Years colonized in Peru

Peru: Years colonized was 292 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
292
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
31st
of 159 countries
All-time high
292
in 1824
All-time low
0
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years colonized in Peru, 1462–2022

0100200300146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, years colonized in Peru stood at 292. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years colonized in Peru peaked at 292 in 1824 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1462.

That places Peru 31st out of 159 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Years colonized in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Years colonized in Peru, 1462 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1462 0 —
1463 0 —
1464 0 —
1465 0 —
1466 0 —
1467 0 —
1468 0 —
1469 0 —
1470 0 —
1471 0 —
1472 0 —
1473 0 —
1474 0 —
1475 0 —
1476 0 —
1477 0 —
1478 0 —
1479 0 —
1480 0 —
1481 0 —
1482 0 —
1483 0 —
1484 0 —
1485 0 —
1486 0 —
1487 0 —
1488 0 —
1489 0 —
1490 0 —
1491 0 —
1492 0 —
1493 0 —
1494 0 —
1495 0 —
1496 0 —
1497 0 —
1498 0 —
1499 0 —
1500 0 —
1501 0 —
1502 0 —
1503 0 —
1504 0 —
1505 0 —
1506 0 —
1507 0 —
1508 0 —
1509 0 —
1510 0 —
1511 0 —
1512 0 —
1513 0 —
1514 0 —
1515 0 —
1516 0 —
1517 0 —
1518 0 —
1519 0 —
1520 0 —
1521 0 —
1522 0 —
1523 0 —
1524 0 —
1525 0 —
1526 0 —
1527 0 —
1528 0 —
1529 0 —
1530 0 —
1531 0 —
1532 0 —
1533 1 —
1534 2 +100.0%
1535 3 +50.0%
1536 4 +33.3%
1537 5 +25.0%
1538 6 +20.0%
1539 7 +16.7%
1540 8 +14.3%
1541 9 +12.5%
1542 10 +11.1%
1543 11 +10.0%
1544 12 +9.1%
1545 13 +8.3%
1546 14 +7.7%
1547 15 +7.1%
1548 16 +6.7%
1549 17 +6.2%
1550 18 +5.9%
1551 19 +5.6%
1552 20 +5.3%
1553 21 +5.0%
1554 22 +4.8%
1555 23 +4.5%
1556 24 +4.3%
1557 25 +4.2%
1558 26 +4.0%
1559 27 +3.8%
1560 28 +3.7%
1561 29 +3.6%
1562 30 +3.4%
1563 31 +3.3%
1564 32 +3.2%
1565 33 +3.1%
1566 34 +3.0%
1567 35 +2.9%
1568 36 +2.9%
1569 37 +2.8%
1570 38 +2.7%
1571 39 +2.6%
1572 40 +2.6%
1573 41 +2.5%
1574 42 +2.4%
1575 43 +2.4%
1576 44 +2.3%
1577 45 +2.3%
1578 46 +2.2%
1579 47 +2.2%
1580 48 +2.1%
1581 49 +2.1%
1582 50 +2.0%
1583 51 +2.0%
1584 52 +2.0%
1585 53 +1.9%
1586 54 +1.9%
1587 55 +1.9%
1588 56 +1.8%
1589 57 +1.8%
1590 58 +1.8%
1591 59 +1.7%
1592 60 +1.7%
1593 61 +1.7%
1594 62 +1.6%
1595 63 +1.6%
1596 64 +1.6%
1597 65 +1.6%
1598 66 +1.5%
1599 67 +1.5%
1600 68 +1.5%
1601 69 +1.5%
1602 70 +1.4%
1603 71 +1.4%
1604 72 +1.4%
1605 73 +1.4%
1606 74 +1.4%
1607 75 +1.4%
