Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Peru
Peru: Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 86.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Peru, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Peru is 86.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Peru peaked at 86.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.0%, in 1970.
Peru ranks 104th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 51.0% | — |
| 1961 | 51.7% | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 52.0% | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 53.8% | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 55.0% | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 55.8% | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 56.5% | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 57.2% | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 58.0% | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 58.6% | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 42.0% | -28.3% |
| 1971 | 59.2% | +40.9% |
| 1972 | 59.7% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 59.9% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 60.4% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 60.9% | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 61.3% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 61.7% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 62.5% | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 63.3% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 64.1% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 64.7% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 65.1% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 65.7% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 66.5% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 67.1% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 67.6% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 68.2% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 68.8% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 69.5% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 70.1% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 70.3% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 71.4% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 72.1% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 72.9% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 73.7% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 74.4% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 75.0% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 75.6% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 76.5% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 77.1% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 77.6% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 78.1% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 78.7% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 78.8% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 79.4% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 79.7% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 80.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 79.9% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 79.6% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 79.6% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 80.0% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 80.8% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 81.6% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 82.2% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 82.8% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 83.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 83.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 83.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 84.3% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 82.3% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 77.7% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 85.8% | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 85.4% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 86.0% | +0.7% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 86.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 84.8%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 86.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 85.4%, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +40.9% | 42.0% | 59.2% |
| 1970 | -28.3% | 58.6% | 42.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.0% | 51.0% | 58.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.1% | 42.0% | 63.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.7% | 64.1% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.2% | 70.1% | 76.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.9% | 77.1% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.1% | 79.6% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.4% | 77.7% | 86.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More reference data data for Peru
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 35.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Peru?
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Peru was 86.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.0% in 1970.
- How does Peru rank for share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Peru ranks 104th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 65 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65 if subject to the current age specific mortality rates.