Korea vs Peru: Number of people living in the capital city
Korea
11.42 million people
in 2100
Peru
12.04 million people
in 2100
Korea rank
19th
Peru rank
16th
Number of people living in the capital city over time
- Korea
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 12.04 million people against 11.42 million people in Korea, a difference of 621,300 people.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2020 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 19th and Peru ranks 16th of 191 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 8 and Peru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 22.36 million people | 10.31 million people | 12.05 million people | Korea |
| 2030s | 22.59 million people | 11.36 million people | 11.24 million people | Korea |
| 2040s | 22.07 million people | 12.06 million people | 10.01 million people | Korea |
| 2050s | 20.78 million people | 12.44 million people | 8.33 million people | Korea |
| 2060s | 18.78 million people | 12.65 million people | 6.13 million people | Korea |
| 2070s | 16.65 million people | 12.68 million people | 3.97 million people | Korea |
| 2080s | 14.63 million people | 12.56 million people | 2.07 million people | Korea |
| 2090s | 12.71 million people | 12.30 million people | 413,000 people | Korea |
| 2100s | 11.42 million people | 12.04 million people | 621,300 people | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in the capital city, Korea or Peru?
- Peru, at 12.04 million people against 11.42 million people in Korea as of 2100.
- What is the difference in number of people living in the capital city between Korea and Peru?
- 621,300 people, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Peru?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2100.
- How do Korea and Peru rank globally for number of people living in the capital city?
- Korea ranks 19th and Peru ranks 16th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in the capital city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Projected total number of people living in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.