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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Peru was 34,217,848 in 2024 vs 341,784,857 people in the United States in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Peru's population is 35,031,596 people compared to 344,023,146 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 9.82 times bigger than Peru's.
  • Peru is ranked the 48th most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 4.57% of the world: 0.42% for Peru vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, Peru has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +0.65% in the United States.
  • Since 2006, the population of Peru has increased from 28.3M people to 35M (23.7% growth), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.3% growth).

Peru vs United States: population by year and forecast

Peru
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Peru United States
2100 38,452,509 415,429,771
2099 38,619,608 414,829,167
2098 38,784,430 414,231,720
2097 38,947,717 413,576,381
2096 39,108,849 412,927,393
2095 39,267,786 412,225,379
2094 39,423,479 411,498,749
2093 39,578,294 410,785,729
2092 39,729,309 410,051,921
2091 39,877,488 409,320,183
2090 40,022,659 408,613,732
2089 40,164,228 407,885,645
2088 40,303,304 407,129,733
2087 40,438,644 406,421,298
2086 40,569,419 405,715,343
2085 40,695,935 405,059,379
2084 40,817,705 404,343,130
2083 40,933,831 403,612,785
2082 41,045,559 402,871,293
2081 41,151,529 402,054,554
2080 41,252,019 401,319,194
2079 41,345,682 400,554,914
2078 41,433,298 399,737,968
2077 41,514,392 398,906,565
2076 41,589,064 398,035,750
2075 41,656,726 397,109,170
2074 41,717,426 396,226,412
2073 41,770,225 395,307,725
2072 41,815,673 394,393,561
2071 41,853,504 393,415,363
2070 41,883,997 392,469,727
2069 41,906,365 391,479,981
2068 41,920,235 390,517,695
2067 41,925,717 389,543,856
2066 41,923,100 388,597,719
2065 41,912,338 387,685,327
2064 41,893,671 386,805,026
2063 41,866,010 385,911,917
2062 41,830,096 385,032,627
2061 41,785,364 384,170,837
2060 41,732,163 383,361,269
2059 41,670,843 382,542,030
2058 41,601,084 381,704,804
2057 41,522,014 380,907,023
2056 41,434,774 380,159,777
2055 41,338,448 379,430,756
2054 41,233,873 378,682,851
2053 41,120,477 377,878,421
2052 40,999,698 377,073,303
2051 40,870,773 376,229,840
2050 40,733,304 375,373,155
2049 40,588,072 374,493,150
2048 40,434,856 373,590,762
2047 40,272,431 372,626,259
2046 40,100,751 371,644,809
2045 39,920,558 370,602,914
2044 39,731,027 369,518,897
2043 39,534,093 368,375,680
2042 39,328,332 367,158,772
2041 39,114,174 365,937,822
2040 38,892,211 364,671,837
2039 38,662,243 363,367,337
2038 38,424,592 361,997,023
2037 38,178,789 360,606,236
2036 37,924,438 359,193,245
2035 37,662,565 357,750,686
2034 37,392,354 356,266,726
2033 37,114,776 354,775,032
2032 36,830,488 353,259,037
2031 36,538,688 351,721,511
2030 36,238,199 350,155,042
2029 35,929,085 348,564,667
2028 35,609,999 346,906,294
2027 35,280,410 345,257,605
2026 34,939,340 343,565,426
2025 34,585,730 341,784,857
2024 34,217,848 340,110,988
2023 33,845,617 334,914,895
2022 33,475,438 333,271,411
2021 33,155,882 331,893,745
2020 32,838,579 331,526,933
2019 32,449,303 328,329,953
2018 31,897,584 326,838,199
2017 31,324,637 325,122,128
2016 30,866,494 323,071,755
2015 30,457,600 320,738,994
2014 30,115,826 318,386,329
2013 29,817,919 316,059,947
2012 29,550,366 313,877,662
2011 29,304,086 311,583,481
2010 29,086,019 309,327,143
2009 28,896,811 306,771,529
2008 28,719,041 304,093,966
2007 28,530,699 301,231,207
2006 28,324,491 298,379,912
2005 28,101,180 295,516,599
2004 27,852,190 292,805,298
2003 27,580,490 290,107,933
2002 27,288,217 287,625,193
2001 26,964,601 284,968,955
2000 26,598,331 282,162,411
1999 26,186,504 279,294,713
1998 25,738,095 276,115,288
1997 25,274,147 272,911,760
1996 24,811,171 269,667,391
1995 24,348,919 266,557,091
1994 23,881,493 263,435,673
1993 23,413,783 260,255,352
1992 22,946,340 256,894,189
1991 22,483,775 253,492,503
1990 22,014,771 250,131,894
1989 21,532,589 246,819,222
1988 21,054,702 244,499,004
1987 20,582,320 242,288,936
1986 20,117,122 240,132,831
1985 19,648,204 237,923,734
1984 19,174,716 235,824,908
1983 18,705,957 233,792,014
1982 18,246,503 231,664,432
1981 17,798,805 229,465,744
1980 17,360,949 226,542,250
1979 16,933,139 225,055,487
1978 16,516,059 222,584,545
1977 16,109,806 220,239,425
1976 15,716,809 218,035,164
1975 15,333,957 215,973,199
1974 14,956,552 213,853,928
1973 14,582,867 211,908,788
1972 14,210,147 209,896,021
1971 13,838,067 207,660,677
1970 13,501,237 205,052,174
1969 13,166,767 202,676,946
1968 12,803,993 200,706,052
1967 12,448,814 198,712,056
1966 12,101,297 196,560,338
1965 11,761,085 194,302,963
1964 11,427,978 191,888,791
1963 11,102,099 189,241,798
1962 10,784,612 186,537,737
1961 10,475,123 183,691,481
1960 10,174,127 180,671,158

