Skip to content

Population in Peru compared to the United Kingdom: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank

The latest officially reported population of Peru was 34,576,665 in 2025 vs 69,487,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Peru's population is 35,105,331 people compared to 70,071,289 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 2 times bigger than Peru's.
  • Peru is ranked the 48th most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 1.27% of the world: 0.42% for Peru vs 0.84% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Peru has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +0.66% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Peru has increased from 28.3M people to 35.1M (23.9% growth), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.1M (15.2% growth).

Peru vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Peru
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Peru United Kingdom
2100 38,442,430 74,517,005
2099 38,609,486 74,647,273
2098 38,774,265 74,766,073
2097 38,937,509 74,879,923
2096 39,098,598 74,991,940
2095 39,257,494 75,102,041
2094 39,413,146 75,198,597
2093 39,567,920 75,296,704
2092 39,718,895 75,390,038
2091 39,867,036 75,480,137
2090 40,012,169 75,566,962
2089 40,153,701 75,649,353
2088 40,292,740 75,721,067
2087 40,428,045 75,791,990
2086 40,558,786 75,859,854
2085 40,685,268 75,918,647
2084 40,807,007 75,969,065
2083 40,923,102 76,018,614
2082 41,034,801 76,059,464
2081 41,140,743 76,086,593
2080 41,241,207 76,118,679
2079 41,334,845 76,147,352
2078 41,422,439 76,165,841
2077 41,503,511 76,183,437
2076 41,578,164 76,185,828
2075 41,645,808 76,198,349
2074 41,706,491 76,209,676
2073 41,759,277 76,218,781
2072 41,804,713 76,211,187
2071 41,842,534 76,200,495
2070 41,873,019 76,190,801
2069 41,895,381 76,184,140
2068 41,909,248 76,183,288
2067 41,914,729 76,175,881
2066 41,912,112 76,168,987
2065 41,901,353 76,168,193
2064 41,882,691 76,165,129
2063 41,855,037 76,165,534
2062 41,819,132 76,158,910
2061 41,774,412 76,156,587
2060 41,721,225 76,157,104
2059 41,659,921 76,157,593
2058 41,590,180 76,139,384
2057 41,511,131 76,119,478
2056 41,423,914 76,086,799
2055 41,327,613 76,047,952
2054 41,223,066 75,980,524
2053 41,109,699 75,907,047
2052 40,988,952 75,815,200
2051 40,860,060 75,709,173
2050 40,722,627 75,591,218
2049 40,577,434 75,460,140
2048 40,424,258 75,313,837
2047 40,261,875 75,153,802
2046 40,090,240 74,986,563
2045 39,910,095 74,808,886
2044 39,720,613 74,623,687
2043 39,523,731 74,424,133
2042 39,318,023 74,224,922
2041 39,103,923 74,020,934
2040 38,882,017 73,812,680
2039 38,652,110 73,600,788
2038 38,414,521 73,378,310
2037 38,168,782 73,155,497
2036 37,914,498 72,921,995
2035 37,652,693 72,671,687
2034 37,382,554 72,418,766
2033 37,105,048 72,145,065
2032 36,820,835 71,869,259
2031 36,529,111 71,581,519
2030 36,228,701 71,267,237
2029 35,919,668 70,948,992
2028 35,600,666 70,609,246
2027 35,271,163 70,248,858
2026 34,930,183 69,883,746
2025 34,576,665 69,487,000
2024 34,217,848 69,281,000
2023 33,845,617 68,526,000
2022 33,475,438 67,636,000
2021 33,155,882 66,978,000
2020 32,838,579 66,740,000
2019 32,449,303 66,628,000
2018 31,897,584 66,287,000
2017 31,324,637 65,964,000
2016 30,866,494 65,606,000
2015 30,457,600 65,087,000
2014 30,115,826 64,619,000
2013 29,817,919 64,138,000
2012 29,550,366 63,711,000
2011 29,304,086 63,258,810
2010 29,086,019 62,766,365
2009 28,896,811 62,276,270
2008 28,719,041 61,806,995
2007 28,530,699 61,322,463
2006 28,324,491 60,846,820
2005 28,101,180 60,401,206
2004 27,852,190 59,987,905
2003 27,580,490 59,647,577
2002 27,288,217 59,370,479
2001 26,964,601 59,119,673
2000 26,598,331 58,892,514
1999 26,186,504 58,682,466
1998 25,738,095 58,487,141
1997 25,274,147 58,316,954
1996 24,811,171 58,166,950
1995 24,348,919 58,019,030
1994 23,881,493 57,865,745
1993 23,413,783 57,718,614
1992 22,946,340 57,580,402
1991 22,483,775 57,424,897
1990 22,014,771 57,247,586
1989 21,532,589 57,076,711
1988 21,054,702 56,928,327
1987 20,582,320 56,802,050
1986 20,117,122 56,681,396
1985 19,648,204 56,550,268
1984 19,174,716 56,422,072
1983 18,705,957 56,332,848
1982 18,246,503 56,313,641
1981 17,798,805 56,333,829
1980 17,360,949 56,314,216
1979 16,933,139 56,246,951
1978 16,516,059 56,196,504
1977 16,109,806 56,193,492
1976 15,716,809 56,211,968
1975 15,333,957 56,225,800
1974 14,956,552 56,229,974
1973 14,582,867 56,194,527
1972 14,210,147 56,086,065
1971 13,838,067 55,896,223
1970 13,501,237 55,663,250
1969 13,166,767 55,441,750
1968 12,803,993 55,211,700
1967 12,448,814 54,943,600
1966 12,101,297 54,648,500
1965 11,761,085 54,348,050
1964 11,427,978 54,000,000
1963 11,102,099 53,650,000
1962 10,784,612 53,250,000
1961 10,475,123 52,800,000
1960 10,174,127 52,400,000

