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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Peru was 34,217,848 in 2024 vs 7,494,498 people in Turkmenistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Peru's population is 35,031,596 people compared to 7,776,557 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Peru's population is 4.5 times bigger than Turkmenistan's.
  • Peru is ranked the 48th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 0.52% of the world: 0.42% for Peru vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Peru has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +2.14% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Peru has increased from 28.3M people to 35M (23.7% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.78M (51.1% growth).

Peru vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Peru
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Peru Turkmenistan
2100 38,452,509 10,046,945
2099 38,619,608 10,075,740
2098 38,784,430 10,103,319
2097 38,947,717 10,129,577
2096 39,108,849 10,154,338
2095 39,267,786 10,178,163
2094 39,423,479 10,200,371
2093 39,578,294 10,221,349
2092 39,729,309 10,240,959
2091 39,877,488 10,259,026
2090 40,022,659 10,276,261
2089 40,164,228 10,291,819
2088 40,303,304 10,306,303
2087 40,438,644 10,319,501
2086 40,569,419 10,331,090
2085 40,695,935 10,341,183
2084 40,817,705 10,349,710
2083 40,933,831 10,356,602
2082 41,045,559 10,362,422
2081 41,151,529 10,366,587
2080 41,252,019 10,369,293
2079 41,345,682 10,370,130
2078 41,433,298 10,369,013
2077 41,514,392 10,366,366
2076 41,589,064 10,361,975
2075 41,656,726 10,355,755
2074 41,717,426 10,348,384
2073 41,770,225 10,339,415
2072 41,815,673 10,328,653
2071 41,853,504 10,316,618
2070 41,883,997 10,303,565
2069 41,906,365 10,289,578
2068 41,920,235 10,274,625
2067 41,925,717 10,258,518
2066 41,923,100 10,241,362
2065 41,912,338 10,223,420
2064 41,893,671 10,204,034
2063 41,866,010 10,183,241
2062 41,830,096 10,160,903
2061 41,785,364 10,136,928
2060 41,732,163 10,111,369
2059 41,670,843 10,083,631
2058 41,601,084 10,052,905
2057 41,522,014 10,019,547
2056 41,434,774 9,983,379
2055 41,338,448 9,943,931
2054 41,233,873 9,901,473
2053 41,120,477 9,854,931
2052 40,999,698 9,804,909
2051 40,870,773 9,751,221
2050 40,733,304 9,693,713
2049 40,588,072 9,632,600
2048 40,434,856 9,567,946
2047 40,272,431 9,500,139
2046 40,100,751 9,429,355
2045 39,920,558 9,356,194
2044 39,731,027 9,280,988
2043 39,534,093 9,204,466
2042 39,328,332 9,126,898
2041 39,114,174 9,048,356
2040 38,892,211 8,969,478
2039 38,662,243 8,890,225
2038 38,424,592 8,810,850
2037 38,178,789 8,731,367
2036 37,924,438 8,651,719
2035 37,662,565 8,572,231
2034 37,392,354 8,492,483
2033 37,114,776 8,412,113
2032 36,830,488 8,330,912
2031 36,538,688 8,248,129
2030 36,238,199 8,163,024
2029 35,929,085 8,070,023
2028 35,609,999 7,969,080
2027 35,280,410 7,860,774
2026 34,939,340 7,745,331
2025 34,585,730 7,623,184
2024 34,217,848 7,494,498
2023 33,845,617 7,364,438
2022 33,475,438 7,230,193
2021 33,155,882 7,092,043
2020 32,838,579 6,949,912
2019 32,449,303 6,803,944
2018 31,897,584 6,655,524
2017 31,324,637 6,507,061
2016 30,866,494 6,360,041
2015 30,457,600 6,215,770
2014 30,115,826 6,075,283
2013 29,817,919 5,939,341
2012 29,550,366 5,808,546
2011 29,304,086 5,683,417
2010 29,086,019 5,564,356
2009 28,896,811 5,451,592
2008 28,719,041 5,345,029
2007 28,530,699 5,244,046
2006 28,324,491 5,147,105
2005 28,101,180 5,052,257
2004 27,852,190 4,958,093
2003 27,580,490 4,863,865
2002 27,288,217 4,769,465
2001 26,964,601 4,675,409
2000 26,598,331 4,582,677
1999 26,186,504 4,492,170
1998 25,738,095 4,410,507
1997 25,274,147 4,336,730
1996 24,811,171 4,263,819
1995 24,348,919 4,191,203
1994 23,881,493 4,116,662
1993 23,413,783 4,032,407
1992 22,946,340 3,944,689
1991 22,483,775 3,855,894
1990 22,014,771 3,760,562
1989 21,532,589 3,662,459
1988 21,054,702 3,559,363
1987 20,582,320 3,452,731
1986 20,117,122 3,347,809
1985 19,648,204 3,247,534
1984 19,174,716 3,154,079
1983 18,705,957 3,067,534
1982 18,246,503 2,985,557
1981 17,798,805 2,907,187
1980 17,360,949 2,832,203
1979 16,933,139 2,760,358
1978 16,516,059 2,691,088
1977 16,109,806 2,623,948
1976 15,716,809 2,558,521
1975 15,333,957 2,494,570
1974 14,956,552 2,432,028
1973 14,582,867 2,370,919
1972 14,210,147 2,311,430
1971 13,838,067 2,253,119
1970 13,501,237 2,195,616
1969 13,166,767 2,139,024
1968 12,803,993 2,083,069
1967 12,448,814 2,027,403
1966 12,101,297 1,971,737
1965 11,761,085 1,915,916
1964 11,427,978 1,859,997
1963 11,102,099 1,804,272
1962 10,784,612 1,749,214
1961 10,475,123 1,695,400
1960 10,174,127 1,643,457

