Germany vs Peru: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Germany
79.3%
in 2025
Peru
79.2%
in 2025
Germany rank
57th
Peru rank
58th
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Germany
- Peru
How they compare
Germany currently reports 79.3% against 79.2% in Peru, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 57th and Peru ranks 58th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 30 and Peru in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.2% | 0.0% | 2.2% | Germany |
| 1100s | 3.3% | 0.0% | 3.3% | Germany |
| 1200s | 4.9% | 0.0% | 4.9% | Germany |
| 1300s | 7.4% | 0.0% | 7.4% | Germany |
| 1400s | 11.1% | 0.1% | 11.0% | Germany |
| 1500s | 8.2% | 0.4% | 7.8% | Germany |
| 1600s | 8.5% | 1.3% | 7.2% | Germany |
| 1700s | 7.7% | 4.0% | 3.7% | Germany |
| 1710s | 8.1% | 4.5% | 3.6% | Germany |
| 1720s | 8.5% | 4.9% | 3.5% | Germany |
| 1730s | 8.9% | 5.4% | 3.5% | Germany |
| 1740s | 9.4% | 5.9% | 3.4% | Germany |
| 1750s | 9.8% | 6.5% | 3.3% | Germany |
| 1760s | 10.3% | 7.1% | 3.2% | Germany |
| 1770s | 10.8% | 7.8% | 3.0% | Germany |
| 1780s | 11.4% | 8.5% | 2.8% | Germany |
| 1790s | 11.9% | 9.3% | 2.6% | Germany |
| 1800s | 12.5% | 10.2% | 2.3% | Germany |
| 1810s | 13.2% | 11.2% | 2.0% | Germany |
| 1820s | 13.4% | 12.3% | 1.2% | Germany |
| 1830s | 13.7% | 13.4% | 0.3% | Germany |
| 1840s | 14.0% | 14.7% | 0.8% | Peru |
| 1850s | 14.3% | 16.1% | 1.9% | Peru |
| 1860s | 14.5% | 17.7% | 3.1% | Peru |
| 1870s | 14.8% | 19.4% | 4.5% | Peru |
| 1880s | 15.1% | 21.2% | 6.0% | Peru |
| 1890s | 15.4% | 23.2% | 7.8% | Peru |
| 1900s | 21.8% | 25.4% | 3.6% | Peru |
| 1910s | 27.3% | 27.8% | 0.6% | Peru |
| 1920s | 34.1% | 30.5% | 3.6% | Germany |
| 1930s | 42.6% | 33.4% | 9.2% | Germany |
| 1940s | 53.2% | 36.5% | 16.7% | Germany |
| 1950s | 68.3% | 42.2% | 26.1% | Germany |
| 1960s | 71.5% | 49.6% | 21.9% | Germany |
| 1970s | 72.5% | 59.4% | 13.1% | Germany |
| 1980s | 72.8% | 65.0% | 7.8% | Germany |
| 1990s | 73.2% | 68.3% | 4.9% | Germany |
| 2000s | 73.3% | 71.5% | 1.8% | Germany |
| 2010s | 75.6% | 76.0% | 0.5% | Peru |
| 2020s | 78.5% | 78.5% | 0.0% | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Germany or Peru?
- Germany, at 79.3% against 79.2% in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Germany and Peru?
- 0.1%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Peru?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Peru rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Germany ranks 57th 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
Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.