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/peru/united-kingdom | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Peru increased by 2,542,003 people (a 8.97% growth), while the United Kingdom gained 4,759,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Peru gained 4,238,837 people (a 13.7% growth), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,465,289 people (a 6.81% growth).

Peru was ranked 40th most populous country in 2006 and is 48th in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd 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 the United Kingdom will increase by 7.88% to 75,591,218 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

Peru is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 41.9M people compared to the peak of 76.2M people in 2073 for the United Kingdom.

Population growth rate by year

Peru
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Peru United Kingdom
2100 -0.43% -0.17%
2099 -0.42% -0.16%
2098 -0.42% -0.15%
2097 -0.41% -0.15%
2096 -0.4% -0.15%
2095 -0.39% -0.13%
2094 -0.39% -0.13%
2093 -0.38% -0.12%
2092 -0.37% -0.12%
2091 -0.36% -0.11%
2090 -0.35% -0.11%
2089 -0.35% -0.09%
2088 -0.33% -0.09%
2087 -0.32% -0.09%
2086 -0.31% -0.08%
2085 -0.3% -0.07%
2084 -0.28% -0.07%
2083 -0.27% -0.05%
2082 -0.26% -0.04%
2081 -0.24% -0.04%
2080 -0.23% -0.04%
2079 -0.21% -0.02%
2078 -0.2% -0.02%
2077 -0.18% -0.003%
2076 -0.16% -0.02%
2075 -0.15% -0.01%
2074 -0.13% -0.01%
2073 -0.11% 0.01%
2072 -0.09% 0.01%
2071 -0.07% 0.01%
2070 -0.05% 0.009%
2069 -0.03% 0.001%
2068 -0.01% 0.01%
2067 0.006% 0.009%
2066 0.03% 0.001%
2065 0.04% 0.004%
2064 0.07% -0%
2063 0.09% 0.009%
2062 0.11% 0.003%
2061 0.13% -0.001%
2060 0.15% -0.001%
2059 0.17% 0.02%
2058 0.19% 0.03%
2057 0.21% 0.04%
2056 0.23% 0.05%
2055 0.25% 0.09%
2054 0.28% 0.1%
2053 0.29% 0.12%
2052 0.32% 0.14%
2051 0.34% 0.16%
2050 0.36% 0.17%
2049 0.38% 0.19%
2048 0.4% 0.21%
2047 0.43% 0.22%
2046 0.45% 0.24%
2045 0.48% 0.25%
2044 0.5% 0.27%
2043 0.52% 0.27%
2042 0.55% 0.28%
2041 0.57% 0.28%
2040 0.59% 0.29%
2039 0.62% 0.3%
2038 0.64% 0.3%
2037 0.67% 0.32%
2036 0.7% 0.34%
2035 0.72% 0.35%
2034 0.75% 0.38%
2033 0.77% 0.38%
2032 0.8% 0.4%
2031 0.83% 0.44%
2030 0.86% 0.45%
2029 0.9% 0.48%