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Peru increased by 2,542,003 people (a 8.97% growth), while the United States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Peru gained 4,165,102 people (a 13.5% growth), while the United States' population increased by 20,951,391 people (a 6.49% growth).

Peru was ranked 40th most populous country in 2006 and is 48th in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd 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 the United States will increase by 9.11% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

Peru is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 41.9M people compared to the peak of 415M people in 2100 for the United States.

Population growth rate by year

Peru
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Peru United States
2100 -0.43% 0.14%
2099 -0.42% 0.14%
2098 -0.42% 0.16%
2097 -0.41% 0.16%
2096 -0.4% 0.17%
2095 -0.39% 0.18%
2094 -0.39% 0.17%
2093 -0.38% 0.18%
2092 -0.37% 0.18%
2091 -0.36% 0.17%
2090 -0.35% 0.18%
2089 -0.35% 0.19%
2088 -0.33% 0.17%
2087 -0.32% 0.17%
2086 -0.31% 0.16%
2085 -0.3% 0.18%
2084 -0.28% 0.18%
2083 -0.27% 0.18%
2082 -0.26% 0.2%
2081 -0.24% 0.18%
2080 -0.23% 0.19%
2079 -0.21% 0.2%
2078 -0.2% 0.21%
2077 -0.18% 0.22%
2076 -0.16% 0.23%
2075 -0.15% 0.22%
2074 -0.13% 0.23%
2073 -0.11% 0.23%
2072 -0.09% 0.25%
2071 -0.07% 0.24%
2070 -0.05% 0.25%
2069 -0.03% 0.25%
2068 -0.01% 0.25%
2067 0.006% 0.24%
2066 0.03% 0.24%
2065 0.04% 0.23%
2064 0.07% 0.23%
2063 0.09% 0.23%
2062 0.11% 0.22%
2061 0.13% 0.21%
2060 0.15% 0.21%
2059 0.17% 0.22%
2058 0.19% 0.21%
2057 0.21% 0.2%
2056 0.23% 0.19%
2055 0.25% 0.2%
2054 0.28% 0.21%
2053 0.29% 0.21%
2052 0.32% 0.22%
2051 0.34% 0.23%
2050 0.36% 0.23%
2049 0.38% 0.24%
2048 0.4% 0.26%
2047 0.43% 0.26%
2046 0.45% 0.28%
2045 0.48% 0.29%
2044 0.5% 0.31%
2043 0.52% 0.33%
2042 0.55% 0.33%
2041 0.57% 0.35%
2040 0.59% 0.36%
2039 0.62% 0.38%
2038 0.64% 0.39%
2037 0.67% 0.39%
2036 0.7% 0.4%
2035 0.72% 0.42%
2034 0.75% 0.42%
2033 0.77% 0.43%
2032 0.8% 0.44%
2031 0.83% 0.45%
2030 0.86% 0.46%
2029 0.9% 0.48%
