The latest officially reported population of Peru was 34,576,665 in 2025 vs 335,169 people in Vanuatu in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Peru's population is 35,105,331 people compared to 346,488 in Vanuatu.
Population statistics:
- Peru's population is 101.3 times bigger than Vanuatu's.
- Peru is ranked the 48th most populous country in the world, while Vanuatu is the 174th.
- The countries together account for 0.43% of the world: 0.42% for Peru vs 0.004% for Vanuatu.
- For the last 10 years, Peru has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +2.33% in Vanuatu.
- Since 2006, the population of Peru has increased from 28.3M people to 35.1M (23.9% growth), while Vanuatu has grown from 216K to 346K (60.5% growth).
Peru vs Vanuatu: population by year and forecast
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
Peru
|
Vanuatu
|
|
| 2100 | 38,442,430 | 883,016 |
| 2099 | 38,609,486 | 878,369 |
| 2098 | 38,774,265 | 873,597 |
| 2097 | 38,937,509 | 868,672 |
| 2096 | 39,098,598 | 863,700 |
| 2095 | 39,257,494 | 858,515 |
| 2094 | 39,413,146 | 853,182 |
| 2093 | 39,567,920 | 847,713 |
| 2092 | 39,718,895 | 842,198 |
| 2091 | 39,867,036 | 836,615 |
| 2090 | 40,012,169 | 830,915 |
| 2089 | 40,153,701 | 825,143 |
| 2088 | 40,292,740 | 819,225 |
| 2087 | 40,428,045 | 813,199 |
| 2086 | 40,558,786 | 807,118 |
| 2085 | 40,685,268 | 800,846 |
| 2084 | 40,807,007 | 794,459 |
| 2083 | 40,923,102 | 788,013 |
| 2082 | 41,034,801 | 781,513 |
| 2081 | 41,140,743 | 774,913 |
| 2080 | 41,241,207 | 768,233 |
| 2079 | 41,334,845 | 761,418 |
| 2078 | 41,422,439 | 754,464 |
| 2077 | 41,503,511 | 747,507 |
| 2076 | 41,578,164 | 740,413 |
| 2075 | 41,645,808 | 733,236 |
| 2074 | 41,706,491 | 725,977 |
| 2073 | 41,759,277 | 718,583 |
| 2072 | 41,804,713 | 711,096 |
| 2071 | 41,842,534 | 703,543 |
| 2070 | 41,873,019 | 695,963 |
| 2069 | 41,895,381 | 688,347 |
| 2068 | 41,909,248 | 680,670 |
| 2067 | 41,914,729 | 672,919 |
| 2066 | 41,912,112 | 665,095 |
| 2065 | 41,901,353 | 657,238 |
| 2064 | 41,882,691 | 649,317 |
| 2063 | 41,855,037 | 641,384 |
| 2062 | 41,819,132 | 633,453 |
| 2061 | 41,774,412 | 625,585 |
| 2060 | 41,721,225 | 617,652 |
| 2059 | 41,659,921 | 609,661 |
| 2058 | 41,590,180 | 601,631 |
| 2057 | 41,511,131 | 593,578 |
| 2056 | 41,423,914 | 585,523 |
| 2055 | 41,327,613 | 577,375 |
| 2054 | 41,223,066 | 569,204 |
| 2053 | 41,109,699 | 560,984 |
| 2052 | 40,988,952 | 552,762 |
| 2051 | 40,860,060 | 544,521 |
| 2050 | 40,722,627 | 536,181 |
| 2049 | 40,577,434 | 527,854 |
| 2048 | 40,424,258 | 519,491 |
| 2047 | 40,261,875 | 511,139 |
| 2046 | 40,090,240 | 502,701 |
| 2045 | 39,910,095 | 494,279 |
| 2044 | 39,720,613 | 485,821 |
| 2043 | 39,523,731 | 477,431 |
| 2042 | 39,318,023 | 469,034 |
| 2041 | 39,103,923 | 460,706 |
| 2040 | 38,882,017 | 452,395 |
| 2039 | 38,652,110 | 444,129 |
| 2038 | 38,414,521 | 435,887 |
| 2037 | 38,168,782 | 427,727 |
| 2036 | 37,914,498 | 419,648 |
| 2035 | 37,652,693 | 411,652 |
| 2034 | 37,382,554 | 403,718 |
| 2033 | 37,105,048 | 395,853 |
| 2032 | 36,820,835 | 388,114 |
