Peru vs Romania: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Peru
8.86 million people
in 2020
Romania
8.78 million people
in 2020
Peru rank
42nd
Romania rank
43rd
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Peru
- Romania
How they compare
Peru currently reports 8.86 million people against 8.78 million people in Romania, a difference of 81,420 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Romania ahead.
Peru ranks 42nd and Romania ranks 43rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.74 million people | 9.44 million people | 4.69 million people | Romania |
| 1960s | 5.53 million people | 9.80 million people | 4.26 million people | Romania |
| 1970s | 6.27 million people | 10.27 million people | 3.99 million people | Romania |
| 1980s | 7.32 million people | 10.39 million people | 3.07 million people | Romania |
| 1990s | 8.41 million people | 10.06 million people | 1.65 million people | Romania |
| 2000s | 8.86 million people | 9.65 million people | 785,415 people | Romania |
| 2010s | 8.49 million people | 9.13 million people | 640,015 people | Romania |
| 2020s | 8.86 million people | 8.78 million people | 81,420 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, Peru or Romania?
- Peru, at 8.86 million people against 8.78 million people in Romania as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Peru and Romania?
- 81,420 people, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Romania?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Peru and Romania rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Peru ranks 42nd and Romania ranks 43rd 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.