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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Peru was 34,217,848 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Peru's population is 35,031,596 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Peru's population is 10.4 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Peru is ranked the 48th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.46% of the world: 0.42% for Peru vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Peru has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Peru has increased from 28.3M people to 35M (23.7% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Peru vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Peru
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Peru Uruguay
2100 38,452,509 2,256,741
2099 38,619,608 2,279,899
2098 38,784,430 2,303,351
2097 38,947,717 2,326,987
2096 39,108,849 2,350,799
2095 39,267,786 2,374,835
2094 39,423,479 2,398,960
2093 39,578,294 2,423,269
2092 39,729,309 2,447,646
2091 39,877,488 2,472,126
2090 40,022,659 2,496,514
2089 40,164,228 2,520,852
2088 40,303,304 2,545,052
2087 40,438,644 2,569,100
2086 40,569,419 2,592,974
2085 40,695,935 2,616,629
2084 40,817,705 2,640,001
2083 40,933,831 2,663,150
2082 41,045,559 2,686,021
2081 41,151,529 2,708,594
2080 41,252,019 2,730,883
2079 41,345,682 2,752,831
2078 41,433,298 2,774,432
2077 41,514,392 2,795,709
2076 41,589,064 2,816,677
2075 41,656,726 2,837,308
2074 41,717,426 2,857,709
2073 41,770,225 2,877,721
2072 41,815,673 2,897,543
2071 41,853,504 2,917,097
2070 41,883,997 2,936,478
2069 41,906,365 2,955,616
2068 41,920,235 2,974,445
2067 41,925,717 2,992,987
2066 41,923,100 3,011,309
2065 41,912,338 3,029,441
2064 41,893,671 3,047,343
2063 41,866,010 3,065,064
2062 41,830,096 3,082,642
2061 41,785,364 3,100,006
2060 41,732,163 3,117,149
2059 41,670,843 3,133,952
2058 41,601,084 3,150,250
2057 41,522,014 3,166,055
2056 41,434,774 3,181,373
2055 41,338,448 3,196,072
2054 41,233,873 3,210,110
2053 41,120,477 3,223,395
2052 40,999,698 3,235,973
2051 40,870,773 3,247,888
2050 40,733,304 3,259,108
2049 40,588,072 3,269,675
2048 40,434,856 3,279,610
2047 40,272,431 3,288,969
2046 40,100,751 3,297,696
2045 39,920,558 3,305,917
2044 39,731,027 3,313,556
2043 39,534,093 3,320,565
2042 39,328,332 3,326,955
2041 39,114,174 3,332,884
2040 38,892,211 3,338,277
2039 38,662,243 3,343,295
2038 38,424,592 3,347,790
2037 38,178,789 3,351,911
2036 37,924,438 3,355,671
2035 37,662,565 3,359,126
2034 37,392,354 3,362,276
2033 37,114,776 3,365,250
2032 36,830,488 3,368,057
2031 36,538,688 3,370,727
2030 36,238,199 3,373,273
2029 35,929,085 3,375,805
2028 35,609,999 3,378,198
2027 35,280,410 3,380,504
2026 34,939,340 3,382,789
2025 34,585,730 3,384,805
2024 34,217,848 3,386,588
2023 33,845,617 3,388,081
2022 33,475,438 3,390,913
2021 33,155,882 3,396,695
2020 32,838,579 3,398,968
2019 32,449,303 3,397,206
2018 31,897,584 3,394,534
2017 31,324,637 3,388,438
2016 30,866,494 3,379,283
2015 30,457,600 3,368,017
2014 30,115,826 3,356,334
2013 29,817,919 3,345,337
2012 29,550,366 3,335,401
2011 29,304,086 3,326,825
2010 29,086,019 3,318,580
2009 28,896,811 3,310,091
2008 28,719,041 3,302,177
2007 28,530,699 3,295,153
2006 28,324,491 3,289,506
2005 28,101,180 3,285,771
2004 27,852,190 3,283,148
2003 27,580,490 3,281,186
2002 27,288,217 3,278,867
2001 26,964,601 3,274,251
2000 26,598,331 3,266,206
1999 26,186,504 3,254,015
1998 25,738,095 3,239,280
1997 25,274,147 3,223,345
1996 24,811,171 3,206,324
1995 24,348,919 3,189,440
1994 23,881,493 3,172,834
1993 23,413,783 3,156,345
1992 22,946,340 3,139,702
1991 22,483,775 3,122,354
1990 22,014,771 3,104,403
1989 21,532,589 3,086,255
1988 21,054,702 3,067,961
