Population · South America

Peru population 2026

Right now · estimate

35,036,809

Births today: 0
Deaths today: 0
Births this year: 447,114
Births minus deaths this year: +279,040

Peru has an estimated 34,922,148 people on 1 July 2026, the UN's projection, 345,483 more than a year earlier (+1.00%). It is the 48th most populous country in the world. It is projected to keep growing until 2066, peaking at 41.7 million, then decline to 38.2 million by 2100.

UN projection The counter interpolates the UN’s 1 July figures to the second; it is an estimate, not a count.

Rank in the world

Year	Population	Rank
1950	7.7 million	46th
2000	26.6 million	38th
2026*	34.9 million	48th
2050*	40.6 million	51st
2100*	38.2 million	56th

* UN medium-variant projection. Ranks among 237 countries and areas.

Peru in numbers, 2026

Births in 2026: 533 thousand 1,459 a day
Deaths in 2026: 200 thousand 548 a day
Net migration: +7 thousand more arrivals than departures
Growth rate: +0.97% growing
Fertility rate: 1.93per woman below replacement (2.1)
Median age: 30.5years world: 31.1
Life expectancy: 78.3years
Aged 65 and over: 9.7% 17.7% by 2050

Land, people and health

Capital: Lima
Area: 1,285,220 km² 20th largest of 237
Population density: 27per km² 193rd most crowded
Urban population: 86.0% 91.9% by 2050
Men and women: 17.4 million / 17.6 million 98.9 men per 100 women
Life expectancy, women: 80.6years men: 76.0 years
Infant mortality: 9.6per 1,000 births under-5: 12.1
Birth rate: 15.3per 1,000 death rate: 5.7
Net migration rate: +0.2per 1,000 net arrivals

Population of Peru, 1950–2100

Projected peak: 2066, 41.7 million. By 2050: 40.6 million (+16.2% from today).

UN estimate
UN projection

38.2M 2026

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Year	Population
1950	7,677,414
1951	7,893,620
1952	8,116,663
1953	8,344,899
1954	8,579,310
1955	8,822,013
1956	9,073,474
1957	9,333,872
1958	9,603,646
1959	9,883,654
1960	10,174,127
1961	10,475,124
1962	10,784,612
1963	11,102,098
1964	11,427,978
1965	11,761,086
1966	12,101,297
1967	12,448,814
1968	12,803,992
1969	13,166,768
1970	13,501,237
1971	13,838,068
1972	14,210,146
1973	14,582,867
1974	14,956,552
1975	15,333,957
1976	15,716,809
1977	16,109,806
1978	16,516,059
1979	16,933,139
1980	17,360,949
1981	17,798,805
1982	18,246,503
1983	18,705,957
1984	19,174,716
1985	19,648,204
1986	20,117,122
1987	20,582,320
1988	21,054,702
1989	21,532,589
1990	22,014,771
1991	22,483,775
1992	22,946,340
1993	23,413,783
1994	23,881,493
1995	24,348,919
1996	24,811,171
1997	25,274,147
1998	25,738,095
1999	26,186,504
2000	26,598,331
2001	26,964,601
2002	27,288,217
2003	27,580,490
2004	27,852,190
2005	28,101,180
2006	28,324,491
2007	28,530,699
2008	28,719,041
2009	28,896,811
2010	29,086,019
2011	29,304,086
2012	29,550,366
2013	29,817,919
2014	30,115,826
2015	30,457,600
2016	30,866,494
2017	31,324,637
2018	31,897,584
2019	32,449,303
2020	32,838,580
2021	33,155,882
2022	33,475,438
2023	33,845,617
2024 *	34,217,848
2025 *	34,576,665
2026 *	34,922,148
2027 *	35,255,685
2028 *	35,578,288
2029 *	35,890,708
2030 *	36,193,880
2031 *	36,488,441
2032 *	36,774,945
2033 *	37,054,376
2034 *	37,326,806
2035 *	37,591,425
2036 *	37,848,158
2037 *	38,096,898
2038 *	38,337,332
2039 *	38,569,891
2040 *	38,794,649
2041 *	39,011,543
2042 *	39,220,380
2043 *	39,420,651
2044 *	39,612,850
2045 *	39,796,724
2046 *	39,971,719
2047 *	40,137,878
2048 *	40,294,855
2049 *	40,443,281
2050 *	40,583,876
2051 *	40,716,361
2052 *	40,840,546
2053 *	40,957,007
2054 *	41,065,410
2055 *	41,165,324
2056 *	41,256,616
2057 *	41,339,326
2058 *	41,413,342
2059 *	41,478,531
2060 *	41,535,486
2061 *	41,584,190
2062 *	41,624,298
2063 *	41,655,916
2064 *	41,678,955
2065 *	41,693,592
2066 *	41,700,245
2067 *	41,698,820
2068 *	41,689,196
2069 *	41,671,174
2070 *	41,644,885
2071 *	41,610,906
2072 *	41,569,488
2073 *	41,520,628
2074 *	41,464,182
2075 *	41,400,344
2076 *	41,329,558
2077 *	41,252,091
2078 *	41,168,187
2079 *	41,078,032
2080 *	40,981,474
2081 *	40,878,796
2082 *	40,770,529
2083 *	40,657,211
2084 *	40,538,900
2085 *	40,415,420
2086 *	40,287,463
2087 *	40,155,116
2088 *	40,018,642
2089 *	39,879,070
2090 *	39,736,467
2091 *	39,590,576
2092 *	39,441,778
2093 *	39,289,682
2094 *	39,135,258
2095 *	38,978,783
2096 *	38,819,605
2097 *	38,658,263
2098 *	38,495,086
2099 *	38,330,012
2100 *	38,163,318

