Population growth rate in Peru
Peru: Population growth rate was -0.438 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.438
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
146th
of 239 countries
All-time high
2.92
in 1961
All-time low
-0.438
in 2100
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Peru, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth rate in Peru is -0.438, measured in 2100. That is the lowest value across all 163 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Peru peaked at 2.92 in 1961 and was at its lowest, -0.438, in 2100.
That places Peru 146th out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.1434 | — |
| 1800 | 0.0345 | -75.9% |
| 1900 | 1.02 | +2866.5% |
| 1905 | 1.26 | +22.8% |
| 1910 | 1.26 | -0.1% |
| 1915 | 1.25 | -0.2% |
| 1920 | 1.38 | +9.8% |
| 1925 | 1.56 | +13.0% |
| 1930 | 1.58 | +1.5% |
| 1935 | 1.61 | +2.1% |
| 1940 | 1.65 | +2.1% |
| 1945 | 1.7 | +3.0% |
| 1950 | 2.77 | +62.9% |
| 1951 | 2.79 | +0.7% |
| 1952 | 2.79 | -0.0% |
| 1953 | 2.76 | -0.9% |
| 1954 | 2.78 | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 2.8 | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 2.82 | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 2.84 | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 2.86 | +0.8% |
| 1959 | 2.89 | +0.9% |
| 1960 | 2.91 | +0.7% |
| 1961 | 2.92 | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 2.9 | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 2.9 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 2.88 | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 2.86 | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 2.84 | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 2.82 | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 2.8 | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 2.78 | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 2.24 | -19.5% |
| 1971 | 2.68 | +19.8% |
| 1972 | 2.62 | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 2.56 | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 2.51 | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 2.48 | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 2.45 | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 2.48 | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 2.5 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 2.49 | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 2.5 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 2.48 | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 2.48 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2.49 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 2.46 | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 2.42 | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 2.3 | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 2.27 | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 2.27 | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 2.22 | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 2.21 | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 2.01 | -8.9% |
| 1992 | 2.06 | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 1.97 | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 1.98 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 1.9 | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 1.87 | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 1.83 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 1.81 | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 1.65 | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 1.47 | -10.7% |
| 2001 | 1.26 | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 1.12 | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 1.01 | -10.2% |
| 2004 | 0.953 | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.828 | -13.1% |
| 2006 | 0.756 | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 0.695 | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 0.621 | -10.6% |
| 2009 | 0.613 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.692 | +12.9% |
| 2011 | 0.802 | +15.9% |
| 2012 | 0.872 | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 0.931 | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 1.06 | +13.5% |
| 2015 | 1.2 | +13.4% |
| 2016 | 1.47 | +22.3% |
| 2017 | 1.48 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 2.14 | +44.5% |
| 2019 | 1.3 | -39.3% |
| 2020 | 1.09 | -16.2% |
| 2021 | 0.836 | -23.2% |
