0.77%
2086 -0.31% -0.77%
2085 -0.3% -0.78%
2084 -0.28% -0.77%
2083 -0.27% -0.77%
2082 -0.26% -0.76%
2081 -0.24% -0.77%
2080 -0.23% -0.77%
2079 -0.21% -0.77%
2078 -0.2% -0.76%
2077 -0.18% -0.76%
2076 -0.16% -0.76%
2075 -0.15% -0.77%
2074 -0.13% -0.77%
2073 -0.11% -0.77%
2072 -0.09% -0.76%
2071 -0.07% -0.77%
2070 -0.05% -0.77%
2069 -0.03% -0.77%
2068 -0.01% -0.76%
2067 0.006% -0.76%
2066 0.03% -0.77%
2065 0.04% -0.76%
2064 0.07% -0.76%
2063 0.09% -0.76%
2062 0.11% -0.75%
2061 0.13% -0.75%
2060 0.15% -0.74%
2059 0.17% -0.73%
2058 0.19% -0.72%
2057 0.21% -0.71%
2056 0.23% -0.69%
2055 0.25% -0.68%
2054 0.28% -0.65%
2053 0.29% -0.64%
2052 0.32% -0.61%
2051 0.34% -0.59%
2050 0.36% -0.57%
2049 0.38% -0.53%
2048 0.4% -0.51%
2047 0.43% -0.49%
2046 0.45% -0.46%
2045 0.48% -0.43%
2044 0.5% -0.41%
2043 0.52% -0.39%
2042 0.55% -0.37%
2041 0.57% -0.34%
2040 0.59% -0.32%
2039 0.62% -0.3%
2038 0.64% -0.28%
2037 0.67% -0.25%
2036 0.7% -0.24%
2035 0.72% -0.21%
2034 0.75% -0.2%
2033 0.77% -0.18%
2032 0.8% -0.16%
2031 0.83% -0.15%
2030 0.86% -0.13%
2029 0.9% -0.12%
2028 0.93% -0.11%
2027 0.98% -0.09%
2026 1.02% -0.08%
2025 1.08% -0.06%
2024 1.1% -0.05%
2023 1.11% -0.05%
2022 0.96% 0.01%
2021 0.97% 0.12%
2020 1.2% 0.17%
2019 1.73% 0.2%
2018 1.83% 0.3%
2017 1.48% 0.42%
2016 1.34% 0.45%
2015 1.13% 0.46%
2014 1% 0.53%
2013 0.91% 0.59%
2012 0.84% 0.62%
2011 0.75% 0.62%
2010 0.65% 0.67%
2009 0.62% 0.74%
2008 0.66% 0.77%
2007 0.73% 0.8%
2006 0.79% 0.83%
2005 0.89% 0.86%
2004 0.99% 0.9%
2003 1.07% 0.94%
2002 1.2% 0.97%
2001 1.38% 1.02%
2000 1.57% 1.14%
1999 1.74% 1.26%
1998 1.84% 1.31%
1997 1.87% 1.34%
1996 1.9% 1.39%
1995 1.96% 1.44%
1994 2% 1.49%
1993 2.04% 1.56%
1992 2.06% 1.6%
1991 2.13% 1.64%
1990 2.24% 1.65%
1989 2.27% 1.66%
1988 2.3% 1.72%
1987 2.31% 1.75%
1986 2.39% 1.8%
1985 2.47% 1.86%
1984 2.51% 1.92%
1983 2.52% 1.96%
1982 2.52% 1.97%
1981 2.52% 2.03%
1980 2.53% 2.08%
1979 2.53% 2.12%
1978 2.52% 2.21%
1977 2.5% 2.26%
1976 2.5% 2.34%
1975 2.52% 2.47%
1974 2.56% 2.58%
1973 2.62% 2.67%
1972 2.69% 2.7%
1971 2.49% 2.73%
1970 2.54% 2.8%
1969 2.83% 2.86%
1968 2.85% 2.92%
1967 2.87% 2.97%
1966 2.89% 3.01%
1965 2.91% 3.03%
1964 2.94% 3.03%
1963 2.94% 3.02%
1962 2.95% 3%
1961 2.96% 2.97%

