Canada vs Peru: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Canada
10.54 million people
in 2020
Peru
10.04 million people
in 2020
Canada rank
30th
Peru rank
33rd
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Canada
- Peru
How they compare
Canada currently reports 10.54 million people against 10.04 million people in Peru, a difference of 507,000 people.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Peru ahead.
Canada ranks 30th and Peru ranks 33rd of 182 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and Peru in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 people | 1.28 million people | 1.28 million people | Peru |
| 1960s | 2.66 million people | 2.04 million people | 620,120 people | Canada |
| 1970s | 3.49 million people | 3.20 million people | 291,580 people | Canada |
| 1980s | 4.12 million people | 4.52 million people | 398,740 people | Peru |
| 1990s | 5.83 million people | 5.88 million people | 51,150 people | Peru |
| 2000s | 7.47 million people | 7.40 million people | 76,855 people | Canada |
| 2010s | 8.75 million people | 8.91 million people | 163,200 people | Peru |
| 2020s | 10.54 million people | 10.04 million people | 507,000 people | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents, Canada or Peru?
- Canada, at 10.54 million people against 10.04 million people in Peru as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Canada and Peru?
- 507,000 people, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Peru?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Canada and Peru rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Canada ranks 30th and Peru ranks 33rd of 182 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population living in cities with 1 million or more people. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.