2028 0.93% 0.48%
2027 0.98% 0.49%
2026 1.02% 0.52%
2025 1.08% 0.49%
2024 1.1% 1.55%
2023 1.11% 0.49%
2022 0.96% 0.42%
2021 0.97% 0.11%
2020 1.2% 0.97%
2019 1.73% 0.46%
2018 1.83% 0.53%
2017 1.48% 0.63%
2016 1.34% 0.73%
2015 1.13% 0.74%
2014 1% 0.74%
2013 0.91% 0.7%
2012 0.84% 0.74%
2011 0.75% 0.73%
2010 0.65% 0.83%
2009 0.62% 0.88%
2008 0.66% 0.95%
2007 0.73% 0.96%
2006 0.79% 0.97%
2005 0.89% 0.93%
2004 0.99% 0.93%
2003 1.07% 0.86%
2002 1.2% 0.93%
2001 1.38% 0.99%
2000 1.57% 1.03%
1999 1.74% 1.15%
1998 1.84% 1.17%
1997 1.87% 1.2%
1996 1.9% 1.17%
1995 1.96% 1.18%
1994 2% 1.22%
1993 2.04% 1.31%
1992 2.06% 1.34%
1991 2.13% 1.34%
1990 2.24% 1.34%
1989 2.27% 0.95%
1988 2.3% 0.91%
1987 2.31% 0.9%
1986 2.39% 0.93%
1985 2.47% 0.89%
1984 2.51% 0.87%
1983 2.52% 0.92%
1982 2.52% 0.96%
1981 2.52% 1.29%
1980 2.53% 0.66%
1979 2.53% 1.11%
1978 2.52% 1.06%
1977 2.5% 1.01%
1976 2.5% 0.95%
1975 2.52% 0.99%
1974 2.56% 0.92%
1973 2.62% 0.96%
1972 2.69% 1.08%
1971 2.49% 1.27%
1970 2.54% 1.17%
1969 2.83% 0.98%
1968 2.85% 1%
1967 2.87% 1.09%
1966 2.89% 1.16%
1965 2.91% 1.26%
1964 2.94% 1.4%
1963 2.94% 1.45%
1962 2.95% 1.55%
1961 2.96% 1.67%
1960 - 1.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Peru grew by 1.1%, while the United States' population grew by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Peru United States
Current population
35031596
344023146
Population rank 48/197 3/197
Percent of world population 0.42% 4.15%
One net population change
1.41 minutes
18.9 seconds
One birth every
58.4 seconds
8.8 seconds
One death every
2.83 minutes
10.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,020 +4,586
Annual growth/decline +372,231 +1,673,869
Annual growth/decline rate +1.1% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 95/197 134/197
One migration net change every
44.2 minutes
25.7 seconds
Annual migration change +11,931 +1,230,663
Net migration rank 41/196 2/196
Foreign-born residents 1,837,219 52,375,047
Foreign-born residents rank 39/195 1/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.4% 15.2%
Foreign-born share rank 90/195 41/195

