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

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The latest officially reported population of Peru was 34,576,665 in 2025 vs 41,773,878 people in Yemen in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Peru's population is 35,105,331 people compared to 43,598,646 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Yemen's population is 1.24 times bigger than Peru's.
  • Peru is ranked the 48th most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 0.95% of the world: 0.42% for Peru vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, Peru has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +2.99% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Peru has increased from 28.3M people to 35.1M (23.9% growth), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.6M (85.2% growth).

Peru vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Peru
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Peru Yemen
2100 38,442,430 111,481,288
2099 38,609,486 111,166,365
2098 38,774,265 110,823,878
2097 38,937,509 110,463,393
2096 39,098,598 110,075,677
2095 39,257,494 109,669,492
2094 39,413,146 109,238,445
2093 39,567,920 108,785,158
2092 39,718,895 108,301,955
2091 39,867,036 107,796,487
2090 40,012,169 107,270,820
2089 40,153,701 106,721,736
2088 40,292,740 106,150,572
2087 40,428,045 105,558,607
2086 40,558,786 104,947,326
2085 40,685,268 104,309,237
2084 40,807,007 103,657,284
2083 40,923,102 102,986,631
2082 41,034,801 102,302,622
2081 41,140,743 101,596,159
2080 41,241,207 100,875,201
2079 41,334,845 100,134,051
2078 41,422,439 99,378,110
2077 41,503,511 98,609,975
2076 41,578,164 97,818,664
2075 41,645,808 97,013,320
2074 41,706,491 96,187,203
2073 41,759,277 95,346,716
2072 41,804,713 94,485,874
2071 41,842,534 93,603,848
2070 41,873,019 92,709,049
2069 41,895,381 91,795,290
2068 41,909,248 90,865,447
2067 41,914,729 89,921,194
2066 41,912,112 88,958,695
2065 41,901,353 87,982,501
2064 41,882,691 86,994,159
2063 41,855,037 85,982,061
2062 41,819,132 84,947,120
2061 41,774,412 83,896,256
2060 41,721,225 82,829,722
2059 41,659,921 81,744,993
2058 41,590,180 80,641,636
2057 41,511,131 79,527,942
2056 41,423,914 78,400,761
2055 41,327,613 77,261,521
2054 41,223,066 76,109,237
2053 41,109,699 74,951,358
2052 40,988,952 73,780,088
2051 40,860,060 72,598,574
2050 40,722,627 71,404,664
2049 40,577,434 70,211,386
2048 40,424,258 69,012,729
2047 40,261,875 67,813,135
2046 40,090,240 66,608,054
2045 39,910,095 65,404,355
2044 39,720,613 64,201,447
2043 39,523,731 63,002,861
2042 39,318,023 61,810,280
2041 39,103,923 60,624,401
2040 38,882,017 59,448,342
2039 38,652,110 58,277,392
2038 38,414,521 57,109,914
2037 38,168,782 55,948,438
2036 37,914,498 54,784,372
2035 37,652,693 53,617,795
2034 37,382,554 52,452,522
2033 37,105,048 51,284,323
2032 36,820,835 50,117,732
2031 36,529,111 48,947,870
2030 36,228,701 47,764,521
2029 35,919,668 46,573,906
2028 35,600,666 45,382,831
2027 35,271,163 44,183,742
2026 34,930,183 42,980,680
2025 34,576,665 41,773,878
2024 34,217,848 40,583,164
2023 33,845,617 39,390,799
2022 33,475,438 38,222,876
2021 33,155,882 37,140,230
2020 32,838,579 36,134,863
2019 32,449,303 35,111,408
2018 31,897,584 34,085,182
2017 31,324,637 33,090,921
2016 30,866,494 32,109,010
2015 30,457,600 31,159,379
2014 30,115,826 30,226,309
2013 29,817,919 29,312,952
2012 29,550,366 28,433,647
2011 29,304,086 27,582,897
2010 29,086,019 26,754,387
2009 28,896,811 25,927,724
2008 28,719,041 25,111,941
2007 28,530,699 24,318,082
2006 28,324,491 23,543,083
2005 28,101,180 22,790,085
2004 27,852,190 22,095,167
2003 27,580,490 21,456,379
2002 27,288,217 20,835,086
2001 26,964,601 20,226,147
2000 26,598,331 19,624,141
1999 26,186,504 19,029,420
1998 25,738,095 18,446,013
1997 25,274,147 17,873,936
1996 24,811,171 17,313,177
1995 24,348,919 16,740,058
1994 23,881,493 16,149,147
1993 23,413,783 15,563,914
1992 22,946,340 14,989,494
1991 22,483,775 14,430,201
1990 22,014,771 13,887,862
1989 21,532,589 13,364,174
1988 21,054,702 12,859,708
1987 20,582,320 12,369,912
1986 20,117,122 11,901,040
1985 19,648,204 11,453,825
1984 19,174,716 11,025,597
1983 18,705,957 10,621,499
1982 18,246,503 10,241,006
1981 17,798,805 9,882,362
1980 17,360,949 9,543,358
1979 16,933,139 9,224,194
1978 16,516,059 8,926,586
1977 16,109,806 8,648,222
1976 15,716,809 8,384,113
1975 15,333,957 8,133,598
1974 14,956,552 7,896,783
1973 14,582,867 7,672,796
1972 14,210,147 7,460,068
1971 13,838,067 7,257,462
1970 13,501,237 7,065,279
1969 13,166,767 6,875,859
1968 12,803,993 6,690,524
1967 12,448,814 6,516,444
1966 12,101,297 6,351,494
1965 11,761,085 6,195,593
1964 11,427,978 6,048,006
1963 11,102,099 5,911,135
1962 10,784,612 5,782,221
1961 10,475,123 5,655,232
1960 10,174,127 5,532,301