* UN projection

Population of Peru by year

26.6 million in 2000, 34.9 million in 2026. Every year for the last decade, then every five years to 1950. * UN projection; earlier years are UN estimates.

Year	Population	Yearly change	Change	Net migrants	Median age	Fertility	Density (km²)	Urban	World share	World rank
2026*	34,922,148	+1.00%	+345,483	+6,707	30.5	1.93	27	86%	0.42%	48
2025*	34,576,665	+1.05%	+358,817	+11,931	30.2	1.94	27	86%	0.42%	47
2024*	34,217,848	+1.10%	+372,231	+18,406	29.8	1.96	27	85%	0.42%	47
2023	33,845,617	+1.11%	+370,179	+24,783	29.5	1.98	26	85%	0.42%	45
2022	33,475,438	+0.96%	+319,556	+33,982	29.1	2.00	26	84%	0.42%	45
2021	33,155,882	+0.97%	+317,302	+41,868	28.8	2.03	26	84%	0.42%	45
2020	32,838,580	+1.20%	+389,277	+55,375	28.5	2.06	26	84%	0.42%	45
2019	32,449,303	+1.73%	+551,719	+74,270	28.2	2.09	25	83%	0.42%	44
2018	31,897,584	+1.83%	+572,947	+339,067	27.9	2.12	25	83%	0.41%	44
2017	31,324,637	+1.48%	+458,143	+114,382	27.6	2.15	24	82%	0.41%	44
2016	30,866,494	+1.34%	+408,894	+96,740	27.3	2.19	24	81%	0.41%	44
2015	30,457,600	+1.13%	+341,774	+2,421	27.1	2.23	24	81%	0.41%	45
2010	29,086,019	+0.65%	+189,208	−181,302	25.2	2.42	23	77%	0.41%	40
2005	28,101,180	+0.89%	+248,990	−221,652	23.2	2.64	22	75%	0.43%	39
2000	26,598,331	+1.57%	+411,827	−92,353	21.4	2.85	21	73%	0.43%	38
1995	24,348,919	+1.96%	+467,426	−46,499	19.9	3.31	19	71%	0.42%	38
1990	22,014,771	+2.24%	+482,182	−29,437	18.8	3.91	17	69%	0.41%	39
1985	19,648,204	+2.47%	+473,488	−13,887	18.0	4.46	15	67%	0.40%	38
1980	17,360,949	+2.53%	+427,810	−11,446	17.4	5.04	14	65%	0.39%	39
1975	15,333,957	+2.52%	+377,405	−34,382	17.0	5.71	12	62%	0.38%	39
1970	13,501,237	+2.54%	+334,469	−15,653	16.8	6.32	11	58%	0.37%	38
1965	11,761,086	+2.91%	+333,108	−12,470	16.7	6.75	9	52%	0.35%	39
1960	10,174,127	+2.94%	+290,473	−7,236	17.1	6.94	8	47%	0.34%	40
1955	8,822,013	+2.83%	+242,703	−6,270	17.6	6.96	7	43%	0.32%	44
1950	7,677,414	–	–	−97	17.9	6.94	6	40%	0.31%	46

Population forecast for Peru

UN medium-variant projection: 40.6 million in 2050 (+16.2% from 2026), 38.2 million in 2100.

