Peru Rural Population 1960-2024

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Peru rural population for 2023 was 7,240,866, a 0.12% decline from 2022.
  • Peru rural population for 2022 was 7,249,838, a 0.01% increase from 2021.
  • Peru rural population for 2021 was 7,248,826, a 0.29% increase from 2020.
  • Peru rural population for 2020 was 7,228,131, a 0.54% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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China 499,814,553
Russia 35,480,468
Thailand 33,310,049
Brazil 26,429,509
Mexico 23,658,946
Iran 20,280,562
Turkey 19,229,921
South Africa 18,837,844
Iraq 12,923,750
Algeria 11,279,395
Colombia 9,190,949
Romania 8,637,756
Kazakhstan 8,322,453
Guatemala 8,255,892
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Peru 7,240,866
Ecuador 6,404,506
Azerbaijan 4,290,049
Venezuela 3,334,307
Turkmenistan 2,997,211
Serbia 2,838,273
Paraguay 2,528,540
Cuba 2,516,176
Belarus 1,768,566
Dominican Republic 1,762,730
Bosnia 1,596,786
Bulgaria 1,498,212
Libya 1,267,050
Jamaica 1,204,303
Namibia 1,174,846
Armenia 1,007,320
Albania 971,992
Costa Rica 905,771
Jordan 904,697
Mauritius 745,691
North Macedonia 734,232
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Guyana 592,780
Lebanon 565,803
Equatorial Guinea 438,133
Fiji 386,601
Maldives 302,343
Belize 219,348
Gabon 218,584
Suriname 209,339
Montenegro 194,083
Samoa 186,169
St. Lucia 145,693
Tonga 82,813
Grenada 79,421
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 47,391
Dominica 20,447
Marshall Islands 8,875
American Samoa 5,606
Tuvalu 3,847
Peru Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 7,240,866 21.08 -0.12%
2022 7,249,838 21.29 0.01%
2021 7,248,826 21.50 0.29%
2020 7,228,131 21.70 0.54%
2019 7,188,973 21.90 1.04%
2018 7,114,817 22.09 1.03%
2017 7,041,702 22.28 0.70%
2016 6,992,733 22.46 0.55%
2015 6,954,087 22.64 0.36%
2014 6,928,896 22.83 0.24%
2013 6,912,230 23.01 0.17%
2012 6,900,715 23.20 0.12%
2011 6,892,776 23.38 0.05%
2010 6,889,410 23.57 -0.04%
2009 6,892,326 23.76 -0.09%
2008 6,898,505 23.95 -0.32%
2007 6,920,436 24.20 -0.80%
2006 6,975,785 24.58 -0.74%
2005 7,027,247 24.97 -0.65%
2004 7,072,780 25.36 -0.57%
2003 7,113,287 25.75 -0.49%
2002 7,147,973 26.15 -0.35%
2001 7,172,999 26.55 -0.17%
2000 7,185,504 26.96 0.01%
1999 7,184,975 27.37 0.16%
1998 7,173,336 27.78 0.28%
1997 7,153,546 28.20 0.34%
1996 7,129,218 28.62 0.38%
1995 7,102,206 29.05 0.45%
1994 7,070,025 29.48 0.52%
1993 7,033,237 29.91 0.70%
1992 6,984,008 30.30 0.73%
1991 6,932,983 30.70 0.83%
1990 6,875,709 31.10 0.93%
1989 6,811,874 31.50 0.97%
1988 6,745,929 31.91 0.99%
1987 6,679,537 32.31 1.00%
1986 6,612,807 32.72 1.06%
1985 6,543,237 33.14 1.12%
1984 6,470,527 33.55 1.17%
1983 6,395,312 33.97 1.20%
1982 6,318,947 34.39 1.20%
1981 6,243,684 34.82 0.75%
1980 6,196,860 35.43 0.79%
1979 6,148,130 36.04 0.79%
1978 6,099,500 36.66 0.84%
1977 6,048,698 37.28 0.82%
1976 5,999,470 37.91 0.81%
1975 5,950,999 38.54 0.89%
1974 5,898,347 39.17 0.95%
1973 5,842,325 39.81 1.04%
1972 5,781,720 40.45 0.13%
1971 5,774,023 41.50 -0.05%
1970 5,776,756 42.59 0.06%
1969 5,773,215 43.69 0.35%
1968 5,752,877 44.79 0.41%
1967 5,729,566 45.90 0.48%
1966 5,702,217 47.02 0.55%
1965 5,670,711 48.13 0.63%
1964 5,635,104 49.25 0.67%
1963 5,597,227 50.37 0.73%
1962 5,556,418 51.49 0.81%
1961 5,511,688 52.60 1.85%
1960 5,410,495 53.19 %