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/yemen | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Peru increased by 2,542,003 people (a 8.97% growth), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Peru gained 4,238,837 people (a 13.7% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,489,636 people (a 35.8% growth).

Peru was ranked 40th most populous country in 2006 and is 48th in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th 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 Yemen will increase by 63.8% to 71,404,664 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Peru is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 41.9M people compared to the peak of 111M people in 2100 for Yemen.

Population growth rate by year

Peru
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Peru Yemen
2100 -0.43% 0.28%
2099 -0.42% 0.31%
2098 -0.42% 0.33%
2097 -0.41% 0.35%
2096 -0.4% 0.37%
2095 -0.39% 0.39%
2094 -0.39% 0.42%
2093 -0.38% 0.45%
2092 -0.37% 0.47%
2091 -0.36% 0.49%
2090 -0.35% 0.51%
2089 -0.35% 0.54%
2088 -0.33% 0.56%
2087 -0.32% 0.58%
2086 -0.31% 0.61%
2085 -0.3% 0.63%
2084 -0.28% 0.65%
2083 -0.27% 0.67%
2082 -0.26% 0.7%
2081 -0.24% 0.71%
2080 -0.23% 0.74%
2079 -0.21% 0.76%
2078 -0.2% 0.78%
2077 -0.18% 0.81%
2076 -0.16% 0.83%
2075 -0.15% 0.86%
2074 -0.13% 0.88%
2073 -0.11% 0.91%
2072 -0.09% 0.94%
2071 -0.07% 0.97%
2070 -0.05% 1%
2069 -0.03% 1.02%
2068 -0.01% 1.05%
2067 0.006% 1.08%
2066 0.03% 1.11%
2065 0.04% 1.14%
2064 0.07% 1.18%
2063 0.09% 1.22%
2062 0.11% 1.25%
2061 0.13% 1.29%
2060 0.15% 1.33%
2059 0.17% 1.37%
2058 0.19% 1.4%
2057 0.21% 1.44%
2056 0.23% 1.47%
2055 0.25% 1.51%
2054 0.28% 1.54%
2053 0.29% 1.59%
2052 0.32% 1.63%
2051 0.34% 1.67%
2050 0.36% 1.7%
2049 0.38% 1.74%
2048 0.4% 1.77%
2047 0.43% 1.81%
2046 0.45% 1.84%
2045 0.48% 1.87%
2044 0.5% 1.9%
2043 0.52% 1.93%
2042 0.55% 1.96%
2041 0.57% 1.98%
2040 0.59% 2.01%
2039 0.62% 2.04%
2038 0.64% 2.08%
2037 0.67% 2.12%
2036 0.7% 2.18%
2035 0.72% 2.22%
2034 0.75% 2.28%
2033 0.77% 2.33%
2032 0.8% 2.39%
2031 0.83% 2.48%
2030 0.86% 2.56%
2029 0.9% 2.62%
2028 0.93% 2.71%
2027 0.98% 2.8%
2026 1.02% 2.89%
2025 1.05% 2.93%
2024 1.1% 3.03%
2023 1.11% 3.06%
2022 0.96% 2.92%
2021 0.97% 2.78%
2020 1.2% 2.91%
2019 1.73% 3.01%
2018 1.83% 3%
2017 1.48% 3.06%
2016 1.34% 3.05%
2015 1.13% 3.09%
2014 1% 3.12%
2013 0.91% 3.09%
2012 0.84% 3.08%
2011 0.75% 3.1%
2010 0.65% 3.19%
2009 0.62% 3.25%
2008 0.66% 3.26%
2007 0.73% 3.29%
2006 0.79% 3.3%
2005 0.89% 3.15%
2004 0.99% 2.98%
2003 1.07% 2.98%
2002 1.2% 3.01%
2001 1.38% 3.07%
2000 1.57% 3.13%
1999 1.74% 3.16%
1998 1.84% 3.2%
1997 1.87% 3.24%
1996 1.9% 3.42%
1995 1.96% 3.66%
1994 2% 3.76%
1993 2.04% 3.83%
1992 2.06% 3.88%
1991 2.13% 3.91%
1990 2.24% 3.92%
1989 2.27% 3.92%
1988 2.3% 3.96%
1987 2.31% 3.94%
1986 2.39% 3.9%
1985 2.47% 3.88%
1984 2.51% 3.8%
1983 2.52% 3.72%
1982 2.52% 3.63%
1981 2.52% 3.55%
1980 2.53% 3.46%
1979 2.53% 3.33%
1978 2.52% 3.22%
1977 2.5% 3.15%
1976 2.5% 3.08%
1975 2.52% 3%
1974 2.56% 2.92%
1973 2.62% 2.85%
1972 2.69% 2.79%
1971 2.49% 2.72%
1970 2.54% 2.75%
1969 2.83% 2.77%
1968 2.85% 2.67%
1967 2.87% 2.6%
1966 2.89% 2.52%
1965 2.91% 2.44%
1964 2.94% 2.32%
1963 2.94% 2.23%
1962 2.95% 2.25%
1961 2.96% 2.22%

