Angola vs Peru: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Angola
8.28 million people
in 2020
Peru
8.86 million people
in 2020
Angola rank
45th
Peru rank
42nd
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Angola
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 8.86 million people against 8.28 million people in Angola, a difference of 579,350 people.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Angola's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.
Angola ranks 45th and Peru ranks 42nd of 236 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.92 million people | 4.74 million people | 2.82 million people | Peru |
| 1960s | 2.16 million people | 5.53 million people | 3.37 million people | Peru |
| 1970s | 2.46 million people | 6.27 million people | 3.81 million people | Peru |
| 1980s | 3.15 million people | 7.32 million people | 4.17 million people | Peru |
| 1990s | 4.15 million people | 8.41 million people | 4.26 million people | Peru |
| 2000s | 5.61 million people | 8.86 million people | 3.26 million people | Peru |
| 2010s | 7.02 million people | 8.49 million people | 1.47 million people | Peru |
| 2020s | 8.28 million people | 8.86 million people | 579,350 people | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Angola or Peru?
- Peru, at 8.86 million people against 8.28 million people in Angola as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Angola and Peru?
- 579,350 people, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Peru?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Angola and Peru rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Angola ranks 45th and Peru ranks 42nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.