🇵🇪 Peru Population 2026

As of 2026, the population of Peru is 34,922,148, ranking #48 in the world (0.42% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 0.97% per year. The biggest city is Lima with 7,737,002 inhabitants.

Live estimate

34,929,917

Growth rate

0.97%

Density

people / km² (71 / mi²)

Median age

30.5

Fertility rate

1.93

births per woman

Life expectancy

78.3

years

Peru population 1950–2100

Population of Peru, 1950–2100 — solid: UN estimates, dashed: UN medium-variant projection.

By 2050, the population of Peru is projected to reach 40,583,876, and 38,163,318 by 2100. The population is expected to peak in 2066 at 41,700,245, then decline.

Peru population by year

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2026	34,922,148	0.97%	27.3	30.5
2025	34,576,665	1.02%	27.0	30.2
2024	34,217,848	1.07%	26.7	29.8
2023	33,845,617	1.12%	26.4	29.5
2022	33,475,438	1.08%	26.2	29.1
2021	33,155,882	0.84%	25.9	28.8
2020	32,838,580	1.09%	25.7	28.5
2019	32,449,303	1.30%	25.3	28.2
2018	31,897,584	2.14%	24.9	27.9
2017	31,324,637	1.48%	24.5	27.6
2016	30,866,494	1.47%	24.1	27.3
2015	30,457,600	1.20%	23.8	27.1
2014	30,115,826	1.06%	23.5	26.7
2013	29,817,919	0.93%	23.3	26.4
2012	29,550,366	0.87%	23.1	26.0
2011	29,304,086	0.80%	22.9	25.6
2010	29,086,019	0.69%	22.7	25.2
2009	28,896,811	0.61%	22.6	24.8
2008	28,719,041	0.62%	22.4	24.4
2007	28,530,699	0.69%	22.3	24.0
2006	28,324,491	0.76%	22.1	23.6
2005	28,101,180	0.83%	22.0	23.2
2004	27,852,190	0.95%	21.8	22.8
2003	27,580,490	1.01%	21.5	22.5
2002	27,288,217	1.12%	21.3	22.1
2001	26,964,601	1.26%	21.1	21.7
2000	26,598,331	1.47%	20.8	21.4
1999	26,186,504	1.65%	20.5	21.1
1998	25,738,095	1.81%	20.1	20.8
1997	25,274,147	1.83%	19.7	20.5
1996	24,811,171	1.87%	19.4	20.2
1995	24,348,919	1.90%	19.0	19.9
1994	23,881,493	1.98%	18.7	19.6
1993	23,413,783	1.97%	18.3	19.4
1992	22,946,340	2.06%	17.9	19.2
1991	22,483,775	2.01%	17.6	19.0
1990	22,014,771	2.21%	17.2	18.8
1989	21,532,589	2.22%	16.8	18.6
1988	21,054,702	2.27%	16.4	18.4
1987	20,582,320	2.27%	16.1	18.3
1986	20,117,122	2.30%	15.7	18.1
1985	19,648,204	2.42%	15.3	18.0
1984	19,174,716	2.46%	15.0	17.9
1983	18,705,957	2.49%	14.6	17.7
1982	18,246,503	2.48%	14.3	17.6
1981	17,798,805	2.48%	13.9	17.5
1980	17,360,949	2.50%	13.6	17.4
1979	16,933,139	2.49%	13.2	17.3
1978	16,516,059	2.50%	12.9	17.2
1977	16,109,806	2.48%	12.6	17.1
1976	15,716,809	2.45%	12.3	17.1
1975	15,333,957	2.48%	12.0	17.0
1974	14,956,552	2.51%	11.7	17.0
1973	14,582,867	2.56%	11.4	16.9
1972	14,210,146	2.62%	11.1	16.9
1971	13,838,068	2.68%	10.8	16.8
1970	13,501,237	2.24%	10.5	16.8
1969	13,166,768	2.78%	10.3	16.8
1968	12,803,992	2.80%	10.0	16.8
1967	12,448,814	2.82%	9.7	16.7
1966	12,101,297	2.84%	9.5	16.7
1965	11,761,086	2.86%	9.2	16.7
1964	11,427,978	2.88%	8.9	16.8
1963	11,102,098	2.90%	8.7	16.8
1962	10,784,612	2.90%	8.4	16.8
1961	10,475,124	2.92%	8.2	16.9
1960	10,174,127	2.91%	7.9	17.1
1959	9,883,654	2.89%	7.7	17.2
1958	9,603,646	2.86%	7.5	17.3
1957	9,333,872	2.84%	7.3	17.4
1956	9,073,474	2.82%	7.1	17.5
1955	8,822,013	2.80%	6.9	17.6
1954	8,579,310	2.78%	6.7	17.7
1953	8,344,899	2.76%	6.5	17.8
1952	8,116,663	2.79%	6.3	17.8
1951	7,893,620	2.79%	6.2	17.9
1950	7,677,414	2.77%	6.0	17.9

