Demographics of Peru
| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
| Date | 04 Sep 2024 |
As of 2024, the population of Peru is projected at 34.22 million, compared to 33.85 million in 2023. It is the fourth-most populous country in South America and ranks 47th in the world. The population growth rate in 2024 is projected at 1.08 percent, the 101st highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.
There are 17.02 million males and 17.20 million females in Peru. The percentage of the male population is 49.73%, compared to 50.27% of the female population. Peru has 183k more females than males. The sex ratio in Peru in 2024 will be 98.938 males per 100 females. Peru is in the 138th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.
- Population
- Growth
- Gender
| Year | Population | Growth (%) | M per 100 F | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | |||
| 1950 | 3,856,389 | 3,821,026 | 7,677,414 | 2.77 | 100.925 |
| 1955 | 4,428,868 | 4,393,145 | 8,822,013 | 2.80 | 100.813 |
| 1960 | 5,104,761 | 5,069,366 | 10,174,127 | 2.91 | 100.698 |
| 1965 | 5,905,133 | 5,855,952 | 11,761,085 | 2.86 | 100.840 |
| 1970 | 6,788,052 | 6,713,184 | 13,501,237 | 2.24 | 101.115 |
| 1975 | 7,701,213 | 7,632,743 | 15,333,957 | 2.48 | 100.897 |
| 1980 | 8,696,031 | 8,664,918 | 17,360,949 | 2.50 | 100.359 |
| 1985 | 9,834,590 | 9,813,615 | 19,648,204 | 2.42 | 100.214 |
| 1990 | 11,010,544 | 11,004,228 | 22,014,771 | 2.21 | 100.057 |
| 1995 | 12,176,431 | 12,172,488 | 24,348,919 | 1.90 | 100.032 |
| 2000 | 13,312,624 | 13,285,707 | 26,598,331 | 1.47 | 100.203 |
| 2005 | 14,078,967 | 14,022,214 | 28,101,180 | 0.83 | 100.405 |
| 2010 | 14,548,315 | 14,537,705 | 29,086,019 | 0.69 | 100.073 |
| 2015 | 15,193,649 | 15,263,951 | 30,457,600 | 1.20 | 99.539 |
| 2020 | 16,356,574 | 16,482,005 | 32,838,579 | 1.09 | 99.239 |
| 2021 | 16,498,081 | 16,657,801 | 33,155,882 | 0.84 | 99.041 |
| 2022 | 16,651,798 | 16,823,641 | 33,475,438 | 1.08 | 98.979 |
| 2023 | 16,835,443 | 17,010,174 | 33,845,617 | 1.12 | 98.973 |
| 2024 | 17,017,564 | 17,200,284 | 34,217,848 | 1.07 | 98.938 |
| Year | Life expectancy | Median age | Fertility rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 46.032 | 17.892 | 6.939 |
| 1955 | 47.904 | 17.610 | 6.960 |
| 1960 | 50.597 | 17.070 | 6.941 |
| 1965 | 53.871 | 16.739 | 6.750 |
| 1970 | 47.728 | 16.799 | 6.316 |
| 1975 | 58.205 | 17.010 | 5.709 |
| 1980 | 59.982 | 17.386 | 5.041 |
| 1985 | 61.710 | 17.997 | 4.460 |
| 1990 | 63.979 | 18.784 | 3.912 |
| 1995 | 67.220 | 19.892 | 3.315 |
| 2000 | 69.821 | 21.395 | 2.845 |
| 2005 | 71.988 | 23.213 | 2.643 |
| 2010 | 72.886 | 25.216 | 2.421 |
| 2015 | 75.732 | 27.055 | 2.229 |
| 2020 | 73.832 | 28.532 | 2.056 |
| 2021 | 71.596 | 28.803 | 2.029 |
| 2022 | 76.834 | 29.096 | 2.004 |
| 2023 | 77.740 | 29.451 | 1.980 |
| 2024 | 77.941 | 29.819 | 1.965 |
- Life expectancy
- Median age
- Fertility rate
| Year | Total | Crude (per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 155,990 | 368,545 | 20.318 | 48.004 |
| 1955 | 168,537 | 421,731 | 19.104 | 47.804 |
