Foreign born population of the united states by country of birth in Peru

Peru: Foreign born population of the united states by country of birth was 535,912 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
535,912
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
19th
of 117 countries
All-time high
535,912
in 2024
All-time low
371,716
in 2005
Years of data
19
2005–2024

Foreign born population of the united states by country of birth in Peru, 2005–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k2005201420242005: 371.7k2006: 382.2k2007: 401.1k2008: 384.9k2009: 406.9k2010: 428.5k2011: 411.8k2012: 426.3k2013: 440.3k2014: 448.8k2015: 445.9k2016: 427.4k2017: 458.8k2018: 467.2k2019: 446.1k2021: 452.2k2022: 472.0k2023: 529.7k2024: 535.9k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Peru recorded 535,912 for foreign born population of the united states by country of birth in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign born population of the united states by country of birth in Peru peaked at 535,912 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 371,716, in 2005.

Peru ranks 19th of 117 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Foreign born population of the united states by country of birth in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Foreign born population of the united states by country of birth in Peru, 2005 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2005 371,716 —
2006 382,153 +2.8%
2007 401,129 +5.0%
2008 384,923 -4.0%
2009 406,910 +5.7%
2010 428,547 +5.3%
2011 411,829 -3.9%
2012 426,263 +3.5%
2013 440,292 +3.3%
2014 448,750 +1.9%
2015 445,921 -0.6%
2016 427,445 -4.1%
2017 458,785 +7.3%
2018 467,172 +1.8%
2019 446,063 -4.5%
2021 452,207 +1.4%
2022 471,988 +4.4%
2023 529,682 +12.2%
2024 535,912 +1.2%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 535,912 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 156,094, 3.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 535,912 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 333,094, 1.6× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 389,366 371,716 406,910 5
2010s 440,107 411,829 467,172 10
2020s 497,447 452,207 535,912 4

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 16 Brazil 725,419 compare
  2. 17 United Kingdom 682,714 compare
  3. 18 Ecuador 621,915 compare
  4. 20 Nigeria 532,602 compare
  5. 21 Germany 519,159 compare
  6. 22 Ukraine 510,016 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign born population of the united states by country of birth in Peru?
Foreign born population of the united states by country of birth in Peru was 535,912 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest foreign born population of the united states by country of birth recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 535,912 in 2024.
What is the lowest foreign born population of the united states by country of birth recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 371,716 in 2005.
How does Peru rank for foreign born population of the united states by country of birth?
Peru ranks 19th out of 117 countries with data for 2024.
Is foreign born population of the united states by country of birth rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign born population of the united states by country of birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Foreign born population of the united states by country of birth
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117 places, 2,327 data points, 1850–2024
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