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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Peru was 34,217,848 in 2024 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Peru's population is 35,031,596 people compared to 102,365,351 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 2.92 times bigger than Peru's.
  • Peru is ranked the 48th most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.66% of the world: 0.42% for Peru vs 1.24% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Peru has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +0.99% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Peru has increased from 28.3M people to 35M (23.7% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.6% growth).

Peru vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Peru
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Peru Vietnam
2100 38,452,509 92,239,801
2099 38,619,608 92,735,968
2098 38,784,430 93,227,318
2097 38,947,717 93,703,343
2096 39,108,849 94,178,675
2095 39,267,786 94,640,859
2094 39,423,479 95,098,747
2093 39,578,294 95,558,233
2092 39,729,309 96,015,030
2091 39,877,488 96,474,248
2090 40,022,659 96,938,026
2089 40,164,228 97,399,661
2088 40,303,304 97,858,300
2087 40,438,644 98,324,127
2086 40,569,419 98,788,452
2085 40,695,935 99,249,444
2084 40,817,705 99,710,990
2083 40,933,831 100,178,339
2082 41,045,559 100,650,389
2081 41,151,529 101,120,279
2080 41,252,019 101,584,408
2079 41,345,682 102,046,677
2078 41,433,298 102,496,244
2077 41,514,392 102,944,347
2076 41,589,064 103,374,514
2075 41,656,726 103,799,405
2074 41,717,426 104,214,107
2073 41,770,225 104,623,307
2072 41,815,673 105,022,092
2071 41,853,504 105,401,255
2070 41,883,997 105,773,681
2069 41,906,365 106,126,787
2068 41,920,235 106,471,025
2067 41,925,717 106,811,324
2066 41,923,100 107,143,716
2065 41,912,338 107,459,475
2064 41,893,671 107,761,108
2063 41,866,010 108,055,355
2062 41,830,096 108,339,650
2061 41,785,364 108,607,597
2060 41,732,163 108,859,065
2059 41,670,843 109,104,391
2058 41,601,084 109,337,395
2057 41,522,014 109,546,926
2056 41,434,774 109,732,352
2055 41,338,448 109,903,830
2054 41,233,873 110,052,946
2053 41,120,477 110,173,868
2052 40,999,698 110,270,266
2051 40,870,773 110,338,539
2050 40,733,304 110,361,987
2049 40,588,072 110,356,819
2048 40,434,856 110,313,849
2047 40,272,431 110,228,852
2046 40,100,751 110,108,051
2045 39,920,558 109,943,449
2044 39,731,027 109,748,671
2043 39,534,093 109,514,717
2042 39,328,332 109,242,604
2041 39,114,174 108,936,706
2040 38,892,211 108,611,523
2039 38,662,243 108,254,640
2038 38,424,592 107,877,983
2037 38,178,789 107,480,286
2036 37,924,438 107,075,099
2035 37,662,565 106,647,378
2034 37,392,354 106,206,100
2033 37,114,776 105,762,219
2032 36,830,488 105,299,476
2031 36,538,688 104,826,346
2030 36,238,199 104,330,461
2029 35,929,085 103,835,790
2028 35,609,999 103,316,499
2027 35,280,410 102,775,814
2026 34,939,340 102,213,157
2025 34,585,730 101,614,413
2024 34,217,848 100,987,686
2023 33,845,617 100,352,192
2022 33,475,438 99,680,655
2021 33,155,882 98,935,098
2020 32,838,579 98,079,191
2019 32,449,303 97,173,776
2018 31,897,584 96,237,319
2017 31,324,637 95,176,977
2016 30,866,494 94,000,117
2015 30,457,600 92,823,254
2014 30,115,826 91,679,578
2013 29,817,919 90,573,104
2012 29,550,366 89,510,356
2011 29,304,086 88,468,314
2010 29,086,019 87,455,152
2009 28,896,811 86,460,018
2008 28,719,041 85,175,788
2007 28,530,699 83,633,375
2006 28,324,491 82,167,897
2005 28,101,180 81,088,313
2004 27,852,190 80,338,971
2003 27,580,490 79,563,777
2002 27,288,217 78,772,224
2001 26,964,601 77,969,361
2000 26,598,331 77,154,011
1999 26,186,504 76,287,452
1998 25,738,095 75,299,660
1997 25,274,147 74,226,889
1996 24,811,171 73,156,447
1995 24,348,919 72,049,940
1994 23,881,493 70,854,391
1993 23,413,783 69,586,384
1992 22,946,340 68,260,337
1991 22,483,775 66,891,775
1990 22,014,771 65,504,552
1989 21,532,589 64,147,348
1988 21,054,702 62,843,228
1987 20,582,320 61,584,651
1986 20,117,122 60,347,048
1985 19,648,204 59,060,622
1984 19,174,716 57,706,067
1983 18,705,957 56,337,921
1982 18,246,503 55,011,289
1981 17,798,805 53,738,141
1980 17,360,949 52,490,101
1979 16,933,139 51,378,211
1978 16,516,059 50,249,552
1977 16,109,806 48,954,872
1976 15,716,809 47,684,931
1975 15,333,957 46,482,903
1974 14,956,552 45,413,537
1973 14,582,867 44,409,861
1972 14,210,147 43,429,168
1971 13,838,067 42,449,276
1970 13,501,237 41,475,230
1969 13,166,767 40,582,096
1968 12,803,993 39,734,609
1967 12,448,814 38,895,080
1966 12,101,297 38,024,836
1965 11,761,085 37,129,656
1964 11,427,978 36,201,563
1963 11,102,099 35,249,101
1962 10,784,612 34,288,560
1961 10,475,123 33,409,059
1960 10,174,127 32,531,933

