Nepal vs Peru: Population by age group

Nepal
2.79 million people
in 2023
Peru
2.69 million people
in 2023
Nepal rank
49th
Peru rank
51st

Population by age group over time

  • Nepal
  • Peru
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 2.79 million people against 2.69 million people in Peru, a difference of 100,210 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nepal ahead.

Nepal ranks 49th and Peru ranks 51st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 4 and Peru in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Peru Difference Ahead
1950s 1.48 million people 1.56 million people 83,907 people Peru
1960s 1.76 million people 2.08 million people 317,580 people Peru
1970s 2.20 million people 2.56 million people 353,780 people Peru
1980s 2.78 million people 2.94 million people 160,639 people Peru
1990s 3.46 million people 3.16 million people 297,529 people Nepal
2000s 3.38 million people 3.01 million people 378,223 people Nepal
2010s 2.96 million people 2.79 million people 166,248 people Nepal
2020s 2.81 million people 2.70 million people 113,990 people Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by age group, Nepal or Peru?
Nepal, at 2.79 million people against 2.69 million people in Peru as of 2023.
What is the difference in population by age group between Nepal and Peru?
100,210 people, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Peru?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Nepal and Peru rank globally for population by age group?
Nepal ranks 49th and Peru ranks 51st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by age group
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.