Urban population, aged 15-24 in Peru

Peru: Urban population, aged 15-24 was 0.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.8%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
16th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2021
All-time low
0.7%
in 2000
Years of data
22
1997–2021

Urban population, aged 15-24 in Peru, 1997–2021

00.20.40.60.81997200920211997: 0.692 % of population aged 15-241998: 0.689 % of population aged 15-241999: 0.698 % of population aged 15-242000: 0.67 % of population aged 15-242001: 0.714 % of population aged 15-242002: 0.724 % of population aged 15-242005: 0.736 % of population aged 15-242006: 0.742 % of population aged 15-242007: 0.743 % of population aged 15-242009: 0.748 % of population aged 15-242010: 0.747 % of population aged 15-242011: 0.757 % of population aged 15-242012: 0.755 % of population aged 15-242013: 0.764 % of population aged 15-242014: 0.766 % of population aged 15-242015: 0.775 % of population aged 15-242016: 0.788 % of population aged 15-242017: 0.796 % of population aged 15-242018: 0.798 % of population aged 15-242019: 0.806 % of population aged 15-242020: 0.802 % of population aged 15-242021: 0.815 % of population aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population aged 15-24.

Analysis

Peru recorded 0.8% for urban population, aged 15-24 in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, aged 15-24 in Peru peaked at 0.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2000.

That places Peru 16th out of 99 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Urban population, aged 15-24 in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, aged 15-24 (% of population aged 15-24) in Peru, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of population aged 15-24 Change
1997 0.7%
1998 0.7% -0.4%
1999 0.7% +1.3%
2000 0.7% -4.0%
2001 0.7% +6.5%
2002 0.7% +1.4%
2005 0.7% +1.6%
2006 0.7% +0.8%
2007 0.7% +0.2%
2009 0.7% +0.7%
2010 0.7% -0.2%
2011 0.8% +1.3%
2012 0.8% -0.3%
2013 0.8% +1.3%
2014 0.8% +0.3%
2015 0.8% +1.1%
2016 0.8% +1.6%
2017 0.8% +1.0%
2018 0.8% +0.2%
2019 0.8% +1.1%
2020 0.8% -0.5%
2021 0.8% +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 3
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 7
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 10
2020s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 2

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 13 United States of America 0.8% compare
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  3. 15 Mongolia 0.8% compare
  4. 17 Palestine, State of 0.8% compare
  5. 18 Belarus 0.8% compare
  6. 19 Mexico 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, aged 15-24 in Peru?
Urban population, aged 15-24 in Peru was 0.8% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, aged 15-24 recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2021.
What is the lowest urban population, aged 15-24 recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2000.
How does Peru rank for urban population, aged 15-24?
Peru ranks 16th out of 99 countries with data for 2021.
Is urban population, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Urban population, aged 15-24 (% of population aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban population, aged 15-24 (% of population aged 15-24)
Unit
% of population aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,373 data points, 1970–2021
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