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2027	35,255,685	0.93%	27.5	30.9
2028	35,578,288	0.89%	27.8	31.3
2029	35,890,708	0.86%	28.0	31.6
2030	36,193,880	0.83%	28.3	32.0
2031	36,488,441	0.80%	28.5	32.4
2032	36,774,945	0.77%	28.7	32.7
2033	37,054,376	0.74%	28.9	33.1
2034	37,326,806	0.72%	29.2	33.4
2035	37,591,425	0.69%	29.4	33.8
2036	37,848,158	0.67%	29.6	34.1
2037	38,096,898	0.64%	29.8	34.5
2038	38,337,332	0.62%	29.9	34.8
2039	38,569,891	0.59%	30.1	35.2
2040	38,794,649	0.57%	30.3	35.5
2041	39,011,543	0.55%	30.5	35.9
2042	39,220,380	0.52%	30.6	36.2
2043	39,420,651	0.50%	30.8	36.6
2044	39,612,850	0.48%	30.9	37.0
2045	39,796,724	0.45%	31.1	37.3
2046	39,971,719	0.43%	31.2	37.7
2047	40,137,878	0.40%	31.4	38.0
2048	40,294,855	0.38%	31.5	38.4
2049	40,443,281	0.36%	31.6	38.7
2050	40,583,876	0.34%	31.7	39.1
2051	40,716,361	0.32%	31.8	39.4
2052	40,840,546	0.29%	31.9	39.7
2053	40,957,007	0.28%	32.0	40.0
2054	41,065,410	0.25%	32.1	40.3
2055	41,165,324	0.23%	32.2	40.6
2056	41,256,616	0.21%	32.2	40.9
2057	41,339,326	0.19%	32.3	41.2
2058	41,413,342	0.17%	32.4	41.5
2059	41,478,531	0.15%	32.4	41.8
2060	41,535,486	0.13%	32.4	42.0
2061	41,584,190	0.11%	32.5	42.3
2062	41,624,298	0.09%	32.5	42.6
2063	41,655,916	0.07%	32.5	42.8
2064	41,678,955	0.04%	32.6	43.1
2065	41,693,592	0.03%	32.6	43.3
2066	41,700,245	0.01%	32.6	43.6
2067	41,698,820	-0.01%	32.6	43.8
2068	41,689,196	-0.03%	32.6	44.0
2069	41,671,174	-0.05%	32.6	44.3
2070	41,644,885	-0.07%	32.5	44.5
2071	41,610,906	-0.09%	32.5	44.7
2072	41,569,488	-0.11%	32.5	44.9
2073	41,520,628	-0.13%	32.4	45.1
2074	41,464,182	-0.15%	32.4	45.3
2075	41,400,344	-0.16%	32.3	45.5
2076	41,329,558	-0.18%	32.3	45.7
2077	41,252,091	-0.20%	32.2	45.9
2078	41,168,187	-0.21%	32.2	46.1
2079	41,078,032	-0.23%	32.1	46.3
2080	40,981,474	-0.24%	32.0	46.4
2081	40,878,796	-0.26%	31.9	46.6
2082	40,770,529	-0.27%	31.8	46.7
2083	40,657,211	-0.28%	31.8	46.9
2084	40,538,900	-0.30%	31.7	47.0
2085	40,415,420	-0.31%	31.6	47.2
2086	40,287,463	-0.32%	31.5	47.3
2087	40,155,116	-0.34%	31.4	47.5
2088	40,018,642	-0.35%	31.3	47.6
2089	39,879,070	-0.35%	31.2	47.7
2090	39,736,467	-0.36%	31.0	47.8
2091	39,590,576	-0.37%	30.9	48.0
2092	39,441,778	-0.38%	30.8	48.1
2093	39,289,682	-0.39%	30.7	48.2
2094	39,135,258	-0.40%	30.6	48.3
2095	38,978,783	-0.41%	30.5	48.4
2096	38,819,605	-0.41%	30.3	48.5
2097	38,658,263	-0.42%	30.2	48.6
2098	38,495,086	-0.43%	30.1	48.7
2099	38,330,012	-0.43%	29.9	48.8
2100	38,163,318	-0.44%	29.8	48.9

States & provinces of Peru by population

#	State / province	Population	Share
1	Lima	8,481,415	24.3%
2	Lima Province	7,605,742	21.8%
3	Piura	1,856,809	5.3%
4	La Libertad	1,617,050	4.6%
5	Puno	1,364,362	3.9%
6	Cajamarca	1,359,023	3.9%
7	Callao	1,300,000	3.7%
8	Junín	1,246,038	3.6%
9	Arequipa	1,218,168	3.5%
10	Cusco	1,171,503	3.4%
11	Lambayeque	1,091,535	3.1%
12	Áncash	1,039,415	3.0%
13	Loreto	1,027,559	2.9%
14	Ica	850,765	2.4%
15	San Martín	813,381	2.3%
16	Huánuco	730,871	2.1%
17	Ayacucho	619,522	1.8%
18	Huancavelica	454,797	1.3%
19	Amazonas	443,025	1.3%
20	Ucayali	432,195	1.2%
21	Apurímac	418,882	1.2%
22	Pasco	277,475	0.8%
23	Tacna	274,496	0.8%
24	Tumbes	224,863	0.6%
25	Moquegua	174,863	0.5%
26	Madre de Dios	141,070	0.4%

State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).

Biggest cities in Peru

#	City	Region	Population
1	Lima capital	Lima Province	7,737,002
2	Callao	Callao	1,226,200
3	Arequipa	Arequipa	1,195,700
4	Trujillo	La Libertad	1,067,700
5	Piura	Piura	630,000
6	Chiclayo	Lambayeque	609,400
7	Huancayo	Junin	456,250
8	Cusco	Cuzco Department	428,450
9	Iquitos	Loreto	377,609
10	Pucallpa	Ucayali	326,040
11	Chimbote	Ancash	316,966
12	Tacna	Tacna	286,240
13	Ica	Ica	282,407
14	Juliaca	Puno	245,675
15	Cajamarca	Cajamarca Department	201,329

FAQ

What is the population of Peru in 2026?

The population of Peru is 34,922,148 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).

What is the biggest city in Peru?

Lima is the biggest city in Peru with 7,737,002 inhabitants and it is also the capital.

Is the population of Peru growing or shrinking?

The population of Peru is growing at 0.97% per year, and is projected to peak in 2066 at 41,700,245.

Neighboring countries

Sources

Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-07.

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