What is life expectancy in Peru?

Life expectancy in Peru was 77.74 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Peru?

The highest recorded value was 77.74 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Peru?

The lowest recorded value was 37 years in 1940.

How does Peru rank for life expectancy?

Peru ranks 80th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Peru?

Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Peru data come from?

The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Peru

Name: Life expectancy in Peru
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Peru: Life expectancy was 77.74 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

77.74 years

Change on year

up 1.2%

World rank

80th

of 236 countries

All-time high

77.74 years

in 2023

All-time low

37 years

in 1940

Years of data

1940–2023

Life expectancy in Peru, 1940–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy in Peru stood at 77.74 years. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Peru peaked at 77.74 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37 years, in 1940.

That places Peru 80th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1940s	37 years	37 years	37 years	1
1950s	47.86 years	46.03 years	50.04 years	10
1960s	53.36 years	50.6 years	55.82 years	10
1970s	57.09 years	47.73 years	59.62 years	10
1980s	61.55 years	59.98 years	63.4 years	10
1990s	66.7 years	63.98 years	69.3 years	10
2000s	71.61 years	69.82 years	72.75 years	10
2010s	75 years	72.89 years	76.27 years	10
2020s	75 years	71.6 years	77.74 years	4

Countries ranked near Peru

77 Bosnia and Herzegovina 77.85 years compare
78 Lebanon 77.82 years compare
79 Jordan 77.81 years compare
81 Colombia 77.72 years compare
82 Iran 77.65 years compare
83 Antigua and Barbuda 77.6 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Peru?: Life expectancy in Peru was 77.74 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Peru?: The highest recorded value was 77.74 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Peru?: The lowest recorded value was 37 years in 1940.
How does Peru rank for life expectancy?: Peru ranks 80th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Peru?: Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru data come from?: The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.