Italy vs Peru: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Italy
8.95 million people
in 2020
Peru
10.04 million people
in 2020
Italy rank
35th
Peru rank
33rd
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Italy
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 10.04 million people against 8.95 million people in Italy, a difference of 1.08 million people.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 35th and Peru ranks 33rd of 182 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 6 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.01 million people | 1.28 million people | 3.73 million people | Italy |
| 1960s | 6.57 million people | 2.04 million people | 4.53 million people | Italy |
| 1970s | 8.14 million people | 3.20 million people | 4.94 million people | Italy |
| 1980s | 8.68 million people | 4.52 million people | 4.16 million people | Italy |
| 1990s | 8.80 million people | 5.88 million people | 2.92 million people | Italy |
| 2000s | 8.69 million people | 7.40 million people | 1.30 million people | Italy |
| 2010s | 8.80 million people | 8.91 million people | 109,800 people | Peru |
| 2020s | 8.95 million people | 10.04 million people | 1.08 million people | Peru |
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, Italy or Peru?
- Peru, at 10.04 million people against 8.95 million people in Italy as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Italy and Peru?
- 1.08 million people, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Peru?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Italy and Peru rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Italy ranks 35th 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.