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Peru increased by 2,542,003 people (a 8.97% growth), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Peru gained 4,165,102 people (a 13.5% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,416,516 people (a 22.3% growth).

Peru was ranked 40th most populous country in 2006 and is 48th in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 24.7% to 9,693,713 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Peru is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 41.9M people compared to the peak of 10.4M people in 2079 for Turkmenistan.

Population growth rate by year

Peru
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Peru Turkmenistan
2100 -0.43% -0.29%
2099 -0.42% -0.27%
2098 -0.42% -0.26%
2097 -0.41% -0.24%
2096 -0.4% -0.23%
2095 -0.39% -0.22%
2094 -0.39% -0.21%
2093 -0.38% -0.19%
2092 -0.37% -0.18%
2091 -0.36% -0.17%
2090 -0.35% -0.15%
2089 -0.35% -0.14%
2088 -0.33% -0.13%
2087 -0.32% -0.11%
2086 -0.31% -0.1%
2085 -0.3% -0.08%
2084 -0.28% -0.07%
2083 -0.27% -0.06%
2082 -0.26% -0.04%
2081 -0.24% -0.03%
2080 -0.23% -0.008%
2079 -0.21% 0.01%
2078 -0.2% 0.03%
2077 -0.18% 0.04%
2076 -0.16% 0.06%
2075 -0.15% 0.07%
2074 -0.13% 0.09%
2073 -0.11% 0.1%
2072 -0.09% 0.12%
2071 -0.07% 0.13%
2070 -0.05% 0.14%
2069 -0.03% 0.15%
2068 -0.01% 0.16%
2067 0.006% 0.17%
2066 0.03% 0.18%
2065 0.04% 0.19%
2064 0.07% 0.2%
2063 0.09% 0.22%
2062 0.11% 0.24%
2061 0.13% 0.25%
2060 0.15% 0.28%
2059 0.17% 0.31%
2058 0.19% 0.33%
2057 0.21% 0.36%
2056 0.23% 0.4%
2055 0.25% 0.43%
2054 0.28% 0.47%
2053 0.29% 0.51%
2052 0.32% 0.55%
2051 0.34% 0.59%
2050 0.36% 0.63%
2049 0.38% 0.68%
2048 0.4% 0.71%
2047 0.43% 0.75%
2046 0.45% 0.78%
2045 0.48% 0.81%
2044 0.5% 0.83%
2043 0.52% 0.85%
2042 0.55% 0.87%
2041 0.57% 0.88%
2040 0.59% 0.89%
2039 0.62% 0.9%
2038 0.64% 0.91%
2037 0.67% 0.92%
2036 0.7% 0.93%
2035 0.72% 0.94%
2034 0.75% 0.96%
2033 0.77% 0.97%
2032 0.8% 1%
2031 0.83% 1.04%
2030 0.86% 1.15%
2029 0.9% 1.27%
2028 0.93% 1.38%
2027 0.98% 1.49%
2026 1.02% 1.6%
2025 1.08% 1.72%
2024 1.1% 1.77%
2023 1.11% 1.86%
2022 0.96% 1.95%
2021 0.97% 2.05%
2020 1.2% 2.15%
2019 1.73% 2.23%
2018 1.83% 2.28%
2017 1.48% 2.31%
2016 1.34% 2.32%
2015 1.13% 2.31%
2014 1% 2.29%
2013 0.91% 2.25%
2012 0.84% 2.2%
2011 0.75% 2.14%
2010 0.65% 2.07%
2009 0.62% 1.99%
2008 0.66% 1.93%
2007 0.73% 1.88%
2006 0.79% 1.88%
2005 0.89% 1.9%
2004 0.99% 1.94%
2003 1.07% 1.98%
2002 1.2% 2.01%
2001 1.38% 2.02%
2000 1.57% 2.01%
1999 1.74% 1.85%
1998 1.84% 1.7%
1997 1.87% 1.71%
1996 1.9% 1.73%
1995 1.96% 1.81%
1994 2% 2.09%
1993 2.04% 2.22%
1992 2.06% 2.3%
1991 2.13% 2.54%
1990 2.24% 2.68%
1989 2.27% 2.9%
1988 2.3% 3.09%
1987 2.31% 3.13%
1986 2.39% 3.09%
1985 2.47% 2.96%
1984 2.51% 2.82%
1983 2.52% 2.75%
1982 2.52% 2.7%
1981 2.52% 2.65%
1980 2.53% 2.6%
1979 2.53% 2.57%
1978 2.52% 2.56%
1977 2.5% 2.56%
1976 2.5% 2.56%
1975 2.52% 2.57%
1974 2.56% 2.58%
1973 2.62% 2.57%
1972 2.69% 2.59%
1971 2.49% 2.62%
1970 2.54% 2.65%
1969 2.83% 2.69%
1968 2.85% 2.75%
1967 2.87% 2.82%
1966 2.89% 2.91%
1965 2.91% 3.01%
1964 2.94% 3.09%
1963 2.94% 3.15%
1962 2.95% 3.17%
1961 2.96% 3.16%

