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Australia vs Peru: Population by world region

Australia
43.14 million people
in 2100
Peru
38.16 million people
in 2100
Australia rank
53rd
Peru rank
56th

Population by world region over time

  • Australia
  • Peru
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M100015502100

How they compare

Australia currently reports 43.14 million people against 38.16 million people in Peru, a difference of 4.98 million people.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Peru ahead.

Australia ranks 53rd and Peru ranks 56th of 238 countries.

Across the 48 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 8 and Peru in 40.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Peru Difference Ahead
1000s 314,851 people 3.00 million people 2.69 million people Peru
1100s 315,026 people 3.20 million people 2.88 million people Peru
1200s 315,290 people 3.40 million people 3.08 million people Peru
1300s 315,685 people 3.60 million people 3.28 million people Peru
1400s 316,277 people 3.80 million people 3.48 million people Peru
1500s 317,166 people 4.00 million people 3.68 million people Peru
1600s 318,500 people 1.30 million people 981,500 people Peru
1700s 314,500 people 1.50 million people 1.19 million people Peru
1710s 314,500 people 1.48 million people 1.17 million people Peru
1720s 314,500 people 1.47 million people 1.15 million people Peru
1730s 314,500 people 1.45 million people 1.14 million people Peru
1740s 314,500 people 1.44 million people 1.12 million people Peru
1750s 314,500 people 1.42 million people 1.11 million people Peru
1760s 314,500 people 1.41 million people 1.09 million people Peru
1770s 314,667 people 1.39 million people 1.08 million people Peru
1780s 315,087 people 1.38 million people 1.06 million people Peru
1790s 316,556 people 1.36 million people 1.04 million people Peru
1800s 225,070 people 1.28 million people 1.06 million people Peru
1810s 290,865 people 1.30 million people 1.01 million people Peru
1820s 331,661 people 1.34 million people 1.01 million people Peru
1830s 369,690 people 1.70 million people 1.33 million people Peru
1840s 499,291 people 2.66 million people 2.16 million people Peru
1850s 888,154 people 2.94 million people 2.05 million people Peru
1860s 1.51 million people 2.55 million people 1.04 million people Peru
1870s 1.95 million people 2.76 million people 813,597 people Peru
1880s 2.56 million people 3.13 million people 561,433 people Peru
1890s 3.35 million people 3.48 million people 133,692 people Peru
1900s 3.97 million people 3.86 million people 104,335 people Australia
1910s 4.73 million people 4.38 million people 353,369 people Australia
1920s 5.75 million people 5.04 million people 714,626 people Australia
1930s 6.62 million people 5.90 million people 716,302 people Australia
1940s 7.47 million people 6.96 million people 505,782 people Australia
1950s 9.12 million people 8.73 million people 388,921 people Australia
1960s 11.26 million people 11.62 million people 365,300 people Peru
1970s 13.72 million people 15.17 million people 1.45 million people Peru
1980s 15.76 million people 19.42 million people 3.66 million people Peru
1990s 18.02 million people 24.11 million people 6.09 million people Peru
2000s 20.30 million people 27.89 million people 7.59 million people Peru
2010s 23.79 million people 30.49 million people 6.70 million people Peru
2020s 26.84 million people 34.38 million people 7.53 million people Peru
2030s 29.18 million people 37.43 million people 8.25 million people Peru
2040s 31.33 million people 39.67 million people 8.34 million people Peru
2050s 33.44 million people 41.08 million people 7.65 million people Peru
2060s 35.48 million people 41.65 million people 6.17 million people Peru
2070s 37.56 million people 41.40 million people 3.84 million people Peru
2080s 39.66 million people 40.46 million people 796,660 people Peru
2090s 41.91 million people 39.05 million people 2.86 million people Australia
2100s 43.14 million people 38.16 million people 4.98 million people Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by world region, Australia or Peru?
Australia, at 43.14 million people against 38.16 million people in Peru as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by world region between Australia and Peru?
4.98 million people, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Peru?
318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do Australia and Peru rank globally for population by world region?
Australia ranks 53rd and Peru ranks 56th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. 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 world region
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.