1608 76 +1.3%
1609 77 +1.3%
1610 78 +1.3%
1611 79 +1.3%
1612 80 +1.3%
1613 81 +1.2%
1614 82 +1.2%
1615 83 +1.2%
1616 84 +1.2%
1617 85 +1.2%
1618 86 +1.2%
1619 87 +1.2%
1620 88 +1.1%
1621 89 +1.1%
1622 90 +1.1%
1623 91 +1.1%
1624 92 +1.1%
1625 93 +1.1%
1626 94 +1.1%
1627 95 +1.1%
1628 96 +1.1%
1629 97 +1.0%
1630 98 +1.0%
1631 99 +1.0%
1632 100 +1.0%
1633 101 +1.0%
1634 102 +1.0%
1635 103 +1.0%
1636 104 +1.0%
1637 105 +1.0%
1638 106 +1.0%
1639 107 +0.9%
1640 108 +0.9%
1641 109 +0.9%
1642 110 +0.9%
1643 111 +0.9%
1644 112 +0.9%
1645 113 +0.9%
1646 114 +0.9%
1647 115 +0.9%
1648 116 +0.9%
1649 117 +0.9%
1650 118 +0.9%
1651 119 +0.8%
1652 120 +0.8%
1653 121 +0.8%
1654 122 +0.8%
1655 123 +0.8%
1656 124 +0.8%
1657 125 +0.8%
1658 126 +0.8%
1659 127 +0.8%
1660 128 +0.8%
1661 129 +0.8%
1662 130 +0.8%
1663 131 +0.8%
1664 132 +0.8%
1665 133 +0.8%
1666 134 +0.8%
1667 135 +0.7%
1668 136 +0.7%
1669 137 +0.7%
1670 138 +0.7%
1671 139 +0.7%
1672 140 +0.7%
1673 141 +0.7%
1674 142 +0.7%
1675 143 +0.7%
1676 144 +0.7%
1677 145 +0.7%
1678 146 +0.7%
1679 147 +0.7%
1680 148 +0.7%
1681 149 +0.7%
1682 150 +0.7%
1683 151 +0.7%
1684 152 +0.7%
1685 153 +0.7%
1686 154 +0.7%
1687 155 +0.6%
1688 156 +0.6%
1689 157 +0.6%
1690 158 +0.6%
1691 159 +0.6%
1692 160 +0.6%
1693 161 +0.6%
1694 162 +0.6%
1695 163 +0.6%
1696 164 +0.6%
1697 165 +0.6%
1698 166 +0.6%
1699 167 +0.6%
1700 168 +0.6%
1701 169 +0.6%
1702 170 +0.6%
1703 171 +0.6%
1704 172 +0.6%
1705 173 +0.6%
1706 174 +0.6%
1707 175 +0.6%
1708 176 +0.6%
1709 177 +0.6%
1710 178 +0.6%
1711 179 +0.6%
1712 180 +0.6%
1713 181 +0.6%
1714 182 +0.6%
1715 183 +0.5%
1716 184 +0.5%
1717 185 +0.5%
1718 186 +0.5%
1719 187 +0.5%
1720 188 +0.5%
1721 189 +0.5%
1722 190 +0.5%
1723 191 +0.5%
1724 192 +0.5%
1725 193 +0.5%
1726 194 +0.5%
1727 195 +0.5%
1728 196 +0.5%
1729 197 +0.5%
1730 198 +0.5%
1731 199 +0.5%
1732 200 +0.5%
1733 201 +0.5%
1734 202 +0.5%
1735 203 +0.5%
1736 204 +0.5%
1737 205 +0.5%
1738 206 +0.5%
1739 207 +0.5%
1740 208 +0.5%
1741 209 +0.5%
1742 210 +0.5%
1743 211 +0.5%
1744 212 +0.5%
1745 213 +0.5%
1746 214 +0.5%
1747 215 +0.5%
1748 216 +0.5%
1749 217 +0.5%
1750 218 +0.5%
1751 219 +0.5%
1752 220 +0.5%
1753 221 +0.5%
1754 222 +0.5%
1755 223 +0.5%
1756 224 +0.4%
1757 225 +0.4%
1758 226 +0.4%
1759 227 +0.4%
1760 228 +0.4%
1761 229 +0.4%
1762 230 +0.4%
1763 231 +0.4%
1764 232 +0.4%
1765 233 +0.4%
1766 234 +0.4%
1767 235 +0.4%
1768 236 +0.4%
1769 237 +0.4%
1770 238 +0.4%
1771 239 +0.4%
1772 240 +0.4%
1773 241 +0.4%
1774 242 +0.4%
1775 243 +0.4%
1776 244 +0.4%