Year	Population	Yearly change	Net migrants	Median age	Fertility	Density (km²)	Urban	World share	World rank
2030	36,193,880	+0.84%	−4,520	32.0	1.87	28	88%	0.42%	50
2035	37,591,425	+0.71%	−5,163	33.8	1.83	29	89%	0.42%	49
2040	38,794,649	+0.58%	−4,998	35.5	1.79	30	91%	0.42%	50
2045	39,796,724	+0.46%	−4,906	37.3	1.77	31	92%	0.42%	51
2050	40,583,876	+0.35%	−4,548	39.1	1.74	32	92%	0.42%	51
2060	41,535,486	+0.14%	−4,830	42.0	1.72	32	–	0.42%	55
2070	41,644,885	−0.06%	−4,659	44.5	1.70	33	–	0.41%	55
2080	40,981,474	−0.24%	−4,651	46.4	1.70	32	–	0.40%	55
2090	39,736,467	−0.36%	−4,025	47.8	1.69	31	–	0.39%	56
2100	38,163,318	−0.43%	−3,669	48.9	1.68	30	–	0.37%	56

Largest cities in Peru

Urban area in 2026: the whole built-up city, measured the same way for every country (UN, 2025). * UN projection. Largest cities in the world

#	City	Population 2026	2050*
1	Lima (capital)	10,693,197	12,358,372
2	Arequipa	986,051	1,105,484
3	Trujillo	954,083	1,067,444
4	Chiclayo	629,887	694,544
5	Caleta Sanitaria	587,539	880,775
6	Cusco	494,221	541,263
7	Huancayo	477,616	613,736
8	Piura	474,568	512,591
9	Chimbote	352,383	384,803
10	Tacna	329,865	371,948

Age structure

Median age 30.5. 9.7% are 65 or older, 17.7% by 2050; 23.3% are under 15.

Peru, 2026 Men 2026 Women 2026 2050 (projection)

Share of the total population in each age group (%)

Births per woman

1.93 in 2026; about 2.1 keeps a population stable without migration. Below 2.1 since 2019.

UN estimate
UN projection

1.7 2026

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Year	Fertility rate
1950	6.94
1951	6.94
1952	6.95
1953	6.95
1954	6.96
1955	6.96
1956	6.96
1957	6.96
1958	6.96
1959	6.95
1960	6.94
1961	6.92
1962	6.90
1963	6.86
1964	6.81
1965	6.75
1966	6.68
1967	6.60
1968	6.51
1969	6.42
1970	6.32
1971	6.21
1972	6.09
1973	5.97
1974	5.84
1975	5.71
1976	5.58
1977	5.44
1978	5.30
1979	5.17
1980	5.04
1981	4.92
1982	4.80
1983	4.68
1984	4.57
1985	4.46
1986	4.35
1987	4.25
1988	4.14
1989	4.03
1990	3.91
1991	3.79
1992	3.67
1993	3.55
1994	3.43
1995	3.31
1996	3.20
1997	3.10
1998	3.00
1999	2.92
2000	2.85
2001	2.74
2002	2.69
2003	2.66
2004	2.67
2005	2.64
2006	2.62
2007	2.58
2008	2.53
2009	2.48
2010	2.42
2011	2.41
2012	2.36
2013	2.32
2014	2.27
2015	2.23
2016	2.19
2017	2.15
2018	2.12
2019	2.09
2020	2.06
2021	2.03
2022	2.00
2023	1.98
2024 *	1.96
2025 *	1.94
2026 *	1.93
2027 *	1.91
2028 *	1.90
2029 *	1.88
2030 *	1.87
2031 *	1.86
2032 *	1.85
2033 *	1.84
2034 *	1.83
2035 *	1.83
2036 *	1.82
2037 *	1.81
2038 *	1.81
2039 *	1.80
2040 *	1.79
2041 *	1.79
2042 *	1.78
2043 *	1.78
2044 *	1.77
2045 *	1.77
2046 *	1.76
2047 *	1.75
2048 *	1.75
2049 *	1.75
2050 *	1.74
2051 *	1.74
2052 *	1.74
2053 *	1.74
2054 *	1.74
2055 *	1.73
2056 *	1.73
2057 *	1.73
2058 *	1.72
2059 *	1.72
2060 *	1.72
2061 *	1.72
2062 *	1.71
2063 *	1.71
2064 *	1.71
2065 *	1.71
2066 *	1.71
2067 *	1.71
2068 *	1.70
2069 *	1.70
2070 *	1.70
2071 *	1.70
2072 *	1.70
2073 *	1.70
2074 *	1.70
2075 *	1.70
2076 *	1.70
2077 *	1.70
2078 *	1.70
2079 *	1.70
2080 *	1.70
2081 *	1.70
2082 *	1.70
2083 *	1.69
2084 *	1.69
2085 *	1.69
2086 *	1.69
2087 *	1.69
2088 *	1.69
2089 *	1.69
2090 *	1.69
2091 *	1.69
2092 *	1.69
2093 *	1.69
2094 *	1.69
2095 *	1.69
2096 *	1.69
2097 *	1.69
2098 *	1.69
2099 *	1.68
2100 *	1.68

