Peru vs Switzerland: Urban population share 2050

Peru
85.6
in 2025
Switzerland
85.73
in 2025
Peru rank
56th
Switzerland rank
55th

Urban population share 2050 over time

  • Peru
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 85.73 against 85.6 in Peru, a difference of 0.13.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Peru ahead.

Peru ranks 56th and Switzerland ranks 55th of 238 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 28 and Switzerland in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru Switzerland Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0018 0 0.0018 Peru
1100s 0.0055 0 0.0055 Peru
1200s 0.0165 0 0.0165 Peru
1300s 0.0495 0 0.0495 Peru
1400s 0.1484 0.6922 0.5438 Switzerland
1500s 0.4452 2.37 1.93 Switzerland
1600s 1.34 2.47 1.14 Switzerland
1700s 4.01 3.26 0.7434 Peru
1710s 4.51 3.52 0.9951 Peru
1720s 4.94 3.91 1.03 Peru
1730s 5.41 4.34 1.07 Peru
1740s 5.93 4.83 1.1 Peru
1750s 6.5 5.36 1.13 Peru
1760s 7.11 5.96 1.15 Peru
1770s 7.79 6.62 1.17 Peru
1780s 8.53 7.36 1.18 Peru
1790s 9.35 8.17 1.17 Peru
1800s 10.24 9.08 1.15 Peru
1810s 11.21 10.09 1.12 Peru
1820s 12.28 11.21 1.07 Peru
1830s 13.45 12.46 0.9884 Peru
1840s 14.73 13.84 0.8877 Peru
1850s 16.13 15.36 0.7693 Peru
1860s 17.67 17 0.6643 Peru
1870s 19.35 18.86 0.4902 Peru
1880s 21.16 20.85 0.3102 Peru
1890s 23.21 23.1 0.1051 Peru
1900s 25.42 25.45 0.0306 Switzerland
1910s 27.82 28.21 0.3864 Switzerland
1920s 30.46 31.34 0.8848 Switzerland
1930s 33.35 34.76 1.41 Switzerland
1940s 36.54 38.55 2.01 Switzerland
1950s 42.82 47.27 4.45 Switzerland
1960s 51.24 54.02 2.79 Switzerland
1970s 61.23 59.19 2.05 Peru
1980s 66.73 64.49 2.24 Peru
1990s 70.68 71.12 0.4384 Switzerland
2000s 74.68 73.47 1.21 Peru
2010s 80.35 76.01 4.33 Peru
2020s 84.57 84.64 0.0712 Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population share 2050, Peru or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 85.73 against 85.6 in Peru as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population share 2050 between Peru and Switzerland?
0.13, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Switzerland?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Peru and Switzerland rank globally for urban population share 2050?
Peru ranks 56th and Switzerland ranks 55th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Urban population share 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population share 2050
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 24,444 data points, 1000–2025
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