Urban population, total in Peru

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

Latest (2021)
0.8%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
17th
of 100 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2021
All-time low
0.6%
in 1997
Years of data
22
1997–2021

Urban population, total in Peru, 1997–2021

00.20.40.60.81997200920211997: 0.648 % of total population1998: 0.652 % of total population1999: 0.656 % of total population2000: 0.654 % of total population2001: 0.686 % of total population2002: 0.693 % of total population2005: 0.709 % of total population2006: 0.716 % of total population2007: 0.721 % of total population2009: 0.733 % of total population2010: 0.738 % of total population2011: 0.743 % of total population2012: 0.748 % of total population2013: 0.754 % of total population2014: 0.759 % of total population2015: 0.765 % of total population2016: 0.77 % of total population2017: 0.776 % of total population2018: 0.781 % of total population2019: 0.785 % of total population2020: 0.791 % of total population2021: 0.796 % of total population

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for urban population, total in Peru is 0.8%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.

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

Peru ranks 17th of 100 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.6% 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

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, total in Peru?
Urban population, total in Peru was 0.8% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, total recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2021.
What is the lowest urban population, total recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1997.
How does Peru rank for urban population, total?
Peru ranks 17th out of 100 countries with data for 2021.
Is urban population, total rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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, total (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population, total (% of total population)
Unit
% of total population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
102 places, 1,472 data points, 1970–2021
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