1987 20,582,320 3,049,896
1986 20,117,122 3,032,845
1985 19,648,204 3,017,037
1984 19,174,716 3,002,488
1983 18,705,957 2,988,778
1982 18,246,503 2,975,492
1981 17,798,805 2,963,246
1980 17,360,949 2,951,953
1979 16,933,139 2,939,903
1978 16,516,059 2,925,715
1977 16,109,806 2,909,461
1976 15,716,809 2,891,392
1975 15,333,957 2,872,320
1974 14,956,552 2,853,944
1973 14,582,867 2,837,133
1972 14,210,147 2,821,644
1971 13,838,067 2,806,462
1970 13,501,237 2,790,807
1969 13,166,767 2,773,974
1968 12,803,993 2,754,606
1967 12,448,814 2,732,277
1966 12,101,297 2,707,646
1965 11,761,085 2,681,169
1964 11,427,978 2,653,180
1963 11,102,099 2,623,766
1962 10,784,612 2,593,298
1961 10,475,123 2,562,044
1960 10,174,127 2,529,957

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Peru increased by 2,542,003 people (a 8.97% growth), while Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Peru gained 4,165,102 people (a 13.5% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Peru was ranked 40th most populous country in 2006 and is 48th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Peru is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 41.9M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Peru
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Peru Uruguay
2100 -0.43% -1.02%
2099 -0.42% -1.02%
2098 -0.42% -1.02%
2097 -0.41% -1.01%
2096 -0.4% -1.01%
2095 -0.39% -1.01%
2094 -0.39% -1%
2093 -0.38% -1%
2092 -0.37% -0.99%
2091 -0.36% -0.98%
2090 -0.35% -0.97%
2089 -0.35% -0.95%
2088 -0.33% -0.94%
2087 -0.32% -0.92%
2086 -0.31% -0.9%
2085 -0.3% -0.89%
2084 -0.28% -0.87%
2083 -0.27% -0.85%
2082 -0.26% -0.83%
2081 -0.24% -0.82%
2080 -0.23% -0.8%
2079 -0.21% -0.78%
2078 -0.2% -0.76%
2077 -0.18% -0.74%
2076 -0.16% -0.73%
2075 -0.15% -0.71%
2074 -0.13% -0.7%
2073 -0.11% -0.68%
2072 -0.09% -0.67%
2071 -0.07% -0.66%
2070 -0.05% -0.65%
2069 -0.03% -0.63%
2068 -0.01% -0.62%
2067 0.006% -0.61%
2066 0.03% -0.6%
2065 0.04% -0.59%
2064 0.07% -0.58%
2063 0.09% -0.57%
2062 0.11% -0.56%
2061 0.13% -0.55%
2060 0.15% -0.54%
2059 0.17% -0.52%
2058 0.19% -0.5%
2057 0.21% -0.48%
2056 0.23% -0.46%
2055 0.25% -0.44%
2054 0.28% -0.41%
2053 0.29% -0.39%
2052 0.32% -0.37%
2051 0.34% -0.34%
2050 0.36% -0.32%
2049 0.38% -0.3%
2048 0.4% -0.28%
2047 0.43% -0.26%
2046 0.45% -0.25%
2045 0.48% -0.23%
2044 0.5% -0.21%
2043 0.52% -0.19%
2042 0.55% -0.18%
2041 0.57% -0.16%
2040 0.59% -0.15%
2039 0.62% -0.13%
2038 0.64% -0.12%
2037 0.67% -0.11%
2036 0.7% -0.1%
2035 0.72% -0.09%
2034 0.75% -0.09%
2033 0.77% -0.08%
2032 0.8% -0.08%
2031 0.83% -0.08%
2030 0.86% -0.08%
2029 0.9% -0.07%
2028 0.93% -0.07%
2027 0.98% -0.07%
2026 1.02% -0.06%
2025 1.08% -0.05%
2024 1.1% -0.04%
2023 1.11% -0.08%
2022 0.96% -0.17%
2021 0.97% -0.07%
2020 1.2% 0.05%
2019 1.73% 0.08%
2018 1.83% 0.18%
2017 1.48% 0.27%
2016 1.34% 0.33%
2015 1.13% 0.35%
2014 1% 0.33%
2013 0.91% 0.3%
2012 0.84% 0.26%
2011 0.75% 0.25%
2010 0.65% 0.26%
2009 0.62% 0.24%
2008 0.66% 0.21%
2007 0.73% 0.17%
2006 0.79% 0.11%
2005 0.89% 0.08%
2004 0.99% 0.06%
2003 1.07% 0.07%
2002 1.2% 0.14%
2001 1.38% 0.25%
2000 1.57% 0.37%
1999 1.74% 0.45%
1998 1.84% 0.49%
1997 1.87% 0.53%
1996 1.9% 0.53%
1995 1.96% 0.52%
1994 2% 0.52%
1993 2.04% 0.53%
1992 2.06% 0.56%
1991 2.13% 0.58%
1990 2.24% 0.59%
1989 2.27% 0.6%
1988 2.3% 0.59%
1987 2.31% 0.56%
1986 2.39% 0.52%
1985 2.47% 0.48%
1984 2.51% 0.46%
1983 2.52% 0.45%
1982 2.52% 0.41%
1981 2.52% 0.38%
1980 2.53% 0.41%
1979 2.53% 0.48%
1978 2.52% 0.56%
1977 2.5% 0.62%
1976 2.5% 0.66%
1975 2.52% 0.64%
1974 2.56% 0.59%
1973 2.62% 0.55%
1972 2.69% 0.54%
1971 2.49% 0.56%
1970 2.54% 0.61%
1969 2.83% 0.7%
1968 2.85% 0.82%
1967 2.87% 0.91%
1966 2.89% 0.99%
1965 2.91% 1.05%
1964 2.94% 1.12%
1963 2.94% 1.17%
1962 2.95% 1.22%
1961 2.96% 1.27%

