Population in Peru

265 indicators covering population for Peru.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity 41 percent 2023 up 34.9% 38th
Share of population with severe food insecurity 14.5 percent 2023 up 46.5% 29th
Population ages 25 to 54 11,152 2022 up 20.5% 23rd
6.2.1.a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation 57.67 2022 up 69.7% 70th
Population census recently completed 1 2015 unchanged 1st
Country has a population register 1 2015 unchanged 1st
Census based on population register recently completed 0 2015 12th
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water 51.99 2022 up 5.9% 91st
Total population 34,577 2025 up 13.5% 5th
Share of population below and above $30 per day 31.77 million people 2024 up 14.7% 27th
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (PPP) 10.7% 2024 down 25.7% 45th
Replacement-level fertility rate 2.14 2010 down 1.4% 84th
Share of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus 97.0% 2022 up 14.1% 20th
Literate and illiterate world population 6.3% 2024 up 0.8% 66th
Body weight — Share of population who are obese 25.7 Percentage of population 2024 up 38.9% 12th
Crude death rate caused by intentional injuries 5.55 2022 up 20.2% 25th
Number of people at risk of trachoma and those receiving treatment 235,866 People 2024 up 60.5% 21st
Share of population covered by social protection 83.4% 2022 down 6.9% 7th
Percentage of population with access to electricity - SDG 7.1.1 96.5 2024 up 3.9% 28th
Rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - SDG 8.6 2021 up 55.9% 26th
Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services 95.64 2024 up 6.5% 24th
Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services 78.77 2024 up 7.2% 32nd
Rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - SDG 8.6 2021 up 55.8% 25th
Percentage of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and 91.8 2023 up 28.8% 20th
Probable cases of Dengue in the population 21,842 2025 down 80.4% 9th