Urban agglomerations 1 million percent in Peru

Peru: Urban agglomerations 1 million percent was 30.56 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
30.56
World rank
36th
of 180 countries
All-time high
30.56
in 2020
All-time low
14.71
in 1950
Years of data
15
1950–2020

Urban agglomerations 1 million percent in Peru, 1950–2020

01020301950198520201950: 14.71955: 16.21960: 17.71965: 19.41970: 21.31975: 231980: 24.21985: 24.61990: 24.91995: 25.82000: 26.32005: 27.82010: 29.32015: 30.52020: 30.6

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Peru recorded 30.56 for urban agglomerations 1 million percent 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, urban agglomerations 1 million percent in Peru peaked at 30.56 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14.71, 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.

Urban agglomerations 1 million percent in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Urban agglomerations 1 million percent in Peru, 1950 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1950 14.71 —
1955 16.17 +9.9%
1960 17.71 +9.5%
1965 19.35 +9.3%
1970 21.29 +10.0%
1975 22.95 +7.8%
1980 24.23 +5.6%
1985 24.59 +1.5%
1990 24.92 +1.4%
1995 25.76 +3.4%
2000 26.29 +2.0%
2005 27.76 +5.6%
2010 29.34 +5.7%
2015 30.5 +4.0%
2020 30.56 +0.2%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 30.56 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.76, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 30.56 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 25.59, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 15.44 14.71 16.17 2
1960s 18.53 17.71 19.35 2
1970s 22.12 21.29 22.95 2
1980s 24.41 24.23 24.59 2
1990s 25.34 24.92 25.76 2
2000s 27.03 26.29 27.76 2
2010s 29.92 29.34 30.5 2
2020s 30.56 30.56 30.56 1

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 33 Cameroon 30.95 compare
  2. 34 Brazil 30.76 compare
  3. 35 Lebanon 30.57 compare
  4. 37 Greece 30.56 compare
  5. 38 Mauritania 29.65 compare
  6. 39 Australia 29.49 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban agglomerations 1 million percent in Peru?
Urban agglomerations 1 million percent in Peru was 30.56 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest urban agglomerations 1 million percent recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 30.56 in 2020.
What is the lowest urban agglomerations 1 million percent recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 14.71 in 1950.
How does Peru rank for urban agglomerations 1 million percent?
Peru ranks 36th out of 180 countries with data for 2020.
Is urban agglomerations 1 million percent 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Urban agglomerations 1 million percent. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Urban agglomerations 1 million percent
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
180 places, 2,505 data points, 1950–2020
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