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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Peru was 34,217,848 in 2024 vs 12,277,109 people in Tunisia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Peru's population is 35,031,596 people compared to 12,437,803 in Tunisia.

Population statistics:

  • Peru's population is 2.82 times bigger than Tunisia's.
  • Peru is ranked the 48th most populous country in the world, while Tunisia is the 81st.
  • The countries together account for 0.57% of the world: 0.42% for Peru vs 0.15% for Tunisia.
  • For the last 10 years, Peru has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +0.89% in Tunisia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Peru has increased from 28.3M people to 35M (23.7% growth), while Tunisia has grown from 10.3M to 12.4M (20.2% growth).

Peru vs Tunisia: population by year and forecast

Peru
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Peru Tunisia
2100 38,452,509 10,722,837
2099 38,619,608 10,798,417
2098 38,784,430 10,872,527
2097 38,947,717 10,944,510
2096 39,108,849 11,017,262
2095 39,267,786 11,088,773
2094 39,423,479 11,159,761
2093 39,578,294 11,228,741
2092 39,729,309 11,296,441
2091 39,877,488 11,362,922
2090 40,022,659 11,428,150
2089 40,164,228 11,492,395
2088 40,303,304 11,554,451
2087 40,438,644 11,616,399
2086 40,569,419 11,677,706
2085 40,695,935 11,736,824
2084 40,817,705 11,795,185
2083 40,933,831 11,853,617
2082 41,045,559 11,911,196
2081 41,151,529 11,966,771
2080 41,252,019 12,023,486
2079 41,345,682 12,080,879
2078 41,433,298 12,138,513
2077 41,514,392 12,194,072
2076 41,589,064 12,247,445
2075 41,656,726 12,301,960
2074 41,717,426 12,355,470
2073 41,770,225 12,410,281
2072 41,815,673 12,463,568
2071 41,853,504 12,517,952
2070 41,883,997 12,571,557
2069 41,906,365 12,625,027
2068 41,920,235 12,677,388
2067 41,925,717 12,728,611
2066 41,923,100 12,778,160
2065 41,912,338 12,827,417
2064 41,893,671 12,873,288
2063 41,866,010 12,917,720
2062 41,830,096 12,960,075
2061 41,785,364 12,999,502
2060 41,732,163 13,037,172
2059 41,670,843 13,069,268
2058 41,601,084 13,098,461
2057 41,522,014 13,124,682
2056 41,434,774 13,147,057
2055 41,338,448 13,164,337
2054 41,233,873 13,177,456
2053 41,120,477 13,184,564
2052 40,999,698 13,188,052
2051 40,870,773 13,187,435
2050 40,733,304 13,181,992
2049 40,588,072 13,173,401