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Peru grew by 1.1%, while Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.77%.

Live population counters

Peru Turkmenistan
Current population
35031596
7776557
Population rank 48/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.42% 0.09%
One net population change
1.41 minutes
4.04 minutes
One birth every
58.4 seconds
3.28 minutes
One death every
2.83 minutes
12.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,020 +356
Annual growth/decline +372,231 +130,060
Annual growth/decline rate +1.1% +1.77%
Population growth rate rank 95/197 61/197
One migration net change every
44.2 minutes
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change +11,931 +13,268
Net migration rank 41/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 1,837,219 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 39/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.4% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 90/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Peru
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Peru Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,931 - 13,268
2024 - 18,406 - 14,646
2023 353,788 24,783 117,529 15,005
2022 327,859 33,982 121,814 14,141
2021 235,440 41,868 122,721 17,617
2020 301,950 55,375 124,014 19,913
2019 346,981 74,270 128,275 19,735
2018 343,123 339,067 129,537 19,293
2017 349,333 114,382 131,417 16,678
2016 355,859 96,740 132,581 13,365
2015 362,781 2,421 132,663 9,936
2014 368,708 -50,383 129,677 8,696
2013 372,694 -95,214 126,217 7,287
2012 376,501 -118,863 120,957 7,125
2011 383,268 -148,339 115,197 6,992
2010 382,510 -181,302 109,318 6,621
2009 396,522 -219,314 102,931 6,656
2008 413,640 -235,307 96,815 6,734
2007 435,122 -236,745 92,038 6,388
2006 445,884 -231,851 87,840 7,613
2005 454,199 -221,652 83,968 10,263
2004 459,617 -194,171 79,850 14,242
2003 459,243 -181,276 76,737 17,625
2002 463,709 -157,158 75,639 18,803
2001 470,154 -129,481 76,682 16,982
2000 484,222 -92,353 76,875 14,925
1999 487,095 -55,325 76,362 12,859
1998 489,436 -24,388 77,342 -3,239
1997 495,348 -32,515 79,045 -5,600
1996 501,855 -38,749 80,996 -8,627
1995 507,894 -46,499 86,289 -13,423
1994 512,735 -39,299 89,319 -13,094
1993 513,769 -51,775 92,596 -312
1992 514,618 -41,702 96,668 -13,517
1991 513,867 -61,645 99,297 -4,864
1990 515,233 -29,437 101,099 -4,864
1989 512,152 -33,569 103,553 -3,576
1988 508,429 -31,238 104,802 1,408
1987 502,229 -34,651 103,885 3,161
1986 496,712 -33,891 100,930 1,878
1985 488,887 -13,887 95,890 1,861
1984 477,968 -6,007 90,591 -1,427
1983 469,781 -4,243 85,183 -1,264
1982 461,107 -7,748 80,989 -961
1981 453,158 -11,123 77,829 -1,102
1980 445,100 -11,446 74,394 -1,152
1979 439,110 -17,148 71,135 -677
1978 432,127 -19,939 68,437 -350
1977 425,428 -25,117 66,318 -132
1976 420,284 -34,602 64,513 160
1975 414,400 -34,382 62,681 550
1974 408,299 -33,493 60,925 924
1973 400,752 -28,191 59,169 1,194
1972 396,960 -24,100 57,326 1,293
1971 391,506 -20,209 56,666 1,348
1970 318,022 -15,653 55,617 1,376
1969 379,347 -12,776 54,791 1,397
1968 372,379 -13,389 54,324 1,401
1967 365,224 -13,837 54,209 1,397
1966 356,819 -13,166 54,353 1,377
1965 349,245 -12,470 54,558 1,366
1964 341,570 -12,129 54,574 1,340
1963 332,352 -10,040 54,203 1,332
1962 321,716 -9,051 53,248 1,337
1961 313,385 -7,063 51,659 1,372
1960 302,924 -7,236 49,436 1,421

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

GeoRank.org/population/peru/turkmenistan | 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 Turkmenistan 89.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,270,228 people) and 10.8% is from migration (a gain of 154,379 people).

As of 2024, 1,837,219 residents or 5.4% of the population were not native-born in Peru, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

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
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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