| 2031 | 36,529,111 | 380,413 |
| 2030 | 36,228,701 | 372,755 |
| 2029 | 35,919,668 | 365,162 |
| 2028 | 35,600,666 | 357,621 |
| 2027 | 35,271,163 | 350,124 |
| 2026 | 34,930,183 | 342,649 |
| 2025 | 34,576,665 | 335,169 |
| 2024 | 34,217,848 | 327,777 |
| 2023 | 33,845,617 | 320,409 |
| 2022 | 33,475,438 | 313,046 |
| 2021 | 33,155,882 | 305,868 |
| 2020 | 32,838,579 | 298,858 |
| 2019 | 32,449,303 | 291,985 |
| 2018 | 31,897,584 | 285,259 |
| 2017 | 31,324,637 | 278,507 |
| 2016 | 30,866,494 | 272,087 |
| 2015 | 30,457,600 | 266,101 |
| 2014 | 30,115,826 | 260,240 |
| 2013 | 29,817,919 | 254,482 |
| 2012 | 29,550,366 | 248,883 |
| 2011 | 29,304,086 | 243,474 |
| 2010 | 29,086,019 | 238,248 |
| 2009 | 28,896,811 | 232,731 |
| 2008 | 28,719,041 | 226,896 |
| 2007 | 28,530,699 | 221,276 |
| 2006 | 28,324,491 | 215,923 |
| 2005 | 28,101,180 | 210,760 |
| 2004 | 27,852,190 | 205,711 |
| 2003 | 27,580,490 | 200,746 |
| 2002 | 27,288,217 | 195,863 |
| 2001 | 26,964,601 | 191,031 |
| 2000 | 26,598,331 | 186,281 |
| 1999 | 26,186,504 | 182,048 |
| 1998 | 25,738,095 | 178,313 |
| 1997 | 25,274,147 | 174,626 |
| 1996 | 24,811,171 | 170,911 |
| 1995 | 24,348,919 | 167,137 |
| 1994 | 23,881,493 | 163,314 |
| 1993 | 23,413,783 | 159,463 |
| 1992 | 22,946,340 | 155,608 |
| 1991 | 22,483,775 | 151,793 |
| 1990 | 22,014,771 | 148,063 |
| 1989 | 21,532,589 | 144,393 |
| 1988 | 21,054,702 | 140,756 |
| 1987 | 20,582,320 | 137,187 |
| 1986 | 20,117,122 | 133,720 |
| 1985 | 19,648,204 | 130,356 |
| 1984 | 19,174,716 | 127,109 |
| 1983 | 18,705,957 | 123,998 |
| 1982 | 18,246,503 | 121,035 |
| 1981 | 17,798,805 | 118,249 |
| 1980 | 17,360,949 | 115,660 |
| 1979 | 16,933,139 | 113,040 |
| 1978 | 16,516,059 | 109,963 |
| 1977 | 16,109,806 | 106,618 |
| 1976 | 15,716,809 | 103,388 |
| 1975 | 15,333,957 | 100,269 |
| 1974 | 14,956,552 | 97,260 |
| 1973 | 14,582,867 | 94,362 |
| 1972 | 14,210,147 | 91,562 |
| 1971 | 13,838,067 | 88,862 |
| 1970 | 13,501,237 | 86,266 |
| 1969 | 13,166,767 | 83,755 |
| 1968 | 12,803,993 | 81,314 |
| 1967 | 12,448,814 | 78,921 |
| 1966 | 12,101,297 | 76,590 |
| 1965 | 11,761,085 | 74,358 |
| 1964 | 11,427,978 | 72,219 |
| 1963 | 11,102,099 | 70,159 |
| 1962 | 10,784,612 | 68,174 |
| 1961 | 10,475,123 | 66,264 |
| 1960 | 10,174,127 | 64,431 |
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/vanuatu | CC BY 
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Peru increased by 2,542,003 people (a 8.97% growth), while Vanuatu gained 56,164 people (a 26% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Peru gained 4,238,837 people (a 13.7% growth), while Vanuatu's population increased by 74,401 people (a 27.3% growth).
Peru was ranked 40th most populous country in 2006 and is 48th in 2026. Vanuatu was ranked 175th in 2006 and ranked 174th 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 Vanuatu will increase by 54.7% to 536,181 people and rank change from 174th to 169th.
Peru is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 41.9M people compared to the peak of 883K people in 2100 for Vanuatu.