2048 40,434,856 13,160,968
2047 40,272,431 13,144,429
2046 40,100,751 13,125,908
2045 39,920,558 13,104,999
2044 39,731,027 13,081,801
2043 39,534,093 13,057,259
2042 39,328,332 13,031,516
2041 39,114,174 13,006,019
2040 38,892,211 12,979,703
2039 38,662,243 12,952,741
2038 38,424,592 12,925,306
2037 38,178,789 12,896,316
2036 37,924,438 12,865,989
2035 37,662,565 12,835,689
2034 37,392,354 12,803,284
2033 37,114,776 12,766,519
2032 36,830,488 12,728,299
2031 36,538,688 12,687,827
2030 36,238,199 12,644,489
2029 35,929,085 12,596,686
2028 35,609,999 12,542,752
2027 35,280,410 12,484,560
2026 34,939,340 12,420,467
2025 34,585,730 12,351,028
2024 34,217,848 12,277,109
2023 33,845,617 12,200,431
2022 33,475,438 12,119,334
2021 33,155,882 12,048,622
2020 32,838,579 11,974,057
2019 32,449,303 11,875,081
2018 31,897,584 11,765,514
2017 31,324,637 11,650,498
2016 30,866,494 11,528,674
2015 30,457,600 11,402,264
2014 30,115,826 11,274,288
2013 29,817,919 11,141,361
2012 29,550,366 11,009,647
2011 29,304,086 10,886,035
2010 29,086,019 10,765,980
2009 28,896,811 10,650,681
2008 28,719,041 10,542,635
2007 28,530,699 10,441,702
2006 28,324,491 10,346,410
2005 28,101,180 10,255,472
2004 27,852,190 10,166,163
2003 27,580,490 10,071,632
2002 27,288,217 9,971,515
2001 26,964,601 9,869,677
2000 26,598,331 9,764,935
1999 26,186,504 9,655,963
1998 25,738,095 9,541,667
1997 25,274,147 9,421,270
1996 24,811,171 9,294,432
1995 24,348,919 9,161,258
1994 23,881,493 9,018,448
1993 23,413,783 8,857,910
1992 22,946,340 8,682,512
1991 22,483,775 8,501,827
1990 22,014,771 8,324,509
1989 21,532,589 8,151,660
1988 21,054,702 7,974,440
1987 20,582,320 7,789,987
1986 20,117,122 7,600,301
1985 19,648,204 7,409,903
1984 19,174,716 7,220,044
1983 18,705,957 7,053,800
1982 18,246,503 6,908,642
1981 17,798,805 6,758,284
1980 17,360,949 6,606,195
1979 16,933,139 6,456,419
1978 16,516,059 6,309,390
1977 16,109,806 6,155,931
1976 15,716,809 5,996,994
1975 15,333,957 5,839,262
1974 14,956,552 5,684,674
1973 14,582,867 5,537,242
1972 14,210,147 5,396,557
1971 13,838,067 5,261,658
1970 13,501,237 5,131,396
1969 13,166,767 5,004,697
1968 12,803,993 4,879,899
1967 12,448,814 4,760,970
1966 12,101,297 4,652,287
1965 11,761,085 4,561,385
1964 11,427,978 4,489,869
1963 11,102,099 4,427,131
1962 10,784,612 4,369,136
1961 10,475,123 4,316,278
1960 10,174,127 4,267,288

