Population, total in Peru
Peru: Population, total was 34.58 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, total in Peru, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, total in Peru is 34.58 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total in Peru peaked at 34.58 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.17 million, in 1960.
Peru ranks 48th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.62 million | 10.17 million | 13.17 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.17 million | 13.50 million | 16.93 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.42 million | 17.36 million | 21.53 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.11 million | 22.01 million | 26.19 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.89 million | 26.60 million | 28.90 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.49 million | 29.09 million | 32.45 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.69 million | 32.84 million | 34.58 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 45 Malaysia 35.98 million compare
- 46 Mozambique 35.63 million compare
- 47 Ghana 35.06 million compare
- 49 Madagascar 32.74 million compare
- 50 Cote d'Ivoire 32.71 million compare
- 51 Cameroon 29.88 million compare
More climate change data for Peru
- Population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Urban population 29.60 million (2025)
- Urban population 85.6% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 33.3% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 25.92 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 1.6% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 22.1% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 16.5% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 7.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total in Peru?
- Population, total in Peru was 34.58 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population, total recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 34.58 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, total recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.17 million in 1960.
- How does Peru rank for population, total?
- Peru ranks 48th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, total rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.