* UN projection

Births and deaths each year

Deaths are projected to outnumber births from 2067.

Births
Deaths
UN estimate
UN projection

327k491k 2026

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Year	Births	Deaths
1950	368,545	155,990
1951	378,702	158,303
1952	389,368	161,314
1953	400,179	164,057
1954	410,851	166,477
1955	421,731	168,537
1956	432,752	170,243
1957	443,894	171,526
1958	455,033	172,550
1959	466,296	173,526
1960	477,302	174,379
1961	488,210	174,832
1962	498,429	176,722
1963	508,101	175,742
1964	518,391	176,828
1965	527,934	178,688
1966	537,244	180,432
1967	547,454	182,230
1968	556,136	183,766
1969	564,590	185,241
1970	572,069	254,057
1971	578,987	187,483
1972	586,043	189,075
1973	592,888	192,127
1974	599,649	191,359
1975	605,313	190,915
1976	611,321	191,032
1977	616,826	191,395
1978	622,811	190,671
1979	628,723	189,623
1980	633,522	188,411
1981	639,228	186,067
1982	646,096	184,985
1983	654,265	184,473
1984	661,413	183,443
1985	668,853	179,953
1986	674,789	178,076
1987	678,790	176,559
1988	682,988	174,562
1989	685,118	172,974
1990	685,187	169,964
1991	683,763	169,890
1992	679,324	164,719
1993	674,287	160,531
1994	668,055	155,318
1995	661,279	153,368
1996	653,866	152,013
1997	647,093	151,735
1998	641,365	151,938
1999	637,206	150,089
2000	633,999	149,772
2001	620,939	150,792
2002	616,690	152,965
2003	615,873	156,628
2004	623,654	164,048
2005	620,739	166,532
2006	618,081	172,172
2007	611,857	176,755
2008	600,453	186,817
2009	590,770	194,251
2010	578,360	195,845
2011	578,746	195,488
2012	567,669	191,166
2013	561,167	188,482
2014	553,109	184,387
2015	546,658	183,868
2016	542,161	186,322
2017	540,470	191,148
2018	540,020	196,900
2019	546,866	199,891
2020	545,443	243,510
2021	543,689	308,258
2022	541,718	213,886
2023	539,623	185,861
2024 *	538,952	191,443
2025 *	535,695	195,908
2026 *	532,846	200,302
2027 *	530,375	204,608
2028 *	527,850	208,831
2029 *	524,403	213,077
2030 *	520,799	217,406
2031 *	517,204	221,782
2032 *	514,086	226,022
2033 *	511,252	230,347
2034 *	508,042	234,705
2035 *	504,811	239,184
2036 *	501,726	243,852
2037 *	497,924	248,547
2038 *	494,929	253,248
2039 *	491,987	257,988
2040 *	488,629	262,855
2041 *	485,555	267,756
2042 *	482,036	272,772
2043 *	478,781	277,803
2044 *	475,909	282,979
2045 *	472,334	288,204
2046 *	468,622	293,303
2047 *	464,283	298,219
2048 *	460,861	303,435
2049 *	457,973	308,747
2050 *	455,111	313,820
2051 *	452,566	319,226
2052 *	449,916	324,845
2053 *	447,503	330,275
2054 *	444,532	335,952
2055 *	441,674	341,564
2056 *	438,911	347,262
2057 *	436,241	352,915
2058 *	432,950	358,676
2059 *	430,211	364,444
2060 *	427,685	369,933
2061 *	424,840	375,558
2062 *	422,158	381,508
2063 *	419,613	387,091
2064 *	416,594	392,626
2065 *	413,538	398,262
2066 *	411,240	404,107
2067 *	408,158	409,490
2068 *	405,252	414,628
2069 *	402,262	419,910
2070 *	399,351	425,012
2071 *	396,793	430,040
2072 *	394,077	434,976
2073 *	391,344	439,687
2074 *	388,556	444,175
2075 *	386,022	449,020
2076 *	383,566	453,583
2077 *	381,352	457,995
2078 *	378,994	462,030
2079 *	376,821	465,917
2080 *	374,085	469,378
2081 *	371,775	472,767
2082 *	369,177	476,251
2083 *	366,615	478,737
2084 *	364,364	481,176
2085 *	362,027	483,848
2086 *	359,717	486,120
2087 *	357,065	487,639
2088 *	354,912	489,218
2089 *	352,848	490,109
2090 *	350,439	490,808
2091 *	347,961	491,552
2092 *	345,910	492,160
2093 *	343,240	492,772
2094 *	341,141	492,858
2095 *	338,813	493,281
2096 *	336,587	492,970
2097 *	334,281	492,593
2098 *	331,781	492,353
2099 *	329,374	491,646
2100 *	327,342	490,857