Population growth rate by year
| Year | Growth rate | |
|---|---|---|
|
Peru
|
Vanuatu
|
|
| 2100 | -0.43% | 0.53% |
| 2099 | -0.42% | 0.55% |
| 2098 | -0.42% | 0.57% |
| 2097 | -0.41% | 0.58% |
| 2096 | -0.4% | 0.6% |
| 2095 | -0.39% | 0.63% |
| 2094 | -0.39% | 0.65% |
| 2093 | -0.38% | 0.65% |
| 2092 | -0.37% | 0.67% |
| 2091 | -0.36% | 0.69% |
| 2090 | -0.35% | 0.7% |
| 2089 | -0.35% | 0.72% |
| 2088 | -0.33% | 0.74% |
| 2087 | -0.32% | 0.75% |
| 2086 | -0.31% | 0.78% |
| 2085 | -0.3% | 0.8% |
| 2084 | -0.28% | 0.82% |
| 2083 | -0.27% | 0.83% |
| 2082 | -0.26% | 0.85% |
| 2081 | -0.24% | 0.87% |
| 2080 | -0.23% | 0.9% |
| 2079 | -0.21% | 0.92% |
| 2078 | -0.2% | 0.93% |
| 2077 | -0.18% | 0.96% |
| 2076 | -0.16% | 0.98% |
| 2075 | -0.15% | 1% |
| 2074 | -0.13% | 1.03% |
| 2073 | -0.11% | 1.05% |
| 2072 | -0.09% | 1.07% |
| 2071 | -0.07% | 1.09% |
| 2070 | -0.05% | 1.11% |
| 2069 | -0.03% | 1.13% |
| 2068 | -0.01% | 1.15% |
| 2067 | 0.006% | 1.18% |
| 2066 | 0.03% | 1.2% |
| 2065 | 0.04% | 1.22% |
| 2064 | 0.07% | 1.24% |
| 2063 | 0.09% | 1.25% |
| 2062 | 0.11% | 1.26% |
| 2061 | 0.13% | 1.28% |
| 2060 | 0.15% | 1.31% |
| 2059 | 0.17% | 1.33% |
| 2058 | 0.19% | 1.36% |
| 2057 | 0.21% | 1.38% |
| 2056 | 0.23% | 1.41% |
| 2055 | 0.25% | 1.44% |
| 2054 | 0.28% | 1.47% |
| 2053 | 0.29% | 1.49% |
| 2052 | 0.32% | 1.51% |
| 2051 | 0.34% | 1.56% |
| 2050 | 0.36% | 1.58% |
| 2049 | 0.38% | 1.61% |
| 2048 | 0.4% | 1.63% |
| 2047 | 0.43% | 1.68% |
| 2046 | 0.45% | 1.7% |
| 2045 | 0.48% | 1.74% |
| 2044 | 0.5% | 1.76% |
| 2043 | 0.52% | 1.79% |
| 2042 | 0.55% | 1.81% |
| 2041 | 0.57% | 1.84% |
| 2040 | 0.59% | 1.86% |
| 2039 | 0.62% | 1.89% |
| 2038 | 0.64% | 1.91% |
| 2037 | 0.67% | 1.93% |
| 2036 | 0.7% | 1.94% |
| 2035 | 0.72% | 1.97% |
| 2034 | 0.75% | 1.99% |
| 2033 | 0.77% | 1.99% |
| 2032 | 0.8% | 2.02% |
| 2031 | 0.83% | 2.05% |
| 2030 | 0.86% | 2.08% |
| 2029 | 0.9% | 2.11% |
| 2028 | 0.93% | 2.14% |
| 2027 | 0.98% | 2.18% |
| 2026 | 1.02% | 2.23% |
| 2025 | 1.05% | 2.26% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | 2.3% |
| 2023 | 1.11% | 2.35% |
| 2022 | 0.96% | 2.35% |
| 2021 | 0.97% | 2.35% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | 2.35% |
| 2019 | 1.73% | 2.36% |
| 2018 | 1.83% | 2.42% |
| 2017 | 1.48% | 2.36% |
| 2016 | 1.34% | 2.25% |
| 2015 | 1.13% | 2.25% |
| 2014 | 1% | 2.26% |
| 2013 | 0.91% | 2.25% |
| 2012 | 0.84% | 2.22% |
| 2011 | 0.75% | 2.19% |
| 2010 | 0.65% | 2.37% |
| 2009 | 0.62% | 2.57% |
| 2008 | 0.66% | 2.54% |
| 2007 | 0.73% | 2.48% |
| 2006 | 0.79% | 2.45% |
| 2005 | 0.89% | 2.45% |
| 2004 | 0.99% | 2.47% |
| 2003 | 1.07% | 2.49% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | 2.53% |
| 2001 | 1.38% | 2.55% |
| 2000 | 1.57% | 2.33% |
| 1999 | 1.74% | 2.09% |
| 1998 | 1.84% | 2.11% |
| 1997 | 1.87% | 2.17% |
| 1996 | 1.9% | 2.26% |
| 1995 | 1.96% | 2.34% |
| 1994 | 2% | 2.41% |
| 1993 | 2.04% | 2.48% |
| 1992 | 2.06% | 2.51% |
| 1991 | 2.13% | 2.52% |
| 1990 | 2.24% | 2.54% |
| 1989 | 2.27% | 2.58% |
| 1988 | 2.3% | 2.6% |
| 1987 | 2.31% | 2.59% |
