Urban population, male in Peru

Peru: Urban population, male was 0.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.8%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
17th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2021
All-time low
0.6%
in 1997
Years of data
22
1997–2021

Urban population, male in Peru, 1997–2021

00.20.40.60.81997200920211997: 0.638 % of male population1998: 0.639 % of male population1999: 0.645 % of male population2000: 0.642 % of male population2001: 0.678 % of male population2002: 0.684 % of male population2005: 0.701 % of male population2006: 0.708 % of male population2007: 0.713 % of male population2009: 0.724 % of male population2010: 0.732 % of male population2011: 0.736 % of male population2012: 0.741 % of male population2013: 0.749 % of male population2014: 0.754 % of male population2015: 0.76 % of male population2016: 0.765 % of male population2017: 0.77 % of male population2018: 0.777 % of male population2019: 0.781 % of male population2020: 0.787 % of male population2021: 0.793 % of male population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male population.

Analysis

In 2021, urban population, male in Peru stood at 0.8%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, male in Peru peaked at 0.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1997.

Peru ranks 17th of 99 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Urban population, male in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, male (% of male population) in Peru, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of male population Change
1997 0.6%
1998 0.6% +0.1%
1999 0.6% +1.0%
2000 0.6% -0.5%
2001 0.7% +5.6%
2002 0.7% +1.0%
2005 0.7% +2.5%
2006 0.7% +0.9%
2007 0.7% +0.8%
2009 0.7% +1.5%
2010 0.7% +1.0%
2011 0.7% +0.5%
2012 0.7% +0.7%
2013 0.7% +1.1%
2014 0.8% +0.7%
2015 0.8% +0.7%
2016 0.8% +0.8%
2017 0.8% +0.7%
2018 0.8% +0.8%
2019 0.8% +0.5%
2020 0.8% +0.9%
2021 0.8% +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 3
2000s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 7
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 10
2020s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 2

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 14 Mongolia 0.8% compare
  2. 15 Republic of Korea 0.8% compare
  3. 16 Palestine, State of 0.8% compare
  4. 18 Mexico 0.8% compare
  5. 19 Colombia 0.8% compare
  6. 20 Italy 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, male in Peru?
Urban population, male in Peru was 0.8% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2021.
What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1997.
How does Peru rank for urban population, male?
Peru ranks 17th out of 99 countries with data for 2021.
Is urban population, male rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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, male (% of male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban population, male (% of male population)
Unit
% of male population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,378 data points, 1970–2021
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