* UN projection

Economy of Peru

GDP by country →

GDP 2026: $400 billion 46th largest economy
GDP per person: $11,498 US$, market rates
GDP per person (PPP): Int$ 20,238 at purchasing power parity
Economic growth: +3.0% real GDP
Inflation: 3.8% consumer prices
Unemployment: 5.0% of the labour force
Government debt: 28.6% of GDP
Share of world GDP: 0.3%

IMF estimate
IMF projection

502B 2026

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Year	GDP, US$
1990	28,326,000,000
1991	33,988,000,000
1992	35,026,000,000
1993	34,032,000,000
1994	43,217,000,000
1995	51,365,000,000
1996	53,260,000,000
1997	56,076,000,000
1998	53,533,000,000
1999	48,460,000,000
2000	50,352,000,000
2001	51,053,000,000
2002	53,921,000,000
2003	58,578,000,000
2004	66,214,000,000
2005	74,054,000,000
2006	87,667,000,000
2007	102,335,000,000
2008	120,247,000,000
2009	122,433,000,000
2010	149,265,000,000
2011	170,780,000,000
2012	193,275,000,000
2013	201,575,000,000
2014	203,679,000,000
2015	193,352,000,000
2016	198,825,000,000
2017	220,098,000,000
2018	229,553,000,000
2019	236,265,000,000
2020	209,050,000,000
2021	228,713,000,000
2022	248,220,000,000
2023	272,672,000,000
2024	295,329,000,000
2025	341,956,000,000
2026 *	399,593,000,000
2027 *	413,597,000,000
2028 *	434,972,000,000
2029 *	455,464,000,000
2030 *	477,009,000,000
2031 *	502,012,000,000

* IMF projection

Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026). 2026 and later are IMF projections. GDP per capita by country · Richest countries

CO₂ emissions of Peru

CO₂ by country →

CO₂ emissions 2024: 70.3 million tonnes 48th largest emitter
Per person: 2.05 t world: 4.73 t
Share of world CO₂: 0.18% 0.42% of its people
Change since 1990: +228% +132% since 2005