| 1986 | 2.39% | 2.58% |
| 1985 | 2.47% | 2.55% |
| 1984 | 2.51% | 2.51% |
| 1983 | 2.52% | 2.45% |
| 1982 | 2.52% | 2.36% |
| 1981 | 2.52% | 2.24% |
| 1980 | 2.53% | 2.32% |
| 1979 | 2.53% | 2.8% |
| 1978 | 2.52% | 3.14% |
| 1977 | 2.5% | 3.12% |
| 1976 | 2.5% | 3.11% |
| 1975 | 2.52% | 3.09% |
| 1974 | 2.56% | 3.07% |
| 1973 | 2.62% | 3.06% |
| 1972 | 2.69% | 3.04% |
| 1971 | 2.49% | 3.01% |
| 1970 | 2.54% | 3% |
| 1969 | 2.83% | 3% |
| 1968 | 2.85% | 3.03% |
| 1967 | 2.87% | 3.04% |
| 1966 | 2.89% | 3% |
| 1965 | 2.91% | 2.96% |
| 1964 | 2.94% | 2.94% |
| 1963 | 2.94% | 2.91% |
| 1962 | 2.95% | 2.88% |
| 1961 | 2.96% | 2.84% |
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/vanuatu | CC BY
In 2025, the population of Peru grew by 1.05%, while Vanuatu's population grew by 2.26%.
Live population counters
|
Peru
|
Vanuatu
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
35105331
|
346488
|
| Population rank | 48/197 | 174/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.42% | 0.004% |
| One net population change |
1.47 minutes
|
1.19 hours
|
| One birth every |
58.5 seconds
|
58 minutes
|
| One death every |
2.75 minutes
|
5.33 hours
|
| Daily growth/decline | +983 | +20 |
| Annual growth/decline | +358,817 | +7,392 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.05% | +2.26% |
| Population growth rate rank | 97/197 | 36/197 |
| One migration net change every |
44.2 minutes
|
1.01 weeks
|
| Annual migration change | +11,931 | -52 |
| Net migration rank | 41/196 | 80/196 |
| Foreign-born residents | 1,837,219 | 3,315 |
| Foreign-born residents rank | 39/195 | 188/195 |
| Foreign-born share of population | 5.4% | 1% |
| Foreign-born share rank | 90/195 | 155/195 |
Natural population change vs migration
| Year | Population change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Peru
|
Vanuatu
|
|||
| Natural | Migration | Natural | Migration | |
| 2025 | - | 11,931 | - | -52 |
| 2024 | 347,517 | 18,406 | 7,419 | -43 |
| 2023 | 353,788 | 24,783 | 7,359 | 0 |
| 2022 | 327,859 | 33,982 | 7,358 | 0 |
| 2021 | 235,440 | 41,868 | 7,199 | -201 |
| 2020 | 301,950 | 55,375 | 7,233 | -201 |
| 2019 | 346,981 | 74,270 | 7,364 | -652 |
| 2018 | 343,123 | 339,067 | 7,379 | -638 |
| 2017 | 349,333 | 114,382 | 7,371 | -610 |
| 2016 | 355,859 | 96,740 | 7,315 | -1,235 |
| 2015 | 362,781 | 2,421 | 7,220 | -1,324 |
| 2014 | 368,708 | -50,383 | 7,143 | -1,320 |
| 2013 | 372,694 | -95,214 | 7,036 | -1,343 |
| 2012 | 376,501 | -118,863 | 6,877 | -1,369 |
| 2011 | 383,268 | -148,339 | 6,715 | -1,395 |
| 2010 | 382,510 | -181,302 | 6,548 | -1,413 |
| 2009 | 396,522 | -219,314 | 6,362 | -467 |
| 2008 | 413,640 | -235,307 | 6,138 | -372 |
| 2007 | 435,122 | -236,745 | 5,842 | -374 |
| 2006 | 445,884 | -231,851 | 5,606 | -364 |
| 2005 | 454,199 | -221,652 | 5,454 | -364 |
| 2004 | 459,617 | -194,171 | 5,353 | -349 |
| 2003 | 459,243 | -181,276 | 5,258 | -342 |
| 2002 | 463,709 | -157,158 | 5,181 | -329 |
| 2001 | 470,154 | -129,481 | 5,144 | -328 |
| 2000 | 484,222 | -92,353 | 5,026 | -339 |
