Prison population rate in Peru
Peru: Prison population rate was 299 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
299
Change on year
up 12.4%
World rank
35th
of 202 countries
All-time high
299
in 2025
All-time low
103
in 2002
Years of data
13
2000–2025
Prison population rate in Peru, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prison population rate in Peru is 299, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.4% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prison population rate in Peru peaked at 299 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 103, in 2002.
Peru ranks 35th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Prison population rate in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 107 | — |
| 2002 | 103 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 114 | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 128 | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 152 | +18.8% |
| 2010 | 157 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 197 | +25.5% |
| 2014 | 234 | +18.8% |
| 2016 | 257 | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 275 | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 280 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 266 | -5.0% |
| 2025 | 299 | +12.4% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 299 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 216, 1.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Peru's 299 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 280, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 120.8 | 103 | 152 | 5 |
| 2010s | 224 | 157 | 275 | 5 |
| 2020s | 281.67 | 266 | 299 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 32 Northern Mariana Islands 304 compare
- 33 Belize 302 compare
- 34 Russia 300 compare
- 36 Martinique 298 compare
- 37 Saint Kitts and Nevis 296 compare
- 38 Greenland 294 compare
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)
- Population growth rate -0.438 (2100)
- Population density 29.82 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1.66 million (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prison population rate in Peru?
- Prison population rate in Peru was 299 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest prison population rate recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 299 in 2025.
- What is the lowest prison population rate recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 103 in 2002.
- How does Peru rank for prison population rate?
- Peru ranks 35th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prison population rate rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. 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 Prison population rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).