Peru
Population in Peru
Population in Peru: 7.68 million people in 1950 and 33.9 million people in 2023, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2023
- 33.9 million people
- Since 1950
- +26.2 million people
- Rank, 2023
- 45 of 229
- counting from the highest
- World, 2023
- 8.09 billion people
- Projected, 2100
- 38.2 million people
- UN projection (medium variant)
people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 38.2 million people in 2100, between 19 million people and 71.3 million people (95% prediction interval).
- Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 1.27 million people.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Peru | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 33.9 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 33.5 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 33.2 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 32.8 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 32.5 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 31.9 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 31.3 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 30.9 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 30.5 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 30.1 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 29.8 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 29.6 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 29.3 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 29.1 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 28.9 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 28.7 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 28.5 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 28.3 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 28.1 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 27.9 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 27.6 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 27.3 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 27 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 26.6 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 26.2 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 25.7 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 25.3 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 24.8 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 24.4 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 23.9 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 23.4 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 23 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 22.5 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 22 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 21.5 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 21.1 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 20.6 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 20.1 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 19.7 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 19.2 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 18.7 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 18.3 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 17.8 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 17.4 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 16.9 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 16.5 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 16.1 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 15.7 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 15.3 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 15 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 14.6 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 14.2 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 13.8 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 13.5 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 13.2 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 12.8 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 12.5 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 12.1 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 11.8 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 11.4 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 11.1 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 10.8 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 10.5 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 10.2 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 9.88 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 9.6 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 9.33 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 9.07 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 8.82 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 8.58 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 8.35 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 8.12 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 7.89 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 7.68 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 7.52 million | – |
| 1948 | 7.38 million | – |
| 1947 | 7.26 million | – |
| 1946 | 7.13 million | – |
| 1945 | 7.01 million | – |
| 1944 | 6.9 million | – |
| 1943 | 6.78 million | – |
| 1942 | 6.66 million | – |
| 1941 | 6.55 million | – |
| 1940 | 6.45 million | – |
| 1939 | 6.34 million | – |
| 1938 | 6.24 million | – |
| 1937 | 6.14 million | – |
| 1936 | 6.04 million | – |
| 1935 | 5.94 million | – |
| 1934 | 5.85 million | – |
| 1933 | 5.75 million | – |
| 1932 | 5.66 million | – |
| 1931 | 5.57 million | – |
| 1930 | 5.48 million | – |
| 1929 | 5.4 million | – |
| 1928 | 5.31 million | – |
| 1927 | 5.23 million | – |
| 1926 | 5.15 million | – |
| 1925 | 5.07 million | – |
| 1924 | 4.99 million | – |
| 1923 | 4.92 million | – |
| 1922 | 4.84 million | – |
| 1921 | 4.77 million | – |
| 1920 | 4.7 million | – |
| 1919 | 4.64 million | – |
| 1918 | 4.57 million | – |
| 1917 | 4.52 million | – |
| 1916 | 4.46 million | – |
| 1915 | 4.41 million | – |
| 1914 | 4.35 million | – |
| 1913 | 4.3 million | – |
| 1912 | 4.24 million | – |
| 1911 | 4.19 million | – |
| 1910 | 4.14 million | – |
| 1909 | 4.09 million | – |
| 1908 | 4.04 million | – |
| 1907 | 3.98 million | – |
| 1906 | 3.94 million | – |
| 1905 | 3.89 million | – |
| 1904 | 3.84 million | – |
| 1903 | 3.79 million | – |
| 1902 | 3.74 million | – |
| 1901 | 3.7 million | – |
| 1900 | 3.66 million | – |
| 1899 | 3.62 million | – |
| 1898 | 3.59 million | – |
| 1897 | 3.56 million | – |
| 1896 | 3.52 million | – |
| 1895 | 3.49 million | – |
| 1894 | 3.46 million | – |
| 1893 | 3.43 million | – |
| 1892 | 3.41 million | – |
| 1891 | 3.37 million | – |
| 1890 | 3.34 million | – |
| 1889 | 3.3 million | – |
| 1888 | 3.26 million | – |
| 1887 | 3.22 million | – |
| 1886 | 3.18 million | – |
| 1885 | 3.14 million | – |
| 1884 | 3.11 million | – |
| 1883 | 3.07 million | – |
| 1882 | 3.03 million | – |
| 1881 | 2.99 million | – |
| 1880 | 2.95 million | – |
| 1879 | 2.92 million | – |
| 1878 | 2.88 million | – |
| 1877 | 2.85 million | – |
| 1876 | 2.81 million | – |
| 1875 | 2.77 million | – |
| 1874 | 2.74 million | – |
| 1873 | 2.71 million | – |
| 1872 | 2.67 million | – |
| 1871 | 2.64 million | – |
| 1870 | 2.62 million | – |
| 1869 | 2.6 million | – |
| 1868 | 2.58 million | – |
| 1867 | 2.57 million | – |
| 1866 | 2.56 million | – |
| 1865 | 2.55 million | – |
| 1864 | 2.54 million | – |
| 1863 | 2.52 million | – |
| 1862 | 2.51 million | – |
| 1861 | 2.52 million | – |
| 1860 | 2.54 million | – |
| 1859 | 2.59 million | – |
| 1858 | 2.65 million | – |
| 1857 | 2.73 million | – |
| 1856 | 2.81 million | – |
| 1855 | 2.9 million | – |
| 1854 | 2.99 million | – |
| 1853 | 3.08 million | – |
| 1852 | 3.18 million | – |
| 1851 | 3.23 million | – |
| 1850 | 3.23 million | – |
| 1849 | 3.18 million | – |
| 1848 | 3.09 million | – |
| 1847 | 2.96 million | – |
| 1846 | 2.83 million | – |
| 1845 | 2.7 million | – |
| 1844 | 2.58 million | – |
| 1843 | 2.47 million | – |
| 1842 | 2.36 million | – |
| 1841 | 2.26 million | – |
| 1840 | 2.16 million | – |