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/tunisia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Peru increased by 2,542,003 people (a 8.97% growth), while Tunisia gained 1,182,264 people (a 11.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Peru gained 4,165,102 people (a 13.5% growth), while Tunisia's population increased by 909,129 people (a 7.89% growth).

Peru was ranked 40th most populous country in 2006 and is 48th in 2026. Tunisia was ranked 79th in 2006 and ranked 81st 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 Tunisia will increase by 5.98% to 13,181,992 people and rank change from 81st to 89th.

Peru is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 41.9M people compared to the peak of 13.2M people in 2052 for Tunisia.

Population growth rate by year

Peru
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Peru Tunisia
2100 -0.43% -0.7%
2099 -0.42% -0.68%
2098 -0.42% -0.66%
2097 -0.41% -0.66%
2096 -0.4% -0.64%
2095 -0.39% -0.64%
2094 -0.39% -0.61%
2093 -0.38% -0.6%
2092 -0.37% -0.59%
2091 -0.36% -0.57%
2090 -0.35% -0.56%
2089 -0.35% -0.54%
2088 -0.33% -0.53%
2087 -0.32% -0.52%
2086 -0.31% -0.5%
2085 -0.3% -0.49%
2084 -0.28% -0.49%
2083 -0.27% -0.48%
2082 -0.26% -0.46%
2081 -0.24% -0.47%
2080 -0.23% -0.48%
2079 -0.21% -0.47%
2078 -0.2% -0.46%
2077 -0.18% -0.44%
2076 -0.16% -0.44%
2075 -0.15% -0.43%
2074 -0.13% -0.44%
2073 -0.11% -0.43%
2072 -0.09% -0.43%
2071 -0.07% -0.43%
2070 -0.05% -0.42%
2069 -0.03% -0.41%
2068 -0.01% -0.4%
2067 0.006% -0.39%
2066 0.03% -0.38%
2065 0.04% -0.36%
2064 0.07% -0.34%
2063 0.09% -0.33%
2062 0.11% -0.3%
2061 0.13% -0.29%
2060 0.15% -0.25%
2059 0.17% -0.22%
2058 0.19% -0.2%
2057 0.21% -0.17%
2056 0.23% -0.13%
2055 0.25% -0.1%
2054 0.28% -0.05%
2053 0.29% -0.03%
2052 0.32% 0.005%
2051 0.34% 0.04%
2050 0.36% 0.07%
2049 0.38% 0.09%
2048 0.4% 0.13%
2047 0.43% 0.14%
2046 0.45% 0.16%
2045 0.48% 0.18%
2044 0.5% 0.19%
2043 0.52% 0.2%
2042 0.55% 0.2%
2041 0.57% 0.2%
2040 0.59% 0.21%
2039 0.62% 0.21%
2038 0.64% 0.22%
2037 0.67% 0.24%
2036 0.7% 0.24%
2035 0.72% 0.25%
2034 0.75% 0.29%
2033 0.77% 0.3%
2032 0.8% 0.32%
2031 0.83% 0.34%
2030 0.86% 0.38%
2029 0.9% 0.43%
2028 0.93% 0.47%
2027 0.98% 0.52%
2026 1.02% 0.56%
2025 1.08% 0.6%
2024 1.1% 0.63%
2023 1.11% 0.67%
2022 0.96% 0.59%
2021 0.97% 0.62%
2020 1.2% 0.83%
2019 1.73% 0.93%
2018 1.83% 0.99%
2017 1.48% 1.06%
2016 1.34% 1.11%
2015 1.13% 1.14%
2014 1% 1.19%
2013 0.91% 1.2%
2012 0.84% 1.14%
2011 0.75% 1.12%
2010 0.65% 1.08%
2009 0.62% 1.02%
2008 0.66% 0.97%
2007 0.73% 0.92%
2006 0.79% 0.89%
2005 0.89% 0.88%
2004 0.99% 0.94%
2003 1.07% 1%
2002 1.2% 1.03%
2001 1.38% 1.07%
2000 1.57% 1.13%
1999 1.74% 1.2%
1998 1.84% 1.28%
1997 1.87% 1.36%
1996 1.9% 1.45%
1995 1.96% 1.58%
1994 2% 1.81%
1993 2.04% 2.02%
1992 2.06% 2.13%
1991 2.13% 2.13%
1990 2.24% 2.12%
1989 2.27% 2.22%
1988 2.3% 2.37%
1987 2.31% 2.5%
1986 2.39% 2.57%
1985 2.47% 2.63%
1984 2.51% 2.36%
1983 2.52% 2.1%
1982 2.52% 2.22%
1981 2.52% 2.3%
1980 2.53% 2.32%
1979 2.53% 2.33%
1978 2.52% 2.49%
1977 2.5% 2.65%
1976 2.5% 2.7%
1975 2.52% 2.72%
1974 2.56% 2.66%
1973 2.62% 2.61%
1972 2.69% 2.56%
1971 2.49% 2.54%
1970 2.54% 2.53%
1969 2.83% 2.56%
1968 2.85% 2.5%
1967 2.87% 2.34%
1966 2.89% 1.99%
1965 2.91% 1.59%
1964 2.94% 1.42%
1963 2.94% 1.33%
1962 2.95% 1.22%
1961 2.96% 1.15%

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/tunisia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Peru grew by 1.1%, while Tunisia's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Peru Tunisia
Current population
35031596
12437803
Population rank 48/197 81/197
Percent of world population 0.42% 0.15%
One net population change
1.41 minutes
6.85 minutes
One birth every
58.4 seconds
3.13 minutes
One death every
2.83 minutes
7.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,020 +210
Annual growth/decline +372,231 +76,678
Annual growth/decline rate +1.1% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 95/197 124/197
One migration net change every
44.2 minutes
36.3 minutes
Annual migration change +11,931 -14,523
Net migration rank 41/196 142/196
Foreign-born residents 1,837,219 63,201
Foreign-born residents rank 39/195 145/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.4% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 90/195 177/195

