Peru Urban Population 1960-2024

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Peru urban population for 2023 was 27,111,853, a 1.16% increase from 2022.
  • Peru urban population for 2022 was 26,799,750, a 1.26% increase from 2021.
  • Peru urban population for 2021 was 26,466,645, a 1.5% increase from 2020.
  • Peru urban population for 2020 was 26,076,625, a 1.72% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Urban Population
China 910,895,447
Brazil 189,992,937
Russia 108,345,662
Mexico 104,796,621
Iran 68,892,205
Turkey 66,096,079
Colombia 42,894,219
South Africa 41,576,651
Thailand 38,491,230
Algeria 34,327,085
Iraq 32,580,810
Peru 27,111,853
Malaysia 27,006,299
Venezuela 25,504,192
Ecuador 11,785,978
Kazakhstan 11,577,724
Jordan 10,432,355
Romania 10,418,360
Dominican Republic 9,570,242
Guatemala 9,346,539
Cuba 8,678,273
Belarus 7,409,732
Azerbaijan 5,822,506
Libya 5,621,338
Bulgaria 4,932,158
Lebanon 4,788,127
Paraguay 4,332,984
Costa Rica 4,306,402
Serbia 3,779,753
Turkmenistan 3,518,889
Gabon 2,217,982
Botswana 1,949,449
Albania 1,773,980
Armenia 1,770,650
Jamaica 1,621,241
Bosnia 1,614,061
Namibia 1,429,326
Equatorial Guinea 1,276,538
North Macedonia 1,077,748
Fiji 549,774
Mauritius 515,350
Montenegro 422,094
Suriname 413,897
Guyana 221,054
Maldives 218,678
Belize 191,477
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 56,307
Dominica 52,593
Grenada 46,762
Samoa 39,512
American Samoa 38,308
St. Lucia 34,558
Marshall Islands 33,121
Tonga 24,960
Nauru 12,780
Tuvalu 7,549
Peru Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 27,111,853 78.92 1.16%
2022 26,799,750 78.71 1.25%
2021 26,466,645 78.50 1.48%
2020 26,076,625 78.30 1.70%
2019 25,635,888 78.10 2.16%
2018 25,089,127 77.91 2.12%
2017 24,563,784 77.72 1.74%
2016 24,140,046 77.54 1.60%
2015 23,757,776 77.36 1.41%
2014 23,425,055 77.17 1.28%
2013 23,126,579 76.99 1.21%
2012 22,848,874 76.80 1.16%
2011 22,584,945 76.62 1.09%
2010 22,340,162 76.43 1.00%
2009 22,117,000 76.24 0.95%
2008 21,907,680 76.05 1.04%
2007 21,679,951 75.80 1.28%
2006 21,405,293 75.42 1.34%
2005 21,120,020 75.03 1.43%
2004 20,821,131 74.64 1.51%
2003 20,510,054 74.25 1.59%
2002 20,186,530 73.85 1.72%
2001 19,841,910 73.45 1.90%
2000 19,468,935 73.04 2.08%
1999 19,067,264 72.63 2.24%
1998 18,644,890 72.22 2.35%
1997 18,211,840 71.80 2.41%
1996 17,778,086 71.38 2.46%
1995 17,346,849 70.95 2.53%
1994 16,913,233 70.52 2.59%
1993 16,480,645 70.09 2.57%
1992 16,063,240 69.70 2.61%
1991 15,650,023 69.30 2.70%
1990 15,233,390 68.90 2.80%
1989 14,812,437 68.50 2.84%
1988 14,397,870 68.10 2.86%
1987 13,991,823 67.69 2.87%
1986 13,595,630 67.28 2.93%
1985 13,203,373 66.86 2.98%
1984 12,815,119 66.45 3.04%
1983 12,431,594 66.03 3.07%
1982 12,055,425 65.61 3.09%
1981 11,688,660 65.18 3.42%
1980 11,295,546 64.57 3.46%
1979 10,911,055 63.96 3.47%
1978 10,538,980 63.34 3.51%
1977 10,175,915 62.72 3.49%
1976 9,827,343 62.09 3.49%
1975 9,490,498 61.46 3.56%
1974 9,158,828 60.83 3.63%
1973 8,832,460 60.19 3.71%
1972 8,510,717 59.55 4.48%
1971 8,137,945 58.50 4.43%
1970 7,785,615 57.41 4.53%
1969 7,440,524 56.31 4.82%
1968 7,090,372 55.21 4.89%
1967 6,752,060 54.10 4.95%
1966 6,425,773 52.98 5.02%
1965 6,110,870 51.87 5.10%
1964 5,807,197 50.75 5.15%
1963 5,515,438 49.63 5.21%
1962 5,235,676 48.51 5.28%
1961 4,966,408 47.40 4.21%
1960 4,761,712 46.81 %