1777 245 +0.4%
1778 246 +0.4%
1779 247 +0.4%
1780 248 +0.4%
1781 249 +0.4%
1782 250 +0.4%
1783 251 +0.4%
1784 252 +0.4%
1785 253 +0.4%
1786 254 +0.4%
1787 255 +0.4%
1788 256 +0.4%
1789 257 +0.4%
1790 258 +0.4%
1791 259 +0.4%
1792 260 +0.4%
1793 261 +0.4%
1794 262 +0.4%
1795 263 +0.4%
1796 264 +0.4%
1797 265 +0.4%
1798 266 +0.4%
1799 267 +0.4%
1800 268 +0.4%
1801 269 +0.4%
1802 270 +0.4%
1803 271 +0.4%
1804 272 +0.4%
1805 273 +0.4%
1806 274 +0.4%
1807 275 +0.4%
1808 276 +0.4%
1809 277 +0.4%
1810 278 +0.4%
1811 279 +0.4%
1812 280 +0.4%
1813 281 +0.4%
1814 282 +0.4%
1815 283 +0.4%
1816 284 +0.4%
1817 285 +0.4%
1818 286 +0.4%
1819 287 +0.3%
1820 288 +0.3%
1821 289 +0.3%
1822 290 +0.3%
1823 291 +0.3%
1824 292 +0.3%
1825 292 +0.0%
1826 292 +0.0%
1827 292 +0.0%
1828 292 +0.0%
1829 292 +0.0%
1830 292 +0.0%
1831 292 +0.0%
1832 292 +0.0%
1833 292 +0.0%
1834 292 +0.0%
1835 292 +0.0%
1836 292 +0.0%
1837 292 +0.0%
1838 292 +0.0%
1839 292 +0.0%
1840 292 +0.0%
1841 292 +0.0%
1842 292 +0.0%
1843 292 +0.0%
1844 292 +0.0%
1845 292 +0.0%
1846 292 +0.0%
1847 292 +0.0%
1848 292 +0.0%
1849 292 +0.0%
1850 292 +0.0%
1851 292 +0.0%
1852 292 +0.0%
1853 292 +0.0%
1854 292 +0.0%
1855 292 +0.0%
1856 292 +0.0%
1857 292 +0.0%
1858 292 +0.0%
1859 292 +0.0%
1860 292 +0.0%
1861 292 +0.0%
1862 292 +0.0%
1863 292 +0.0%
1864 292 +0.0%
1865 292 +0.0%
1866 292 +0.0%
1867 292 +0.0%
1868 292 +0.0%
1869 292 +0.0%
1870 292 +0.0%
1871 292 +0.0%
1872 292 +0.0%
1873 292 +0.0%
1874 292 +0.0%
1875 292 +0.0%
1876 292 +0.0%
1877 292 +0.0%
1878 292 +0.0%
1879 292 +0.0%
1880 292 +0.0%
1881 292 +0.0%
1882 292 +0.0%
1883 292 +0.0%
1884 292 +0.0%
1885 292 +0.0%
1886 292 +0.0%
1887 292 +0.0%
1888 292 +0.0%
1889 292 +0.0%
1890 292 +0.0%
1891 292 +0.0%
1892 292 +0.0%
1893 292 +0.0%
1894 292 +0.0%
1895 292 +0.0%
1896 292 +0.0%
1897 292 +0.0%
1898 292 +0.0%
1899 292 +0.0%
1900 292 +0.0%
1901 292 +0.0%
1902 292 +0.0%
1903 292 +0.0%
1904 292 +0.0%
1905 292 +0.0%
1906 292 +0.0%
1907 292 +0.0%
1908 292 +0.0%
1909 292 +0.0%
1910 292 +0.0%
1911 292 +0.0%
1912 292 +0.0%
1913 292 +0.0%
1914 292 +0.0%
1915 292 +0.0%
1916 292 +0.0%
1917 292 +0.0%
1918 292 +0.0%
1919 292 +0.0%
1920 292 +0.0%
1921 292 +0.0%
1922 292 +0.0%
1923 292 +0.0%
1924 292 +0.0%
1925 292 +0.0%
1926 292 +0.0%
1927 292 +0.0%
1928 292 +0.0%
1929 292 +0.0%
1930 292 +0.0%
1931 292 +0.0%
1932 292 +0.0%
1933 292 +0.0%
1934 292 +0.0%
1935 292 +0.0%
1936 292 +0.0%
1937 292 +0.0%
1938 292 +0.0%
1939 292 +0.0%
1940 292 +0.0%
1941 292 +0.0%
1942 292 +0.0%
1943 292 +0.0%
