Peru — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Peru, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Peru was 1.04% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 2.92% in 1961. The lowest was 0.62% in 2009 (about 1.7× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.59% per year.
Peru ranks 99 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 46%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 0.48%, so Peru sits above it. It peaked in 1961 and has fallen 64% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 8%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 11 of 42 economies; Colombia (1.01%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 30% in 2020. That is 17% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 56th of 216 in 1961 → 83rd of 216 in 1970 → 79th of 216 in 1980 → 90th of 216 in 1990 → 95th of 217 in 2000 → 139th of 217 in 2010 → 97th of 217 in 2020 → 99th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.04% | -0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 1.09% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 1.1% | +0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 0.96% | -0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 0.96% | -0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 1.19% | -0.5 pp |
| 2019 | 1.71% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 1.81% | +0.3 pp |
| 2017 | 1.47% | +0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 1.33% | +0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 1.13% | +0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 0.99% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 0.84% | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 0.75% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 0.65% | +0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 0.62% | -0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 0.66% | -0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 0.73% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 0.79% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 0.89% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 0.98% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 1.07% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 1.19% | -0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 1.37% | -0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 1.56% | -0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 1.73% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 1.82% | -0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 1.85% | -0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 1.88% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 1.94% | -0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 1.98% | -0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 2.02% | -0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 2.04% | -0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 2.11% | -0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 2.21% | -0.0 pp |
| 1989 | 2.24% | -0.0 pp |
| 1988 | 2.27% | -0.0 pp |
| 1987 | 2.29% | -0.1 pp |
| 1986 | 2.36% | -0.1 pp |
| 1985 | 2.44% | -0.0 pp |
| 1984 | 2.48% | -0.0 pp |
| 1983 | 2.49% | +0.0 pp |
| 1982 | 2.48% | -0.0 pp |
| 1981 | 2.49% | -0.0 pp |
| 1980 | 2.5% | +0.0 pp |
| 1979 | 2.49% | +0.0 pp |
| 1978 | 2.49% | +0.0 pp |
| 1977 | 2.47% | +0.0 pp |
| 1976 | 2.47% | -0.0 pp |
| 1975 | 2.49% | -0.0 pp |
| 1974 | 2.53% | -0.1 pp |
| 1973 | 2.59% | -0.1 pp |
| 1972 | 2.65% | +0.2 pp |
| 1971 | 2.46% | -0.0 pp |
| 1970 | 2.51% | -0.3 pp |
| 1969 | 2.79% | -0.0 pp |
| 1968 | 2.81% | -0.0 pp |
| 1967 | 2.83% | -0.0 pp |
| 1966 | 2.85% | -0.0 pp |
| 1965 | 2.87% | -0.0 pp |
| 1964 | 2.89% | -0.0 pp |
| 1963 | 2.9% | -0.0 pp |
| 1962 | 2.91% | -0.0 pp |
| 1961 | 2.92% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Peru’s Population growth in 1962?
2.91% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Peru’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -64.2% in total — about 1.6% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 1.04%; 2024: 1.09%; 2023: 1.1%; 2022: 0.96%; 2021: 0.96%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.