Urban population share in Peru
85.6% of people in Peru lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Peru, 2025
85.6%
Change from 2024
+0.4percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Position in 2025
46th of 217
Urban population share in Peru over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Peru | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 85.6% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 85.2% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 84.8% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 84.4% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 83.9% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 83.5% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 83.1% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 82.7% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 82.2% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 81.4% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 80.7% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 80.0% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 79.3% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 78.6% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 78.0% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 77.4% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 76.8% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 76.3% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 75.8% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 75.3% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 74.8% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 74.4% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 74.0% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 73.6% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 73.2% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 85.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 80.7%, the figure has changed by +4.9 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Peru has the 46th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
More for Peru
All statistics for Peru
Population estimates and projections
33,845,617 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
29.5 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.98 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
1.12%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
34,576,665 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
1.04%
2025 · World Bank