Natural population change vs migration

Peru
Natural

Migration
Tunisia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Peru Tunisia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,931 - -14,523
2024 - 18,406 - -15,221
2023 353,788 24,783 93,663 -14,001
2022 327,859 33,982 96,531 -14,001
2021 235,440 41,868 68,087 -9,190
2020 301,950 55,375 109,431 -19,188
2019 346,981 74,270 127,312 -19,612
2018 343,123 339,067 132,445 -21,012
2017 349,333 114,382 140,971 -22,365
2016 355,859 96,740 148,870 -23,827
2015 362,781 2,421 153,007 -25,229
2014 368,708 -50,383 154,762 -26,586
2013 372,694 -95,214 154,687 -17,020
2012 376,501 -118,863 151,812 -26,059
2011 383,268 -148,339 143,401 -21,935
2010 382,510 -181,302 132,809 -14,168
2009 396,522 -219,314 125,465 -13,512
2008 413,640 -235,307 121,873 -17,742
2007 435,122 -236,745 118,920 -21,190
2006 445,884 -231,851 116,945 -24,098
2005 454,199 -221,652 115,374 -26,361
2004 459,617 -194,171 113,322 -23,735
2003 459,243 -181,276 111,926 -12,459
2002 463,709 -157,158 109,099 -8,334
2001 470,154 -129,481 110,146 -7,235
2000 484,222 -92,353 112,501 -5,937
1999 487,095 -55,325 114,829 -3,452
1998 489,436 -24,388 121,332 -4,111
1997 495,348 -32,515 128,327 -4,756
1996 501,855 -38,749 135,615 -5,506
1995 507,894 -46,499 144,345 -8,095
1994 512,735 -39,299 153,647 -4,271
1993 513,769 -51,775 160,922 10,771
1992 514,618 -41,702 163,978 15,124
1991 513,867 -61,645 166,245 16,021
1990 515,233 -29,437 168,180 4,183
1989 512,152 -33,569 169,221 4,100
1988 508,429 -31,238 177,176 3,934
1987 502,229 -34,651 184,101 3,711
1986 496,712 -33,891 188,107 3,464
1985 488,887 -13,887 186,344 2,887
1984 477,968 -6,007 182,386 8,109
1983 469,781 -4,243 179,878 -37,895
1982 461,107 -7,748 177,898 -29,559
1981 453,158 -11,123 176,628 -24,242
1980 445,100 -11,446 171,094 -19,321
1979 439,110 -17,148 171,463 -23,688
1978 432,127 -19,939 173,255 -26,968
1977 425,428 -25,117 174,539 -13,910
1976 420,284 -34,602 172,744 -15,499
1975 414,400 -34,382 166,991 -8,765
1974 408,299 -33,493 160,200 -9,254
1973 400,752 -28,191 153,525 -9,606
1972 396,960 -24,100 147,239 -9,790
1971 391,506 -20,209 142,296 -9,949
1970 318,022 -15,653 138,235 -10,054
1969 379,347 -12,776 135,257 -10,049
1968 372,379 -13,389 134,246 -9,848
1967 365,224 -13,837 132,626 -19,155
1966 356,819 -13,166 131,274 -27,393
1965 349,245 -12,470 127,673 -49,751
1964 341,570 -12,129 124,711 -59,602
1963 332,352 -10,040 120,865 -60,505
1962 321,716 -9,051 116,887 -61,260
1961 313,385 -7,063 111,459 -61,369
1960 302,924 -7,236 109,234 -61,334

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

GeoRank.org/population/peru/tunisia | 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 Tunisia 86.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,225,079 people) and 13.7% is from migration (a loss of 195,011 people).

As of 2024, 1,837,219 residents or 5.4% of the population were not native-born in Peru, compared to 63,201 people or 0.5% in Tunisia.

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
Tunisia
City Population
Tunis 603K
Sfax 273K
Sousse 222K
Kairouan 187K
Bizerte 143K
Aryanah 123K
Gafsa 121K
Gabes 116K
La Marsa 93K
Nabeul 84.3K

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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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