Urban population in Peru

Urban population in Peru: 39.9% in 1950 and 85.6% in 2025, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2025: 85.6%
Since 1950: +45.7 percentage points
Rank, 2025: 50 of 229; counting from the highest
Projected, 2050: 91.9%; UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

Watch it change on the map

% of people · UN

Estimates, UNUN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

What the numbers say

The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts it at 91.9% in 2050.

Every year

% of people · UN

Year	Peru
2025	85.6
2024	85.2
2023	84.8
2022	84.4
2021	84
2020	83.5
2019	83.1
2018	82.7
2017	82.2
2016	81.4
2015	80.7
2014	80
2013	79.3
2012	78.7
2011	78
2010	77.4
2009	76.8
2008	76.3
2007	75.8
2006	75.3
2005	74.8
2004	74.4
2003	74
2002	73.6
2001	73.2
2000	72.8
1999	72.4
1998	72
1997	71.7
1996	71.3
1995	70.9
1994	70.5
1993	70.1
1992	69.7
1991	69.3
1990	68.9
1989	68.6
1988	68.2
1987	67.8
1986	67.4
1985	67
1984	66.6
1983	66.2
1982	65.7
1981	65.2
1980	64.7
1979	64.2
1978	63.6
1977	63
1976	62.4
1975	61.8
1974	61.1
1973	60.3
1972	59.6
1971	58.7
1970	57.7
1969	56.6
1968	55.4
1967	54.1
1966	52.8
1965	51.6
1964	50.4
1963	49.3
1962	48.3
1961	47.4
1960	46.7
1959	45.9
1958	45.2
1957	44.5
1956	43.8
1955	43.1
1954	42.4
1953	41.8
1952	41.1
1951	40.5
1950	39.9

UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050

Year	Peru
2026	86
2027	86.4
2028	86.8
2029	87.2
2030	87.5
2031	87.9
2032	88.2
2033	88.6
2034	88.9
2035	89.2
2036	89.5
2037	89.8
2038	90.1
2039	90.3
2040	90.5
2041	90.8
2042	91
2043	91.2
2044	91.3
2045	91.5
2046	91.6
2047	91.7
2048	91.8
2049	91.8
2050	91.9

Good to know

The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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