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/yemen | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Peru grew by 1.05%, while Yemen's population grew by 2.93%.

Live population counters

Peru Yemen
Current population
35105331
43598646
Population rank 48/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.42% 0.52%
One net population change
1.47 minutes
26.6 seconds
One birth every
58.5 seconds
22.6 seconds
One death every
2.75 minutes
2.74 minutes
Daily growth/decline +983 +3,262
Annual growth/decline +358,817 +1,190,714
Annual growth/decline rate +1.05% +2.93%
Population growth rate rank 97/197 15/197
One migration net change every
44.2 minutes
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change +11,931 -16,291
Net migration rank 41/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 1,837,219 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 39/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.4% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 90/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

Peru
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Peru Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,931 - -16,291
2024 347,517 18,406 1,202,276 -10,482
2023 353,788 24,783 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 327,859 33,982 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 235,440 41,868 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 301,950 55,375 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 346,981 74,270 1,056,432 2,129
2018 343,123 339,067 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 349,333 114,382 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 355,859 96,740 975,697 -6,492
2015 362,781 2,421 939,922 -9,883
2014 368,708 -50,383 920,330 15,764
2013 372,694 -95,214 884,929 5,697
2012 376,501 -118,863 845,645 22,349
2011 383,268 -148,339 806,359 27,184
2010 382,510 -181,302 803,246 20,269
2009 396,522 -219,314 798,911 30,919
2008 413,640 -235,307 779,123 22,621
2007 435,122 -236,745 764,780 21,210
2006 445,884 -231,851 750,082 13,940
2005 454,199 -221,652 726,708 15,283
2004 459,617 -194,171 710,493 -62,641
2003 459,243 -181,276 694,457 -64,737
2002 463,709 -157,158 672,494 -59,648
2001 470,154 -129,481 658,704 -53,698
2000 484,222 -92,353 646,694 -47,713
1999 487,095 -55,325 633,166 -42,731
1998 489,436 -24,388 615,488 -39,096
1997 495,348 -32,515 604,443 -36,694
1996 501,855 -38,749 588,786 -35,043
1995 507,894 -46,499 607,966 -15,485
1994 512,735 -39,299 602,363 -13,040
1993 513,769 -51,775 595,459 -14,332
1992 514,618 -41,702 582,072 -14,372
1991 513,867 -61,645 565,837 -14,964
1990 515,233 -29,437 549,654 -15,847
1989 512,152 -33,569 530,464 -16,876
1988 508,429 -31,238 513,296 -17,952
1987 502,229 -34,651 493,337 -9,097
1986 496,712 -33,891 464,665 -11,151
1985 488,887 -13,887 455,576 -14,660
1984 477,968 -6,007 434,674 -19,143
1983 469,781 -4,243 414,823 -22,152
1982 461,107 -7,748 392,302 -23,981
1981 453,158 -11,123 374,482 -25,499
1980 445,100 -11,446 355,767 -26,740
1979 439,110 -17,148 336,378 -27,090
1978 432,127 -19,939 312,439 -26,524
1977 425,428 -25,117 296,115 -25,305
1976 420,284 -34,602 281,078 -23,669
1975 414,400 -34,382 266,815 -23,192
1974 408,299 -33,493 252,737 -22,726
1973 400,752 -28,191 240,235 -22,282
1972 396,960 -24,100 229,322 -21,826
1971 391,506 -20,209 219,095 -21,386
1970 318,022 -15,653 207,613 -20,966
1969 379,347 -12,776 196,305 -4,121
1968 372,379 -13,389 182,518 -4,031
1967 365,224 -13,837 173,637 -3,959
1966 356,819 -13,166 164,091 -3,874
1965 349,245 -12,470 155,398 -3,797
1964 341,570 -12,129 147,299 -3,712
1963 332,352 -10,040 133,781 -3,640
1962 321,716 -9,051 131,262 -3,572
1961 313,385 -7,063 129,787 -3,503
1960 302,924 -7,236 122,994 -3,431

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/peru/yemen | 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 Yemen 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,742,759 people) and 2.35% is from migration (a loss of 258,060 people).

As of 2024, 1,837,219 residents or 5.4% of the population were not native-born in Peru, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

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
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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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:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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