Czechia vs Peru: Share of population living in urbanized areas

Czechia
79.0%
in 2025
Peru
79.2%
in 2025
Czechia rank
59th
Peru rank
58th

Share of population living in urbanized areas over time

  • Czechia
  • Peru
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 79.2% against 79.0% in Czechia, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Czechia ahead.

Czechia ranks 59th and Peru ranks 58th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 25 and Peru in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia Peru Difference Ahead
1000s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Czechia
1100s 0.2% 0.0% 0.2% Czechia
1200s 0.6% 0.0% 0.6% Czechia
1300s 1.7% 0.0% 1.7% Czechia
1400s 5.2% 0.1% 5.1% Czechia
1500s 4.8% 0.4% 4.4% Czechia
1600s 4.9% 1.3% 3.6% Czechia
1700s 4.8% 4.0% 0.8% Czechia
1710s 5.3% 4.5% 0.8% Czechia
1720s 5.8% 4.9% 0.9% Czechia
1730s 6.3% 5.4% 0.9% Czechia
1740s 6.8% 5.9% 0.9% Czechia
1750s 7.3% 6.5% 0.8% Czechia
1760s 7.4% 7.1% 0.3% Czechia
1770s 7.5% 7.8% 0.3% Peru
1780s 7.7% 8.5% 0.9% Peru
1790s 7.8% 9.3% 1.6% Peru
1800s 7.9% 10.2% 2.3% Peru
1810s 8.0% 11.2% 3.2% Peru
1820s 9.0% 12.3% 3.3% Peru
1830s 10.0% 13.4% 3.4% Peru
1840s 11.0% 14.7% 3.7% Peru
1850s 13.0% 16.1% 3.1% Peru
1860s 15.0% 17.7% 2.7% Peru
1870s 17.0% 19.4% 2.4% Peru
1880s 20.0% 21.2% 1.2% Peru
1890s 23.0% 23.2% 0.2% Peru
1900s 26.0% 25.4% 0.6% Czechia
1910s 28.0% 27.8% 0.2% Czechia
1920s 32.0% 30.5% 1.5% Czechia
1930s 36.0% 33.4% 2.6% Czechia
1940s 42.0% 36.5% 5.5% Czechia
1950s 56.4% 42.2% 14.1% Czechia
1960s 61.3% 49.6% 11.7% Czechia
1970s 69.4% 59.4% 10.1% Czechia
1980s 75.5% 65.0% 10.4% Czechia
1990s 74.7% 68.3% 6.4% Czechia
2000s 73.9% 71.5% 2.4% Czechia
2010s 75.4% 76.0% 0.6% Peru
2020s 78.2% 78.5% 0.3% Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Czechia or Peru?
Peru, at 79.2% against 79.0% in Czechia as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Czechia and Peru?
0.2%, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Peru?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Czechia and Peru rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
Czechia ranks 59th and Peru ranks 58th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urbanized areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of population living in urbanized areas
Unit
%
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed

Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.