2028 0.93% 0.51%
2027 0.98% 0.52%
2026 1.02% 0.57%
2025 1.05% 0.3%
2024 1.1% 1.1%
2023 1.11% 1.32%
2022 0.96% 0.98%
2021 0.97% 0.36%
2020 1.2% 0.17%
2019 1.73% 0.51%
2018 1.83% 0.49%
2017 1.48% 0.55%
2016 1.34% 0.8%
2015 1.13% 0.72%
2014 1% 0.75%
2013 0.91% 0.67%
2012 0.84% 0.71%
2011 0.75% 0.78%
2010 0.65% 0.79%
2009 0.62% 0.76%
2008 0.66% 0.79%
2007 0.73% 0.78%
2006 0.79% 0.74%
2005 0.89% 0.69%
2004 0.99% 0.57%
2003 1.07% 0.47%
2002 1.2% 0.42%
2001 1.38% 0.39%
2000 1.57% 0.36%
1999 1.74% 0.33%
1998 1.84% 0.29%
1997 1.87% 0.26%
1996 1.9% 0.25%
1995 1.96% 0.26%
1994 2% 0.25%
1993 2.04% 0.24%
1992 2.06% 0.27%
1991 2.13% 0.31%
1990 2.24% 0.3%
1989 2.27% 0.26%
1988 2.3% 0.22%
1987 2.31% 0.21%
1986 2.39% 0.23%
1985 2.47% 0.23%
1984 2.51% 0.16%
1983 2.52% 0.03%
1982 2.52% -0.04%
1981 2.52% 0.03%
1980 2.53% 0.12%
1979 2.53% 0.09%
1978 2.52% 0.005%
1977 2.5% -0.03%
1976 2.5% -0.02%
1975 2.52% -0.007%
1974 2.56% 0.06%
1973 2.62% 0.19%
1972 2.69% 0.34%
1971 2.49% 0.42%
1970 2.54% 0.4%
1969 2.83% 0.42%
1968 2.85% 0.49%
1967 2.87% 0.54%
1966 2.89% 0.55%
1965 2.91% 0.64%
1964 2.94% 0.65%
1963 2.94% 0.75%
1962 2.95% 0.85%
1961 2.96% 0.76%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/peru/united-kingdom | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Peru grew by 1.05%, while the United Kingdom's population grew by 0.3%.

Live population counters

Peru United Kingdom
Current population
35105331
70071289
Population rank 48/197 22/197
Percent of world population 0.42% 0.84%
One net population change
1.47 minutes
2.56 minutes
One birth every
58.5 seconds
46 seconds
One death every
2.75 minutes
46.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline +983 +564
Annual growth/decline +358,817 +206,000
Annual growth/decline rate +1.05% +0.3%
Population growth rate rank 97/197 145/197
One migration net change every
44.2 minutes
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change +11,931 +389,911
Net migration rank 41/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 1,837,219 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 39/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.4% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 90/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

