What is the difference in population by world region between Burundi and Peru?

289,300 people, with Peru ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Peru?

318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.

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.

Burundi vs Peru: Population by world region

Burundi

37.87 million people

in 2100

Peru

38.16 million people

in 2100

Burundi rank

58th

Peru rank

56th

Population by world region over time

Burundi
Peru

How they compare

Peru currently reports 38.16 million people against 37.87 million people in Burundi, a difference of 289,300 people.

Across all 318 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.

Burundi ranks 58th and Peru ranks 56th of 238 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 48 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1000s	312,000 people	3.00 million people	2.69 million people	Peru
1100s	379,600 people	3.20 million people	2.82 million people	Peru
1200s	447,200 people	3.40 million people	2.95 million people	Peru
1300s	514,800 people	3.60 million people	3.09 million people	Peru
1400s	582,400 people	3.80 million people	3.22 million people	Peru
1500s	650,000 people	4.00 million people	3.35 million people	Peru
1600s	715,000 people	1.30 million people	585,000 people	Peru
1700s	780,000 people	1.50 million people	720,490 people	Peru
1710s	745,062 people	1.48 million people	739,208 people	Peru
1720s	753,857 people	1.47 million people	714,363 people	Peru
1730s	763,147 people	1.45 million people	689,203 people	Peru
1740s	772,985 people	1.44 million people	663,665 people	Peru
1750s	783,431 people	1.42 million people	637,689 people	Peru
1760s	794,555 people	1.41 million people	611,195 people	Peru
1770s	806,439 people	1.39 million people	584,121 people	Peru
1780s	819,182 people	1.38 million people	556,338 people	Peru
1790s	832,901 people	1.36 million people	527,749 people	Peru
1800s	899,097 people	1.28 million people	382,128 people	Peru
1810s	899,369 people	1.30 million people	404,904 people	Peru
1820s	964,052 people	1.34 million people	379,827 people	Peru
1830s	1.12 million people	1.70 million people	584,873 people	Peru
1840s	1.30 million people	2.66 million people	1.36 million people	Peru
1850s	1.44 million people	2.94 million people	1.50 million people	Peru
1860s	1.51 million people	2.55 million people	1.04 million people	Peru
1870s	1.59 million people	2.76 million people	1.17 million people	Peru
1880s	1.68 million people	3.13 million people	1.44 million people	Peru
1890s	1.69 million people	3.48 million people	1.79 million people	Peru
1900s	1.56 million people	3.86 million people	2.30 million people	Peru
1910s	1.45 million people	4.38 million people	2.93 million people	Peru
1920s	1.52 million people	5.04 million people	3.52 million people	Peru
1930s	1.75 million people	5.90 million people	4.15 million people	Peru
1940s	2.05 million people	6.96 million people	4.92 million people	Peru
1950s	2.48 million people	8.73 million people	6.25 million people	Peru
1960s	3.10 million people	11.62 million people	8.52 million people	Peru
1970s	3.80 million people	15.17 million people	11.37 million people	Peru
1980s	4.96 million people	19.42 million people	14.46 million people	Peru
1990s	5.93 million people	24.11 million people	18.18 million people	Peru
2000s	7.54 million people	27.89 million people	20.35 million people	Peru
2010s	10.83 million people	30.49 million people	19.66 million people	Peru
2020s	14.21 million people	34.38 million people	20.17 million people	Peru
2030s	17.92 million people	37.43 million people	19.51 million people	Peru
2040s	21.96 million people	39.67 million people	17.71 million people	Peru
2050s	25.78 million people	41.08 million people	15.30 million people	Peru
2060s	29.28 million people	41.65 million people	12.37 million people	Peru
2070s	32.59 million people	41.40 million people	8.82 million people	Peru
2080s	35.25 million people	40.46 million people	5.21 million people	Peru
2090s	37.11 million people	39.05 million people	1.93 million people	Peru
2100s	37.87 million people	38.16 million people	289,300 people	Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by world region, Burundi or Peru?: Peru, at 38.16 million people against 37.87 million people in Burundi as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by world region between Burundi and Peru?: 289,300 people, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Peru?: 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do Burundi and Peru rank globally for population by world region?: Burundi ranks 58th 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: 07 August 2026

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