The latest officially reported population of Peru was 34,217,848 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Peru's population is 34,854,181 people compared to 3,384,690 in Uruguay.
Population statistics:
- Peru's population is 10.3 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 2005, the population of Peru has increased from 28.1M people to 34.9M (24% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (3.01% growth).
- Peru is projected to reach its peak in 2066 at 41.7M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.25M people by 2100.
Peru vs Uruguay: live population counter
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| Current population |
34854181
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3384690
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| Population rank | 48/197 | 133/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.42% | 0.04% |
| One net population change |
1.41 minutes
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5.87 hours
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| One birth every |
58.4 seconds
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15.7 minutes
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| One death every |
2.83 minutes
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15.9 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
28.6 minutes
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6.5 hours
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| Annual migration change | +18,406 | -1,348 |
| 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 | 97/197 | 169/197 |
Peru and Uruguay: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 10,174,127 | 2,529,957 | - | - |
| 1961 | 10,475,123 | 2,562,044 | 2.96% | 1.27% |
| 1962 | 10,784,612 | 2,593,298 | 2.95% | 1.22% |
| 1963 | 11,102,099 | 2,623,766 | 2.94% | 1.17% |
| 1964 | 11,427,978 | 2,653,180 | 2.94% | 1.12% |
| 1965 | 11,761,085 | 2,681,169 | 2.91% | 1.05% |
| 1966 | 12,101,297 | 2,707,646 | 2.89% | 0.99% |
| 1967 | 12,448,814 | 2,732,277 | 2.87% | 0.91% |
| 1968 | 12,803,993 | 2,754,606 | 2.85% | 0.82% |
| 1969 | 13,166,767 | 2,773,974 | 2.83% | 0.7% |
| 1970 | 13,501,237 | 2,790,807 | 2.54% | 0.61% |
| 1971 | 13,838,067 | 2,806,462 | 2.49% | 0.56% |
| 1972 | 14,210,147 | 2,821,644 | 2.69% | 0.54% |
| 1973 | 14,582,867 | 2,837,133 | 2.62% | 0.55% |
| 1974 | 14,956,552 | 2,853,944 | 2.56% | 0.59% |
| 1975 | 15,333,957 | 2,872,320 | 2.52% | 0.64% |
| 1976 | 15,716,809 | 2,891,392 | 2.5% | 0.66% |
| 1977 | 16,109,806 | 2,909,461 | 2.5% | 0.62% |
| 1978 | 16,516,059 | 2,925,715 | 2.52% | 0.56% |
| 1979 | 16,933,139 | 2,939,903 | 2.53% | 0.48% |
| 1980 | 17,360,949 | 2,951,953 | 2.53% | 0.41% |
| 1981 | 17,798,805 | 2,963,246 | 2.52% | 0.38% |
| 1982 | 18,246,503 | 2,975,492 | 2.52% | 0.41% |
| 1983 | 18,705,957 | 2,988,778 | 2.52% | 0.45% |
| 1984 | 19,174,716 | 3,002,488 | 2.51% | 0.46% |
| 1985 | 19,648,204 | 3,017,037 | 2.47% | 0.48% |
| 1986 | 20,117,122 | 3,032,845 | 2.39% | 0.52% |
| 1987 | 20,582,320 | 3,049,896 | 2.31% | 0.56% |
| 1988 | 21,054,702 | 3,067,961 | 2.3% | 0.59% |
| 1989 | 21,532,589 | 3,086,255 | 2.27% | 0.6% |
| 1990 | 22,014,771 | 3,104,403 | 2.24% | 0.59% |
| 1991 | 22,483,775 | 3,122,354 | 2.13% | 0.58% |
| 1992 | 22,946,340 | 3,139,702 | 2.06% | 0.56% |
| 1993 | 23,413,783 | 3,156,345 | 2.04% | 0.53% |
| 1994 | 23,881,493 | 3,172,834 | 2% | 0.52% |
| 1995 | 24,348,919 | 3,189,440 | 1.96% | 0.52% |
| 1996 | 24,811,171 | 3,206,324 | 1.9% | 0.53% |
| 1997 | 25,274,147 | 3,223,345 | 1.87% | 0.53% |
| 1998 | 25,738,095 | 3,239,280 | 1.84% | 0.49% |
| 1999 | 26,186,504 | 3,254,015 | 1.74% | 0.45% |
| 2000 | 26,598,331 | 3,266,206 | 1.57% | 0.37% |
| 2001 | 26,964,601 | 3,274,251 | 1.38% | 0.25% |
| 2002 | 27,288,217 | 3,278,867 | 1.2% | 0.14% |
| 2003 | 27,580,490 | 3,281,186 | 1.07% | 0.07% |
| 2004 | 27,852,190 | 3,283,148 | 0.99% | 0.06% |
| 2005 | 28,101,180 | 3,285,771 | 0.89% | 0.08% |