70 2024

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Year	CO₂, million tonnes
1950	4.54
1951	4.77
1952	5.19
1953	5.51
1954	6.23
1955	6.12
1956	6.31
1957	6.67
1958	7.37
1959	7.22
1960	8.16
1961	8.63
1962	9.96
1963	10.22
1964	12.25
1965	11.95
1966	13.24
1967	13.64
1968	14.49
1969	15.29
1970	17.77
1971	18.59
1972	18.15
1973	19.72
1974	21.32
1975	21.93
1976	22.40
1977	23.30
1978	22.41
1979	22.22
1980	24.07
1981	24.03
1982	23.60
1983	20.39
1984	20.63
1985	19.45
1986	21.77
1987	25.69
1988	25.02
1989	21.76
1990	21.40
1991	20.76
1992	20.99
1993	23.89
1994	24.18
1995	25.14
1996	24.72
1997	27.75
1998	28.07
1999	29.56
2000	28.68
2001	25.26
2002	25.59
2003	24.91
2004	28.50
2005	30.32
2006	28.30
2007	34.57
2008	35.57
2009	39.42
2010	42.51
2011	42.33
2012	45.51
2013	42.72
2014	49.39
2015	49.20
2016	52.70
2017	54.73
2018	56.01
2019	58.67
2020	47.24
2021	59.96
2022	64.78
2023	66.06
2024	70.25

By source, 2024

Oil55.6%
Gas32.5%
Cement8.3%
Coal3.4%
Flaring0.3%

Fossil fuels and industry, territorial; Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0). CO₂ per capita by country · Historical emissions

Compare with South America

Country	Population 2026	Growth	Fertility	Median age
Peru	34.9 million	+0.97%	1.93	30.5
Brazil	214 million	+0.34%	1.59	35.2
Colombia	53.9 million	+0.92%	1.60	33.0
Argentina	46 million	+0.33%	1.51	33.3
Venezuela	28.6 million	+0.42%	2.04	29.5
Chile	19.9 million	+0.41%	1.12	37.4
Ecuador	18.4 million	+0.84%	1.78	29.7
Bolivia	12.7 million	+1.31%	2.47	25.5
Paraguay	7.1 million	+1.15%	2.37	27.3

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Questions

What is the population of Peru in 2026?

34,922,148 on 1 July 2026, according to the UN's World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection). That is 34.9 million people, +1.00% on 2025.

Is Peru's population growing or shrinking?

Growing: 345,483 more people in 2026 than in 2025, with 1,459 births and 548 deaths a day and net migration of +6,707 a year.

When will Peru's population peak?

In 2066, at about 41.7 million, on the UN's medium projection; 38.2 million by 2100.

What is the fertility rate in Peru?

1.93 births per woman in 2026. A population replaces itself at about 2.1. Peru has been below that since 2019.

How many babies are born in Peru every day?

About 1,459 a day (533 thousand in 2026), against about 548 deaths a day.

What is the life expectancy in Peru?

78.3 years at birth in 2026: 80.6 for women and 76.0 for men, against a world average of 73.8.

How many men and women live in Peru?

About 17.4 million men and 17.6 million women in 2026, or 98.9 men for every 100 women.

What is the population density of Peru?

27 people per km² of land in 2026, on a total area of 1,285,220 km². The world average is 64.

What was the population of Peru in 2000?

26,598,331 (26.6 million), the UN estimate for 1 July 2000. It has grown by 31% since, to 34.9 million in 2026.

What will the population of Peru be in 2050?

About 40.6 million on the UN's medium projection (40,583,876), +16.2% from 2026; 38.2 million by 2100.

What are the largest cities in Peru?

Lima (10.7 million), Arequipa (986 thousand), Trujillo (954 thousand), Chiclayo (630 thousand), Caleta Sanitaria (588 thousand). UN figures for 2026, counting each city’s whole built-up area.

What is the GDP of Peru in 2026?

$400 billion at current prices, the 46th largest economy in the world, on the IMF’s World Economic Outlook (October 2026) figures; real growth of +3.0%.

What is Peru's GDP per capita?

$11,498 per person at market exchange rates in 2026, or Int$ 20,238 at purchasing power parity, which adjusts for local prices.

How much CO₂ does Peru emit?

70.3 million tonnes from fossil fuels and industry in 2024, 2.05 t per person and 0.18% of the world total; oil is the largest source (56%).

Source and method

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant. Figures for 1950–2023 are UN estimates; later years are the medium-variant projection, which assumes fertility, mortality and migration follow their most likely paths. National statistics offices publish their own counts, which can differ. Reuse under CC BY 3.0 IGO. How we use the data.