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 Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Peru Uruguay
Current population
35031596
3382789
Population rank 48/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.42% 0.04%
One net population change
1.41 minutes
5.87 hours
One birth every
58.4 seconds
15.7 minutes
One death every
2.83 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,020 -4
Annual growth/decline +372,231 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +1.1% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 95/197 167/197
One migration net change every
44.2 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change +11,931 -1,338
Net migration rank 41/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 1,837,219 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 39/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.4% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 90/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Peru
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Peru Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,931 - -1,338
2024 - 18,406 - -1,348
2023 353,788 24,783 298 -1,501
2022 327,859 33,982 -2,964 -1,501
2021 235,440 41,868 -5,621 -1,482
2020 301,950 55,375 4,048 -1,482
2019 346,981 74,270 3,873 -2,899
2018 343,123 339,067 7,322 -2,963
2017 349,333 114,382 10,907 -3,091
2016 355,859 96,740 14,008 -3,506
2015 362,781 2,421 16,194 -4,157
2014 368,708 -50,383 16,238 -4,919
2013 372,694 -95,214 16,318 -5,647
2012 376,501 -118,863 15,520 -6,317
2011 383,268 -148,339 14,934 -6,982
2010 382,510 -181,302 16,231 -7,696
2009 396,522 -219,314 16,947 -8,510
2008 413,640 -235,307 16,838 -9,458
2007 435,122 -236,745 17,422 -10,750
2006 445,884 -231,851 17,783 -13,161
2005 454,199 -221,652 18,926 -16,086
2004 459,617 -194,171 18,067 -15,668
2003 459,243 -181,276 18,628 -17,105
2002 463,709 -157,158 20,073 -16,957
2001 470,154 -129,481 20,729 -14,620
2000 484,222 -92,353 21,060 -11,076
1999 487,095 -55,325 21,844 -7,441
1998 489,436 -24,388 22,114 -7,048
1997 495,348 -32,515 23,737 -6,938
1996 501,855 -38,749 24,635 -7,397
1995 507,894 -46,499 24,872 -8,339
1994 512,735 -39,299 24,637 -7,955
1993 513,769 -51,775 24,212 -7,922
1992 514,618 -41,702 24,847 -7,850
1991 513,867 -61,645 25,422 -7,714
1990 515,233 -29,437 25,699 -7,499
1989 512,152 -33,569 25,322 -7,229
1988 508,429 -31,238 25,071 -6,582
1987 502,229 -34,651 24,469 -6,833
1986 496,712 -33,891 24,505 -8,046
1985 488,887 -13,887 23,988 -8,832
1984 477,968 -6,007 23,684 -9,730
1983 469,781 -4,243 24,146 -10,671
1982 461,107 -7,748 25,224 -12,131
1981 453,158 -11,123 24,968 -13,577
1980 445,100 -11,446 25,451 -14,252
1979 439,110 -17,148 27,456 -14,552
1978 432,127 -19,939 30,076 -14,611
1977 425,428 -25,117 31,321 -14,280
1976 420,284 -34,602 33,199 -14,096
1975 414,400 -34,382 33,393 -14,350
1974 408,299 -33,493 32,221 -14,512
1973 400,752 -28,191 30,213 -14,312
1972 396,960 -24,100 28,896 -13,817
1971 391,506 -20,209 28,584 -13,288
1970 318,022 -15,653 28,737 -12,727
1969 379,347 -12,776 28,805 -11,149
1968 372,379 -13,389 29,103 -8,028
1967 365,224 -13,837 29,514 -5,938
1966 356,819 -13,166 30,293 -4,599
1965 349,245 -12,470 30,807 -3,542
1964 341,570 -12,129 31,340 -2,623
1963 332,352 -10,040 31,824 -1,707
1962 321,716 -9,051 31,441 -623
1961 313,385 -7,063 30,975 703
1960 302,924 -7,236 30,438 2,057

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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 1,837,219 residents or 5.4% of the population were not native-born in Peru, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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

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