| 2006 | 28,324,491 | 3,289,506 | 0.79% | 0.11% |
| 2007 | 28,530,699 | 3,295,153 | 0.73% | 0.17% |
| 2008 | 28,719,041 | 3,302,177 | 0.66% | 0.21% |
| 2009 | 28,896,811 | 3,310,091 | 0.62% | 0.24% |
| 2010 | 29,086,019 | 3,318,580 | 0.65% | 0.26% |
| 2011 | 29,304,086 | 3,326,825 | 0.75% | 0.25% |
| 2012 | 29,550,366 | 3,335,401 | 0.84% | 0.26% |
| 2013 | 29,817,919 | 3,345,337 | 0.91% | 0.3% |
| 2014 | 30,115,826 | 3,356,334 | 1% | 0.33% |
| 2015 | 30,457,600 | 3,368,017 | 1.13% | 0.35% |
| 2016 | 30,866,494 | 3,379,283 | 1.34% | 0.33% |
| 2017 | 31,324,637 | 3,388,438 | 1.48% | 0.27% |
| 2018 | 31,897,584 | 3,394,534 | 1.83% | 0.18% |
| 2019 | 32,449,303 | 3,397,206 | 1.73% | 0.08% |
| 2020 | 32,838,579 | 3,398,968 | 1.2% | 0.05% |
| 2021 | 33,155,882 | 3,396,695 | 0.97% | -0.07% |
| 2022 | 33,475,438 | 3,390,913 | 0.96% | -0.17% |
| 2023 | 33,845,617 | 3,388,081 | 1.11% | -0.08% |
| 2024 | 34,217,848 | 3,386,588 | 1.1% | -0.04% |
| 2025 | 34,576,670 | 3,384,690 | 1.05% | -0.06% |
| 2026 | 34,922,144 | 3,382,543 | 1% | -0.06% |
| 2027 | 35,255,683 | 3,380,245 | 0.96% | -0.07% |
| 2028 | 35,578,281 | 3,377,893 | 0.92% | -0.07% |
| 2029 | 35,890,705 | 3,375,428 | 0.88% | -0.07% |
| 2030 | 36,193,882 | 3,372,892 | 0.84% | -0.08% |
| 2031 | 36,488,437 | 3,370,285 | 0.81% | -0.08% |
| 2032 | 36,774,937 | 3,367,544 | 0.79% | -0.08% |
| 2033 | 37,054,380 | 3,364,654 | 0.76% | -0.09% |
| 2034 | 37,326,798 | 3,361,591 | 0.74% | -0.09% |
| 2035 | 37,591,420 | 3,358,284 | 0.71% | -0.1% |
| 2036 | 37,848,147 | 3,354,682 | 0.68% | -0.11% |
| 2037 | 38,096,898 | 3,350,735 | 0.66% | -0.12% |
| 2038 | 38,337,328 | 3,346,431 | 0.63% | -0.13% |
| 2039 | 38,569,891 | 3,341,676 | 0.61% | -0.14% |
| 2040 | 38,794,647 | 3,336,469 | 0.58% | -0.16% |
| 2041 | 39,011,537 | 3,330,804 | 0.56% | -0.17% |
| 2042 | 39,220,371 | 3,324,643 | 0.54% | -0.18% |
| 2043 | 39,420,647 | 3,317,939 | 0.51% | -0.2% |
| 2044 | 39,612,847 | 3,310,611 | 0.49% | -0.22% |
| 2045 | 39,796,723 | 3,302,680 | 0.46% | -0.24% |
| 2046 | 39,971,719 | 3,294,196 | 0.44% | -0.26% |
| 2047 | 40,137,869 | 3,285,160 | 0.42% | -0.27% |
| 2048 | 40,294,857 | 3,275,507 | 0.39% | -0.29% |
| 2049 | 40,443,273 | 3,265,260 | 0.37% | -0.31% |
| 2050 | 40,583,875 | 3,254,361 | 0.35% | -0.33% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Peru increased by 2,356,420 people (a 8.39% growth), while Uruguay gained 82,246 people (a 2.5% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Peru gained 4,396,581 (a 14.4% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 16,673 (a 0.5% growth).
Peru was ranked 39th most populous country in 2005 and is 48th in 2025. Uruguay was ranked 130th in 2005 and ranked 133rd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Peru's population will grow by 16.4% to 40,583,875 people with a rank change from 48th to 51st. The population of Uruguay will decrease by 3.85% to 3,254,361 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Lima | 9.94M |
| Arequipa | 1.01M |
| Trujillo | 920K |
| Chiclayo | 553K |
| Callao | 537K |
| Piura | 473K |
| Cusco | 428K |
| Chimbote | 395K |
| Huancayo | 378K |
| Iquitos | 378K |
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| City | Population |
| Montevideo | 1.3M |
| Salto | 125K |
| Ciudad de la Costa | 112K |
| Rivera | 103K |
| Maldonado | 86.8K |
| Paysandu | 76.4K |
| Tacuarembo | 54.8K |
| Melo | 51.8K |
| Mercedes | 42K |
| Artigas | 40.7K |
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Population differences between Peru and Uruguay
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| Life expectancy | 78.1 years | 78.5 years |
| Average age | 33.2 years | 38.9 years |
| Median age | 30.8 years | 37.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.7:50.3 | 48.5:51.5 |
| Fertility rate | 1.98 births per woman | 1.41 births per woman |
| Population density | 69.2 ppl/mi² | 50.1 ppl/mi² |
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