Life expectancy by sex in Peru
Peru: Life expectancy by sex was 80.12 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy by sex in Peru, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Peru recorded 80.12 years for life expectancy by sex in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by sex in Peru peaked at 80.12 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 47.49 years, in 1950.
That places Peru 94th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 49.39 years | 47.49 years | 51.64 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 54.99 years | 52.13 years | 57.65 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 58.62 years | 48.35 years | 61.39 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.8 years | 61.85 years | 65.89 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.61 years | 66.36 years | 71 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.72 years | 71.56 years | 75.07 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.29 years | 75.23 years | 78.58 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.88 years | 74.71 years | 80.12 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 91 Hungary 80.19 years compare
- 92 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 80.16 years compare
- 93 Ecuador 80.14 years compare
- 95 British Virgin Islands 80.05 years compare
- 96 Serbia 80.04 years compare
- 97 French Guiana 79.99 years compare
More population data for Peru
- World population growth -0.4% (2100)
- Population density 29.82 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.66 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.4% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.97 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.97 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 6,742 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.97 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.98 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.93 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by sex in Peru?
- Life expectancy by sex in Peru was 80.12 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy by sex recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 80.12 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by sex recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.49 years in 1950.
- How does Peru rank for life expectancy by sex?
- Peru ranks 94th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy by sex rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.