Population estimates and projections in Peru

Peru had an estimated population of 33,845,617 on 1 July 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Peru, 2023 (latest estimate) 33,845,617 People
Change from 2022 +1.1% 2022: 33,475,438 people
Projection for 2030 36,193,880 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 40,583,876 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 38,163,318 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 45th of 216 See the full ranking

Population estimates and projections in Peru over time

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People. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Population, estimates and projections to 2100 (people), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Peru
2100 38,163,318 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2095 38,978,783 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2090 39,736,467 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2085 40,415,420 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2080 40,981,474 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2075 41,400,344 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2070 41,644,885 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2065 41,693,592 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2060 41,535,486 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2055 41,165,324 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2050 40,583,876 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2045 39,796,724 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2040 38,794,649 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2035 37,591,425 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2030 36,193,880 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2025 34,576,665 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2023 33,845,617 people
2022 33,475,438 people
2021 33,155,882 people
2020 32,838,580 people
2019 32,449,303 people
2018 31,897,584 people
2017 31,324,637 people
2016 30,866,494 people
2015 30,457,600 people
2014 30,115,826 people

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.1% from 33,475,438 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 29,817,919 people, the figure has changed by +13.5%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Peru has the 45th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Peru
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024