Canada vs Peru: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Canada
33.26 million people
in 2025
Peru
29.60 million people
in 2025
Canada rank
29th
Peru rank
32nd
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Canada
- Peru
How they compare
Canada currently reports 33.26 million people against 29.60 million people in Peru, a difference of 3.66 million people.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 29th and Peru ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.22 million people | 3.75 million people | 6.47 million people | Canada |
| 1960s | 14.14 million people | 5.99 million people | 8.15 million people | Canada |
| 1970s | 17.38 million people | 9.31 million people | 8.07 million people | Canada |
| 1980s | 19.70 million people | 12.98 million people | 6.73 million people | Canada |
| 1990s | 22.67 million people | 17.05 million people | 5.62 million people | Canada |
| 2000s | 25.79 million people | 20.83 million people | 4.96 million people | Canada |
| 2010s | 29.17 million people | 24.52 million people | 4.65 million people | Canada |
| 2020s | 32.23 million people | 28.49 million people | 3.74 million people | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Canada or Peru?
- Canada, at 33.26 million people against 29.60 million people in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Canada and Peru?
- 3.66 million people, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Peru?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Peru rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Canada ranks 29th and Peru ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban 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
Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.