Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Peru
Peru: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.856 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Peru, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.856 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Peru peaked at 0.856 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4667 people per person, in 1960.
Peru ranks 43rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Peru, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4667 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4742 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 0.4826 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.4925 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.5037 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.5157 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.5282 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.5409 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.5535 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.5656 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.5769 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.5871 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.5957 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.6034 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.6107 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.6176 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.6241 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.6302 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.6361 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.6417 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.647 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.6521 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.6569 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.6615 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.6659 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.67 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.6741 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.6779 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.6818 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.6855 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.6893 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.6931 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.697 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.701 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.705 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.7089 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.7127 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.7165 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7202 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7239 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7277 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7316 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7355 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7396 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7438 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7482 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7528 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7576 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7627 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7682 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.774 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7801 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7865 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7931 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7999 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.807 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8142 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8219 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8269 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.831 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8353 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8395 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8437 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.8478 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.8519 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.856 people per person | +0.5% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.856 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6562 people per person, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.856 people per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7204 people per person, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5124 people per person | 0.4667 people per person | 0.5656 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6123 people per person | 0.5769 people per person | 0.6417 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6673 people per person | 0.647 people per person | 0.6855 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7068 people per person | 0.6893 people per person | 0.7239 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7468 people per person | 0.7277 people per person | 0.7682 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8035 people per person | 0.774 people per person | 0.831 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8457 people per person | 0.8353 people per person | 0.856 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More population data for Peru
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.4349 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.0396 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.4349 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.3151 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 42,023 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.9219 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6906 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Peru?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Peru was 0.856 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.856 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4667 people per person in 1960.
- How does Peru rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Peru ranks 43rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.