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

GeoRank.org/population/peru/vietnam | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Peru increased by 2,542,003 people (a 8.97% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Peru gained 4,165,102 people (a 13.5% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,365,234 people (a 8.9% growth).

Peru was ranked 40th most populous country in 2006 and is 48th in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.81% to 110,361,987 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Peru is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 41.9M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2050 for Vietnam.

Population growth rate by year

Peru
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Peru Vietnam
2100 -0.43% -0.54%
2099 -0.42% -0.53%
2098 -0.42% -0.51%
2097 -0.41% -0.5%
2096 -0.4% -0.49%
2095 -0.39% -0.48%
2094 -0.39% -0.48%
2093 -0.38% -0.48%
2092 -0.37% -0.48%
2091 -0.36% -0.48%
2090 -0.35% -0.47%
2089 -0.35% -0.47%
2088 -0.33% -0.47%
2087 -0.32% -0.47%
2086 -0.31% -0.46%
2085 -0.3% -0.46%
2084 -0.28% -0.47%
2083 -0.27% -0.47%
2082 -0.26% -0.46%
2081 -0.24% -0.46%
2080 -0.23% -0.45%
2079 -0.21% -0.44%
2078 -0.2% -0.44%
2077 -0.18% -0.42%
2076 -0.16% -0.41%
2075 -0.15% -0.4%
2074 -0.13% -0.39%
2073 -0.11% -0.38%
2072 -0.09% -0.36%
2071 -0.07% -0.35%
2070 -0.05% -0.33%
2069 -0.03% -0.32%
2068 -0.01% -0.32%
2067 0.006% -0.31%
2066 0.03% -0.29%
2065 0.04% -0.28%
2064 0.07% -0.27%
2063 0.09% -0.26%
2062 0.11% -0.25%
2061 0.13% -0.23%
2060 0.15% -0.22%
2059 0.17% -0.21%
2058 0.19% -0.19%
2057 0.21% -0.17%
2056 0.23% -0.16%
2055 0.25% -0.14%
2054 0.28% -0.11%
2053 0.29% -0.09%
2052 0.32% -0.06%
2051 0.34% -0.02%
2050 0.36% 0.005%
2049 0.38% 0.04%
2048 0.4% 0.08%
2047 0.43% 0.11%
2046 0.45% 0.15%
2045 0.48% 0.18%
2044 0.5% 0.21%
2043 0.52% 0.25%
2042 0.55% 0.28%
2041 0.57% 0.3%
2040 0.59% 0.33%
2039 0.62% 0.35%
2038 0.64% 0.37%
2037 0.67% 0.38%
2036 0.7% 0.4%
2035 0.72% 0.42%
2034 0.75% 0.42%
2033 0.77% 0.44%
2032 0.8% 0.45%
2031 0.83% 0.48%
2030 0.86% 0.48%
2029 0.9% 0.5%
2028 0.93% 0.53%
2027 0.98% 0.55%
2026 1.02% 0.59%
2025 1.08% 0.62%
2024 1.1% 0.63%
2023 1.11% 0.67%
2022 0.96% 0.75%
2021 0.97% 0.87%
2020 1.2% 0.93%
2019 1.73% 0.97%
2018 1.83% 1.11%
2017 1.48% 1.25%
2016 1.34% 1.27%
2015 1.13% 1.25%
2014 1% 1.22%
2013 0.91% 1.19%
2012 0.84% 1.18%
2011 0.75% 1.16%
2010 0.65% 1.15%
2009 0.62% 1.51%
2008 0.66% 1.84%
2007 0.73% 1.78%
2006 0.79% 1.33%
2005 0.89% 0.93%
2004 0.99% 0.97%
2003 1.07% 1%
2002 1.2% 1.03%
2001 1.38% 1.06%
2000 1.57% 1.14%
1999 1.74% 1.31%
1998 1.84% 1.45%
1997 1.87% 1.46%
1996 1.9% 1.54%
1995 1.96% 1.69%
1994 2% 1.82%
1993 2.04% 1.94%
1992 2.06% 2.05%
1991 2.13% 2.12%
1990 2.24% 2.12%
1989 2.27% 2.08%
1988 2.3% 2.04%
1987 2.31% 2.05%
1986 2.39% 2.18%
1985 2.47% 2.35%
1984 2.51% 2.43%
1983 2.52% 2.41%
1982 2.52% 2.37%
1981 2.52% 2.38%
1980 2.53% 2.16%
1979 2.53% 2.25%
1978 2.52% 2.64%
1977 2.5% 2.66%
1976 2.5% 2.59%
1975 2.52% 2.35%
1974 2.56% 2.26%
1973 2.62% 2.26%
1972 2.69% 2.31%
1971 2.49% 2.35%
1970 2.54% 2.2%
1969 2.83% 2.13%
1968 2.85% 2.16%
1967 2.87% 2.29%
1966 2.89% 2.41%
1965 2.91% 2.56%
1964 2.94% 2.7%
1963 2.94% 2.8%
1962 2.95% 2.63%
1961 2.96% 2.7%