Peru
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Peru United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,931 - 389,911
2024 347,517 18,406 13,233 417,114
2023 353,788 24,783 34,606 445,523
2022 327,859 33,982 39,770 487,029
2021 235,440 41,868 30,609 462,967
2020 301,950 55,375 -4,272 144,221
2019 346,981 74,270 108,338 232,727
2018 343,123 339,067 119,317 259,744
2017 349,333 114,382 145,121 272,311
2016 355,859 96,740 177,136 324,649
2015 362,781 2,421 175,735 347,839
2014 368,708 -50,383 206,781 306,091
2013 372,694 -95,214 198,827 237,272
2012 376,501 -118,863 248,473 172,088
2011 383,268 -148,339 259,361 228,773
2010 382,510 -181,302 251,066 274,811
2009 396,522 -219,314 230,422 249,639
2008 413,640 -235,307 216,325 263,390
2007 435,122 -236,745 196,232 309,385
2006 445,884 -231,851 176,455 288,923
2005 454,199 -221,652 144,963 308,279
2004 459,617 -194,171 131,974 276,077
2003 459,243 -181,276 89,471 211,846
2002 463,709 -157,158 65,308 203,577
2001 470,154 -129,481 65,032 175,133
2000 484,222 -92,353 70,671 153,917
1999 487,095 -55,325 64,551 152,653
1998 489,436 -24,388 87,730 125,541
1997 495,348 -32,515 99,138 59,723
1996 501,855 -38,749 98,884 54,964
1995 507,894 -46,499 87,028 61,385
1994 512,735 -39,299 127,304 45,339
1993 513,769 -51,775 103,893 27,403
1992 514,618 -41,702 149,709 17,846
1991 513,867 -61,645 143,562 27,601
1990 515,233 -29,437 154,569 57,132
1989 512,152 -33,569 119,861 49,586
1988 508,429 -31,238 136,628 13,952
1987 502,229 -34,651 136,325 8,266
1986 496,712 -33,891 90,690 41,836
1985 488,887 -13,887 79,170 83,164
1984 477,968 -6,007 84,633 71,107
1983 469,781 -4,243 61,966 27,063
1982 461,107 -7,748 56,314 -61,152
1981 453,158 -11,123 73,234 -83,876
1980 445,100 -11,446 95,734 -25,187
1979 439,110 -17,148 61,872 11,255
1978 432,127 -19,939 16,859 3,783
1977 425,428 -25,117 0 -21,636
1976 420,284 -34,602 -5,621 -19,135
1975 414,400 -34,382 33,735 -40,241
1974 408,299 -33,493 67,476 -65,710
1973 400,752 -28,191 112,389 -33,840
1972 396,960 -24,100 162,650 -1,406
1971 391,506 -20,209 257,123 1,175
1970 318,022 -15,653 244,918 -15,254
1969 379,347 -12,776 260,577 -60,655
1968 372,379 -13,389 292,622 -38,852
1967 365,224 -13,837 346,145 -39,659
1966 356,819 -13,166 333,356 -27,935
1965 349,245 -12,470 364,132 -24,955
1964 341,570 -12,129 405,000 -23,885
1963 332,352 -10,040 337,995 8,271
1962 321,716 -9,051 340,800 76,443
1961 313,385 -7,063 311,519 52,295
1960 302,924 -7,236 314,400 19,953

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/peru/united-kingdom | 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 the United Kingdom 19.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 839,593 people) and 80.2% is from migration (a gain of 3,394,124 people).

As of 2024, 1,837,219 residents or 5.4% of the population were not native-born in Peru, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

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
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

Compare countries by 7 more topics

Population map with other countries

1x

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); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/peru/united-kingdom | CC BY

Help us show the world through your eyes

Share a photo of your city and help others discover what it looks like to live there. Your contribution makes our data come alive.

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. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) — you’re free to copy, share, remix, adapt, and use even commercially as long as you give appropriate credit and clearly indicate if you made changes. Other sources may be subject to different license terms.