Canada vs Peru: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Canada
9.07 million people
in 2020
Peru
8.86 million people
in 2020
Canada rank
39th
Peru rank
42nd
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Canada
- Peru
How they compare
Canada currently reports 9.07 million people against 8.86 million people in Peru, a difference of 204,440 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 39th and Peru ranks 42nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.84 million people | 4.74 million people | 1.10 million people | Canada |
| 1960s | 6.61 million people | 5.53 million people | 1.07 million people | Canada |
| 1970s | 7.22 million people | 6.27 million people | 945,605 people | Canada |
| 1980s | 7.71 million people | 7.32 million people | 393,770 people | Canada |
| 1990s | 8.08 million people | 8.41 million people | 327,495 people | Peru |
| 2000s | 8.37 million people | 8.86 million people | 495,535 people | Peru |
| 2010s | 8.66 million people | 8.49 million people | 167,480 people | Canada |
| 2020s | 9.07 million people | 8.86 million people | 204,440 people | Canada |
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, Canada or Peru?
- Canada, at 9.07 million people against 8.86 million people in Peru as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Canada and Peru?
- 204,440 people, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Peru?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Canada and Peru rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Canada ranks 39th 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.