Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Peru
Peru: Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents was 30.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Peru, 1950–2020
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 30.6% for share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Peru peaked at 30.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 1950.
Peru ranks 36th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.4% | 14.7% | 16.2% | 2 |
| 1960s | 18.5% | 17.7% | 19.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 22.1% | 21.3% | 23.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 24.4% | 24.2% | 24.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 25.3% | 24.9% | 25.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.0% | 26.3% | 27.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.9% | 29.3% | 30.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 30.6% | 30.6% | 30.6% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Peru?
- Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Peru was 30.6% in 2020, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 30.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 1950.
- How does Peru rank for share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Peru ranks 36th out of 180 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of the 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.