Natural population change vs migration

Peru
Natural

Migration
United States
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Peru United States
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,931 - 1,230,663
2024 - 18,406 - 1,286,132
2023 353,788 24,783 502,372 1,322,668
2022 327,859 33,982 399,926 1,319,009
2021 235,440 41,868 199,137 674,787
2020 301,950 55,375 208,862 329,769
2019 346,981 74,270 887,476 1,774,500
2018 343,123 339,067 955,022 1,764,961
2017 349,333 114,382 1,028,037 1,864,738
2016 355,859 96,740 1,197,627 1,889,129
2015 362,781 2,421 1,270,126 1,722,127
2014 368,708 -50,383 1,357,281 1,672,598
2013 372,694 -95,214 1,322,711 1,663,885
2012 376,501 -118,863 1,411,822 1,632,007
2011 383,268 -148,339 1,441,697 1,624,033
2010 382,510 -181,302 1,548,182 1,594,453
2009 396,522 -219,314 1,717,920 1,387,306
2008 413,640 -235,307 1,794,154 1,416,841
2007 435,122 -236,745 1,897,757 1,371,353
2006 445,884 -231,851 1,849,955 1,347,750
2005 454,199 -221,652 1,684,445 1,369,224
2004 459,617 -194,171 1,698,271 1,313,467
2003 459,243 -181,276 1,653,615 1,331,376
2002 463,709 -157,158 1,581,938 1,336,518
2001 470,154 -129,481 1,595,826 1,312,455
2000 484,222 -92,353 1,664,758 1,248,392
1999 487,095 -55,325 1,564,050 1,156,311
1998 489,436 -24,388 1,573,857 1,225,134
1997 495,348 -32,515 1,501,014 1,116,922
1996 501,855 -38,749 1,510,137 1,141,648
1995 507,894 -46,499 1,546,031 1,173,016
1994 512,735 -39,299 1,633,302 1,179,309
1993 513,769 -51,775 1,717,685 1,228,478
1992 514,618 -41,702 1,875,328 1,304,880
1991 513,867 -61,645 1,926,543 1,202,426
1990 515,233 -29,437 2,026,068 1,084,720
1989 512,152 -33,569 1,875,826 400,998
1988 508,429 -31,238 1,735,943 460,778
1987 502,229 -34,651 1,720,252 480,815
1986 496,712 -33,891 1,656,917 493,082
1985 488,887 -13,887 1,689,258 598,777
1984 477,968 -6,007 1,627,192 622,793
1983 469,781 -4,243 1,636,544 662,840
1982 461,107 -7,748 1,714,317 600,149
1981 453,158 -11,123 1,652,153 583,070
1980 445,100 -11,446 1,608,450 595,916
1979 439,110 -17,148 1,597,894 503,559
1978 432,127 -19,939 1,402,283 556,521
1977 425,428 -25,117 1,431,556 577,060
1976 420,284 -34,602 1,264,604 635,590
1975 414,400 -34,382 1,252,644 655,078
1974 408,299 -33,493 1,218,968 706,978
1973 400,752 -28,191 1,165,499 783,163
1972 396,960 -24,100 1,301,355 833,543
1971 391,506 -20,209 1,640,519 833,549
1970 318,022 -15,653 1,824,965 744,902
1969 379,347 -12,776 1,702,487 523,740
1968 372,379 -13,389 1,565,507 594,514
1967 365,224 -13,837 1,669,181 585,410
1966 356,819 -13,166 1,749,387 637,692
1965 349,245 -12,470 1,943,030 644,902
1964 341,570 -12,129 2,245,099 618,635
1963 332,352 -10,040 2,289,826 639,495
1962 321,716 -9,051 2,406,337 625,617
1961 313,385 -7,063 2,571,681 580,333
1960 302,924 -7,236 2,565,530 422,708

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-02-08).

GeoRank.org/population/peru/united-states | 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 the United States 35.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,005,866 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 14,334,286 people).

As of 2024, 1,837,219 residents or 5.4% of the population were not native-born in Peru, compared to 52,375,047 people or 15.2% in the United States.

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 States
City Population
New York 8.8M
Los Angeles 3.9M
Chicago 2.75M
Houston 2.3M
Phoenix 1.61M
Philadelphia 1.6M
San Antonio 1.43M
San Diego 1.39M
Dallas 1.3M
San Jose 1.01M

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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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