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

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In 2024, the population of Peru grew by 1.1%, while Thailand's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Peru Thailand
Current population
35031596
71571743
Population rank 48/197 21/197
Percent of world population 0.42% 0.86%
One net population change
1.41 minutes
15.3 minutes
One birth every
58.4 seconds
53.3 seconds
One death every
2.83 minutes
49.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,020 -94
Annual growth/decline +372,231 -34,424
Annual growth/decline rate +1.1% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 95/197 168/197
One migration net change every
44.2 minutes
19.2 minutes
Annual migration change +11,931 +27,509
Net migration rank 41/196 30/196
Foreign-born residents 1,837,219 3,179,399
Foreign-born residents rank 39/195 21/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.4% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 90/195 100/195

Natural population change vs migration

Peru
Natural

Migration
Thailand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Peru Thailand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,931 - 27,509
2024 - 18,406 - 23,321
2023 353,788 24,783 -46,105 19,648
2022 327,859 33,982 -61,046 21,683
2021 235,440 41,868 57,382 -2,093
2020 301,950 55,375 84,107 32,277
2019 346,981 74,270 116,867 5,221
2018 343,123 339,067 159,383 10,984
2017 349,333 114,382 194,695 66,805
2016 355,859 96,740 226,255 112,978
2015 362,781 2,421 266,362 32,500
2014 368,708 -50,383 294,628 55,358
2013 372,694 -95,214 325,059 67,452
2012 376,501 -118,863 351,485 74,033
2011 383,268 -148,339 365,670 66,607
2010 382,510 -181,302 370,466 52,791
2009 396,522 -219,314 382,636 110,883
2008 413,640 -235,307 401,730 107,333
2007 435,122 -236,745 425,362 100,486
2006 445,884 -231,851 441,211 102,362
2005 454,199 -221,652 456,378 100,542
2004 459,617 -194,171 466,542 107,199
2003 459,243 -181,276 488,003 105,917
2002 463,709 -157,158 504,299 105,215
2001 470,154 -129,481 524,230 96,817
2000 484,222 -92,353 543,884 121,640
1999 487,095 -55,325 578,073 173,924
1998 489,436 -24,388 617,318 183,471
1997 495,348 -32,515 644,834 150,411
1996 501,855 -38,749 661,397 152,397
1995 507,894 -46,499 682,703 147,226
1994 512,735 -39,299 712,589 132,271
1993 513,769 -51,775 737,696 122,746
1992 514,618 -41,702 754,999 143,318
1991 513,867 -61,645 760,508 124,034
1990 515,233 -29,437 760,808 152,916
1989 512,152 -33,569 774,563 90,497
1988 508,429 -31,238 765,252 128,469
1987 502,229 -34,651 774,498 122,791
1986 496,712 -33,891 783,430 111,820
1985 488,887 -13,887 776,935 141,963
1984 477,968 -6,007 779,856 139,345
1983 469,781 -4,243 794,239 143,393
1982 461,107 -7,748 817,951 101,885
1981 453,158 -11,123 839,297 78,337
1980 445,100 -11,446 845,575 88,478
1979 439,110 -17,148 843,434 85,693
1978 432,127 -19,939 847,799 82,011
1977 425,428 -25,117 871,232 88,937
1976 420,284 -34,602 894,072 40,656
1975 414,400 -34,382 911,980 66,306
1974 408,299 -33,493 923,151 72,801
1973 400,752 -28,191 933,540 80,704
1972 396,960 -24,100 940,420 73,082
1971 391,506 -20,209 936,215 43,400
1970 318,022 -15,653 937,116 49,221
1969 379,347 -12,776 948,314 26,551
1968 372,379 -13,389 953,806 13,718
1967 365,224 -13,837 944,980 17,005
1966 356,819 -13,166 929,469 12,016
1965 349,245 -12,470 909,000 22,995
1964 341,570 -12,129 885,137 17,249
1963 332,352 -10,040 860,728 16,494
1962 321,716 -9,051 828,741 16,605
1961 313,385 -7,063 801,140 14,968
1960 302,924 -7,236 774,190 6,886

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

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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 Thailand 78.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,292,528 people) and 21.6% is from migration (a gain of 355,361 people).

As of 2024, 1,837,219 residents or 5.4% of the population were not native-born in Peru, compared to 3,179,399 people or 4.4% in Thailand.

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
Thailand
City Population
Bangkok 5.68M
Chiang Mai 1.2M
Nonthaburi 256K
Pak Kret 190K
Hat Yai 159K
Nakhon Ratchasima 134K
Chaophraya Surasak 133K
Surat Thani 131K
Udon Thani 130K
Klaeng 130K

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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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