| 2022 | 1.08 | +29.3% |
| 2023 | 1.12 | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 1.07 | -4.4% |
| 2025 | 1.02 | -4.9% |
| 2026 | 0.971 | -4.5% |
| 2027 | 0.93 | -4.2% |
| 2028 | 0.892 | -4.1% |
| 2029 | 0.857 | -3.9% |
| 2030 | 0.826 | -3.6% |
| 2031 | 0.795 | -3.8% |
| 2032 | 0.769 | -3.3% |
| 2033 | 0.745 | -3.1% |
| 2034 | 0.72 | -3.4% |
| 2035 | 0.693 | -3.8% |
| 2036 | 0.668 | -3.6% |
| 2037 | 0.642 | -3.9% |
| 2038 | 0.617 | -3.9% |
| 2039 | 0.593 | -3.9% |
| 2040 | 0.569 | -4.0% |
| 2041 | 0.546 | -4.0% |
| 2042 | 0.522 | -4.4% |
| 2043 | 0.497 | -4.8% |
| 2044 | 0.476 | -4.2% |
| 2045 | 0.45 | -5.5% |
| 2046 | 0.427 | -5.1% |
| 2047 | 0.403 | -5.6% |
| 2048 | 0.378 | -6.2% |
| 2049 | 0.357 | -5.6% |
| 2050 | 0.337 | -5.6% |
| 2051 | 0.315 | -6.5% |
| 2052 | 0.294 | -6.7% |
| 2053 | 0.275 | -6.5% |
| 2054 | 0.253 | -8.0% |
| 2055 | 0.233 | -7.9% |
| 2056 | 0.21 | -9.9% |
| 2057 | 0.19 | -9.5% |
| 2058 | 0.168 | -11.6% |
| 2059 | 0.147 | -12.5% |
| 2060 | 0.127 | -13.6% |
| 2061 | 0.107 | -15.7% |
| 2062 | 0.086 | -19.6% |
| 2063 | 0.066 | -23.3% |
| 2064 | 0.045 | -31.8% |
| 2065 | 0.026 | -42.2% |
| 2066 | 0.006 | -76.9% |
| 2067 | -0.013 | -316.7% |
| 2068 | -0.033 | +153.8% |
| 2069 | -0.053 | +60.6% |
| 2070 | -0.073 | +37.7% |
| 2071 | -0.09 | +23.3% |
| 2072 | -0.109 | +21.1% |
| 2073 | -0.126 | +15.6% |
| 2074 | -0.146 | +15.9% |
| 2075 | -0.163 | +11.6% |
| 2076 | -0.18 | +10.4% |
| 2077 | -0.196 | +8.9% |
| 2078 | -0.212 | +8.2% |
| 2079 | -0.227 | +7.1% |
| 2080 | -0.244 | +7.5% |
| 2081 | -0.258 | +5.7% |
| 2082 | -0.273 | +5.8% |
| 2083 | -0.284 | +4.0% |
| 2084 | -0.299 | +5.3% |
| 2085 | -0.311 | +4.0% |
| 2086 | -0.323 | +3.9% |
| 2087 | -0.335 | +3.7% |
| 2088 | -0.346 | +3.3% |
| 2089 | -0.353 | +2.0% |
| 2090 | -0.363 | +2.8% |
| 2091 | -0.372 | +2.5% |
| 2092 | -0.381 | +2.4% |
| 2093 | -0.392 | +2.9% |
| 2094 | -0.396 | +1.0% |
| 2095 | -0.406 | +2.5% |
| 2096 | -0.413 | +1.7% |
| 2097 | -0.42 | +1.7% |
| 2098 | -0.426 | +1.4% |
| 2099 | -0.434 | +1.9% |
| 2100 | -0.438 | +0.9% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's -0.438 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.5825, 75% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's -0.438 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.711, 62% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | +2866.5% | 0.0345 | 1.02 |
| 2067 | -316.7% | 0.006 | -0.013 |
| 2068 | -153.8% | -0.013 | -0.033 |
| 2066 | -76.9% | 0.026 | 0.006 |
| 1800 | -75.9% | 0.1434 | 0.0345 |
| 1950 | +62.9% | 1.7 | 2.77 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1434 | 0.1434 | 0.1434 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.0345 | 0.0345 | 0.0345 | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.14 | 1.02 | 1.26 | 2 |
| 1910s | 1.26 | 1.25 | 1.26 | 2 |
| 1920s | 1.47 | 1.38 | 1.56 | 2 |
| 1930s | 1.6 | 1.58 | 1.61 | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.67 | 1.65 | 1.7 | 2 |
| 1950s | 2.81 | 2.76 | 2.89 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.86 | 2.78 | 2.92 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.5 | 2.24 | 2.68 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.39 | 2.22 | 2.5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.93 | 1.65 | 2.21 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9333 | 0.613 | 1.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 | 0.692 | 2.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9859 | 0.836 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.7068 | 0.593 | 0.826 | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.4625 | 0.357 | 0.569 | 10 |
| 2050s | 0.2422 | 0.147 | 0.337 | 10 |
| 2060s | 0.0364 | -0.053 | 0.127 | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.1522 | -0.227 | -0.073 | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.3026 | -0.353 | -0.244 | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.4003 | -0.434 | -0.363 | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.438 | -0.438 | -0.438 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Peru?
- Population growth rate in Peru was -0.438 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 2.92 in 1961.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.438 in 2100.
- How does Peru rank for population growth rate?
- Peru ranks 146th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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