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

GeoRank.org/population/peru/vietnam | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Peru grew by 1.1%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Peru Vietnam
Current population
35031596
102365351
Population rank 48/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.42% 1.24%
One net population change
1.41 minutes
49.6 seconds
One birth every
58.4 seconds
22.7 seconds
One death every
2.83 minutes
47.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,020 +1,741
Annual growth/decline +372,231 +635,494
Annual growth/decline rate +1.1% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 95/197 123/197
One migration net change every
44.2 minutes
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change +11,931 -48,171
Net migration rank 41/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 1,837,219 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 39/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.4% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 90/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Peru
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Peru Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,931 - -48,171
2024 - 18,406 - -59,645
2023 353,788 24,783 727,955 -81,789
2022 327,859 33,982 775,914 -78,977
2021 235,440 41,868 799,593 -5,418
2020 301,950 55,375 924,004 -6,457
2019 346,981 74,270 895,262 -2,051
2018 343,123 339,067 882,977 96,650
2017 349,333 114,382 1,001,833 139,245
2016 355,859 96,740 1,045,094 167,652
2015 362,781 2,421 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 368,708 -50,383 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 372,694 -95,214 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 376,501 -118,863 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 383,268 -148,339 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 382,510 -181,302 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 396,522 -219,314 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 413,640 -235,307 1,008,141 571,113
2007 435,122 -236,745 981,689 523,784
2006 445,884 -231,851 943,041 482,399
2005 454,199 -221,652 942,084 -208,337
2004 459,617 -194,171 985,438 -220,458
2003 459,243 -181,276 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 463,709 -157,158 991,427 -193,766
2001 470,154 -129,481 985,610 -177,586
2000 484,222 -92,353 966,894 -144,298
1999 487,095 -55,325 925,519 -15,010
1998 489,436 -24,388 959,016 106,091
1997 495,348 -32,515 1,028,116 52,382
1996 501,855 -38,749 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 507,894 -46,499 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 512,735 -39,299 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 513,769 -51,775 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 514,618 -41,702 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 513,867 -61,645 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 515,233 -29,437 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 512,152 -33,569 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 508,429 -31,238 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 502,229 -34,651 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 496,712 -33,891 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 488,887 -13,887 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 477,968 -6,007 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 469,781 -4,243 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 461,107 -7,748 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 453,158 -11,123 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 445,100 -11,446 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 439,110 -17,148 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 432,127 -19,939 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 425,428 -25,117 1,259,315 49,655
1976 420,284 -34,602 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 414,400 -34,382 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 408,299 -33,493 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 400,752 -28,191 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 396,960 -24,100 921,524 -1,920
1971 391,506 -20,209 963,259 76,961
1970 318,022 -15,653 905,902 1,997
1969 379,347 -12,776 878,359 0
1968 372,379 -13,389 815,116 1,489
1967 365,224 -13,837 862,071 394
1966 356,819 -13,166 876,283 1,769
1965 349,245 -12,470 913,761 -1,438
1964 341,570 -12,129 950,219 -6,328
1963 332,352 -10,040 961,067 0
1962 321,716 -9,051 960,046 0
1961 313,385 -7,063 798,978 0
1960 302,924 -7,236 955,268 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/peru/vietnam | 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 Vietnam 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,349,756 people) and 2.29% is from migration (a gain of 219,073 people).

As of 2024, 1,837,219 residents or 5.4% of the population were not native-born in Peru, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

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
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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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