| 1999 | 487,095 | -55,325 | 4,871 | -1,090 |
| 1998 | 489,436 | -24,388 | 4,866 | -1,178 |
| 1997 | 495,348 | -32,515 | 4,854 | -1,166 |
| 1996 | 501,855 | -38,749 | 4,897 | -1,154 |
| 1995 | 507,894 | -46,499 | 4,945 | -1,140 |
| 1994 | 512,735 | -39,299 | 4,973 | -1,132 |
| 1993 | 513,769 | -51,775 | 4,973 | -1,115 |
| 1992 | 514,618 | -41,702 | 4,941 | -1,095 |
| 1991 | 513,867 | -61,645 | 4,859 | -1,078 |
| 1990 | 515,233 | -29,437 | 4,762 | -1,072 |
| 1989 | 512,152 | -33,569 | 4,656 | -1,006 |
| 1988 | 508,429 | -31,238 | 4,577 | -959 |
| 1987 | 502,229 | -34,651 | 4,427 | -907 |
| 1986 | 496,712 | -33,891 | 4,360 | -938 |
| 1985 | 488,887 | -13,887 | 4,219 | -916 |
| 1984 | 477,968 | -6,007 | 4,088 | -907 |
| 1983 | 469,781 | -4,243 | 3,944 | -899 |
| 1982 | 461,107 | -7,748 | 3,778 | -897 |
| 1981 | 453,158 | -11,123 | 3,592 | -896 |
| 1980 | 445,100 | -11,446 | 3,383 | -896 |
| 1979 | 439,110 | -17,148 | 3,590 | -845 |
| 1978 | 432,127 | -19,939 | 3,428 | -15 |
| 1977 | 425,428 | -25,117 | 3,285 | -3 |
| 1976 | 420,284 | -34,602 | 3,174 | 3 |
| 1975 | 414,400 | -34,382 | 3,074 | -15 |
| 1974 | 408,299 | -33,493 | 2,968 | -17 |
| 1973 | 400,752 | -28,191 | 2,876 | -22 |
| 1972 | 396,960 | -24,100 | 2,775 | -28 |
| 1971 | 391,506 | -20,209 | 2,685 | -40 |
| 1970 | 318,022 | -15,653 | 2,597 | -46 |
| 1969 | 379,347 | -12,776 | 2,529 | -53 |
| 1968 | 372,379 | -13,389 | 2,470 | -68 |
| 1967 | 365,224 | -13,837 | 2,384 | 0 |
| 1966 | 356,819 | -13,166 | 2,278 | 0 |
| 1965 | 349,245 | -12,470 | 2,180 | 0 |
| 1964 | 341,570 | -12,129 | 2,098 | 0 |
| 1963 | 332,352 | -10,040 | 2,025 | 0 |
| 1962 | 321,716 | -9,051 | 1,947 | 0 |
| 1961 | 313,385 | -7,063 | 1,872 | 0 |
| 1960 | 302,924 | -7,236 | 1,796 | 0 |
Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).
GeoRank.org/population/peru/vanuatu | 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 Vanuatu 93.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 73,217 people) and 6.28% is from migration (a loss of 4,904 people).
As of 2024, 1,837,219 residents or 5.4% of the population were not native-born in Peru, compared to 3,315 people or 1% in Vanuatu.
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Population differences between Peru and Vanuatu
|
Peru
|
Vanuatu
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 78.3 years | 72 years |
| Average age | 33.5 years | 25.7 years |
| Median age | 31.2 years | 21.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.7:50.3 | 50.5:49.5 |
| Fertility rate | 1.97 births per woman | 3.57 births per woman |
| Population density | 70.7 ppl/mi² | 72.8 ppl/mi² |
Population map with other countries
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).
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Data sources:
- World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
- United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
- U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
- Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
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