| 1839 | 2.06 million | – |
| 1838 | 1.97 million | – |
| 1837 | 1.89 million | – |
| 1836 | 1.8 million | – |
| 1835 | 1.72 million | – |
| 1834 | 1.65 million | – |
| 1833 | 1.58 million | – |
| 1832 | 1.51 million | – |
| 1831 | 1.45 million | – |
| 1830 | 1.41 million | – |
| 1829 | 1.38 million | – |
| 1828 | 1.36 million | – |
| 1827 | 1.36 million | – |
| 1826 | 1.35 million | – |
| 1825 | 1.35 million | – |
| 1824 | 1.34 million | – |
| 1823 | 1.33 million | – |
| 1822 | 1.33 million | – |
| 1821 | 1.32 million | – |
| 1820 | 1.32 million | – |
| 1819 | 1.32 million | – |
| 1818 | 1.31 million | – |
| 1817 | 1.31 million | – |
| 1816 | 1.31 million | – |
| 1815 | 1.31 million | – |
| 1814 | 1.3 million | – |
| 1813 | 1.3 million | – |
| 1812 | 1.3 million | – |
| 1811 | 1.3 million | – |
| 1810 | 1.29 million | – |
| 1809 | 1.29 million | – |
| 1808 | 1.29 million | – |
| 1807 | 1.29 million | – |
| 1806 | 1.29 million | – |
| 1805 | 1.28 million | – |
| 1804 | 1.28 million | – |
| 1803 | 1.28 million | – |
| 1802 | 1.28 million | – |
| 1801 | 1.27 million | – |
| 1800 | 1.27 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Peru | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 34.2 million34.2 million–34.3 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 34.6 million34.4 million–34.8 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 34.9 million34.5 million–35.3 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 35.3 million34.7 million–35.8 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 35.6 million34.8 million–36.3 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 35.9 million34.9 million–36.8 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 36.2 million35 million–37.4 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 36.5 million35.1 million–37.9 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 36.8 million35.2 million–38.4 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 37.1 million35.2 million–39 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 37.3 million35.2 million–39.6 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 37.6 million35.2 million–40.1 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 37.9 million35.2 million–40.6 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 38.1 million35.2 million–41.2 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 38.3 million35.2 million–41.7 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 38.6 million35.1 million–42.3 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 38.8 million35.2 million–42.8 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 39 million35.2 million–43.4 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 39.2 million35.1 million–43.9 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 39.4 million35 million–44.4 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 39.6 million34.9 million–45 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 39.8 million34.9 million–45.5 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 40 million34.8 million–46.1 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 40.1 million34.7 million–46.6 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 40.3 million34.6 million–47.3 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 40.4 million34.6 million–47.9 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 40.6 million34.5 million–48.7 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 40.7 million34.4 million–49.4 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 40.8 million34.3 million–49.9 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 41 million34.2 million–50.5 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 41.1 million34 million–51 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 41.2 million33.9 million–51.6 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 41.3 million33.7 million–52.2 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 41.3 million33.4 million–52.7 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 41.4 million33.2 million–53.2 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 41.5 million33.1 million–53.8 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 41.5 million32.8 million–54.3 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 41.6 million32.6 million–54.8 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 41.6 million32.3 million–55.5 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 41.7 million32.1 million–55.9 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 41.7 million31.9 million–56.4 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 41.7 million31.6 million–56.8 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 41.7 million31.3 million–57.1 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 41.7 million31 million–57.4 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 41.7 million30.7 million–57.7 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 41.7 million30.4 million–58 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 41.6 million29.9 million–58.4 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 41.6 million29.6 million–58.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 41.6 million29.3 million–59.4 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 41.5 million29 million–59.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 41.5 million28.7 million–60.4 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 41.4 million28.4 million–60.9 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 41.3 million28.1 million–61.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 41.3 million27.7 million–61.8 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 41.2 million27.2 million–62.4 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 41.1 million26.7 million–62.9 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 41 million26.4 million–63.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 40.9 million26.1 million–63.6 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 40.8 million25.8 million–63.9 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 40.7 million25.5 million–64.4 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 40.5 million25.1 million–65 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 40.4 million24.7 million–65.4 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 40.3 million24.4 million–65.7 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 40.2 million24 million–66 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 40 million23.7 million–66.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 39.9 million23.3 million–66.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 39.7 million22.9 million–66.6 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 39.6 million22.5 million–67 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 39.4 million22.2 million–67.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 39.3 million21.9 million–68.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 39.1 million21.5 million–68.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 39 million21.1 million–69.1 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 38.8 million20.8 million–69.4 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 38.7 million20.3 million–69.7 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 38.5 million19.9 million–70.1 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 38.3 million19.4 million–70.7 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 38.2 million19 million–71.3 million | 10.2 billion |
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
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- Military spending0.81% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$2.43B in 2025
- Military spending per person$75 in 2025
- Military share of state spending3.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel158,000 people in 2020
- National power0.28% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.94% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports90 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exports5 million TIV in 2004