| 1960 | 174,379 | 477,302 | 17.139 | 46.913 |
| 1965 | 178,688 | 527,934 | 15.193 | 44.888 |
| 1970 | 254,057 | 572,069 | 18.817 | 42.372 |
| 1975 | 190,915 | 605,313 | 12.450 | 39.475 |
| 1980 | 188,411 | 633,522 | 10.853 | 36.491 |
| 1985 | 179,953 | 668,853 | 9.159 | 34.041 |
| 1990 | 169,964 | 685,187 | 7.720 | 31.124 |
| 1995 | 153,368 | 661,279 | 6.299 | 27.158 |
| 2000 | 149,772 | 633,999 | 5.631 | 23.836 |
| 2005 | 166,532 | 620,739 | 5.926 | 22.089 |
| 2010 | 195,845 | 578,360 | 6.733 | 19.884 |
| 2015 | 183,868 | 546,658 | 6.037 | 17.948 |
| 2020 | 243,510 | 545,443 | 7.415 | 16.610 |
| 2021 | 308,258 | 543,689 | 9.297 | 16.398 |
| 2022 | 213,886 | 541,718 | 6.389 | 16.183 |
| 2023 | 185,861 | 539,623 | 5.491 | 15.944 |
| 2024 | 191,443 | 538,952 | 5.595 | 15.751 |
- Total
- Crude
| Year | Population | Urban (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | ||
| 1950 | 3,168,408 | 4,559,326 | 41.000 |
| 1955 | 3,856,003 | 4,930,754 | 43.884 |
| 1960 | 4,709,872 | 5,351,643 | 46.811 |
| 1965 | 6,020,628 | 5,587,053 | 51.868 |
| 1970 | 7,658,573 | 5,682,496 | 57.406 |
| 1975 | 9,360,547 | 5,869,400 | 61.461 |
| 1980 | 11,209,453 | 6,149,667 | 64.574 |
| 1985 | 13,068,523 | 6,476,433 | 66.864 |
| 1990 | 15,038,734 | 6,787,924 | 68.901 |
| 1995 | 17,055,649 | 6,983,111 | 70.951 |
| 2000 | 18,928,687 | 6,986,192 | 73.042 |
| 2005 | 20,717,275 | 6,893,135 | 75.034 |
| 2010 | 22,450,249 | 6,923,397 | 76.430 |
| 2015 | 24,271,929 | 7,104,742 | 77.357 |
| 2020 | 26,082,479 | 7,229,699 | 78.297 |
| 2021 | 26,443,821 | 7,242,484 | 78.500 |
| 2022 | 26,804,348 | 7,250,911 | 78.708 |
| 2023 | 27,163,976 | 7,255,002 | 78.922 |
| 2024 | 27,522,690 | 7,254,799 | 79.139 |
- Population
- Urbanization
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 1,367,569 | 1,317,678 | 2,685,247 | 7.85 | 103.786 |
| 05-09 | 1,378,889 | 1,330,504 | 2,709,392 | 7.92 | 103.637 |
| 10-14 | 1,428,338 | 1,379,179 | 2,807,517 | 8.20 | 103.564 |
| 15-19 | 1,468,518 | 1,426,948 | 2,895,466 | 8.46 | 102.913 |
| 20-24 | 1,403,082 | 1,389,107 | 2,792,189 | 8.16 | 101.006 |
| 25-29 | 1,366,505 | 1,400,111 | 2,766,615 | 8.09 | 97.600 |
| 30-34 | 1,342,391 | 1,393,355 | 2,735,747 | 8.00 | 96.342 |
| 35-39 | 1,272,430 | 1,305,128 | 2,577,557 | 7.53 | 97.495 |
| 40-44 | 1,138,311 | 1,158,907 | 2,297,217 | 6.71 | 98.223 |
| 45-49 | 1,042,517 | 1,043,130 | 2,085,648 | 6.10 | 99.941 |
| 50-54 | 936,601 | 925,520 | 1,862,121 | 5.44 | 101.197 |
| 55-59 | 779,525 | 777,102 | 1,556,628 | 4.55 | 100.312 |
| 60-64 | 632,933 | 655,905 | 1,288,838 | 3.77 | 96.498 |
| 65-69 | 506,092 | 544,275 | 1,050,368 | 3.07 | 92.985 |
| 70-74 | 388,995 | 437,565 | 826,561 | 2.42 | 88.900 |
| 75-79 | 270,556 | 316,401 | 586,957 | 1.72 | 85.510 |
| 80-84 | 167,415 | 206,402 | 373,817 | 1.09 | 81.111 |
| 85-89 | 89,771 | 124,853 | 214,624 | 0.63 | 71.901 |
| 90-94 | 30,687 | 53,087 | 83,774 | 0.24 | 57.805 |
| 95-99 | 5,742 | 13,033 | 18,774 | 0.05 | 44.057 |
| 100+ | 698 | 2,093 | 2,791 | 0.01 | 33.349 |
| Total | 17,017,565 | 17,200,283 | 34,217,848 | 98.938 | |
- Population pyramid
- Gender ratio