1944 292 +0.0%
1945 292 +0.0%
1946 292 +0.0%
1947 292 +0.0%
1948 292 +0.0%
1949 292 +0.0%
1950 292 +0.0%
1951 292 +0.0%
1952 292 +0.0%
1953 292 +0.0%
1954 292 +0.0%
1955 292 +0.0%
1956 292 +0.0%
1957 292 +0.0%
1958 292 +0.0%
1959 292 +0.0%
1960 292 +0.0%
1961 292 +0.0%
1962 292 +0.0%
1963 292 +0.0%
1964 292 +0.0%
1965 292 +0.0%
1966 292 +0.0%
1967 292 +0.0%
1968 292 +0.0%
1969 292 +0.0%
1970 292 +0.0%
1971 292 +0.0%
1972 292 +0.0%
1973 292 +0.0%
1974 292 +0.0%
1975 292 +0.0%
1976 292 +0.0%
1977 292 +0.0%
1978 292 +0.0%
1979 292 +0.0%
1980 292 +0.0%
1981 292 +0.0%
1982 292 +0.0%
1983 292 +0.0%
1984 292 +0.0%
1985 292 +0.0%
1986 292 +0.0%
1987 292 +0.0%
1988 292 +0.0%
1989 292 +0.0%
1990 292 +0.0%
1991 292 +0.0%
1992 292 +0.0%
1993 292 +0.0%
1994 292 +0.0%
1995 292 +0.0%
1996 292 +0.0%
1997 292 +0.0%
1998 292 +0.0%
1999 292 +0.0%
2000 292 +0.0%
2001 292 +0.0%
2002 292 +0.0%
2003 292 +0.0%
2004 292 +0.0%
2005 292 +0.0%
2006 292 +0.0%
2007 292 +0.0%
2008 292 +0.0%
2009 292 +0.0%
2010 292 +0.0%
2011 292 +0.0%
2012 292 +0.0%
2013 292 +0.0%
2014 292 +0.0%
2015 292 +0.0%
2016 292 +0.0%
2017 292 +0.0%
2018 292 +0.0%
2019 292 +0.0%
2020 292 +0.0%
2021 292 +0.0%
2022 292 +0.0%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 292 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 198, 1.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 292 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 298, 98% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years colonized in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1534 +100.0% 1 2
1535 +50.0% 2 3
1536 +33.3% 3 4
1537 +25.0% 4 5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1460s 0 0 0 8
1470s 0 0 0 10
1480s 0 0 0 10
1490s 0 0 0 10
1500s 0 0 0 10
1510s 0 0 0 10
1520s 0 0 0 10
1530s 2.8 0 7 10
1540s 12.5 8 17 10
1550s 22.5 18 27 10
1560s 32.5 28 37 10
1570s 42.5 38 47 10
1580s 52.5 48 57 10
1590s 62.5 58 67 10
1600s 72.5 68 77 10
1610s 82.5 78 87 10
1620s 92.5 88 97 10
1630s 102.5 98 107 10
1640s 112.5 108 117 10
1650s 122.5 118 127 10
1660s 132.5 128 137 10
1670s 142.5 138 147 10
1680s 152.5 148 157 10
1690s 162.5 158 167 10
1700s 172.5 168 177 10
1710s 182.5 178 187 10
1720s 192.5 188 197 10
1730s 202.5 198 207 10
1740s 212.5 208 217 10
1750s 222.5 218 227 10
1760s 232.5 228 237 10
1770s 242.5 238 247 10
1780s 252.5 248 257 10
1790s 262.5 258 267 10
1800s 272.5 268 277 10
1810s 282.5 278 287 10
1820s 291 288 292 10
1830s 292 292 292 10
1840s 292 292 292 10
1850s 292 292 292 10
1860s 292 292 292 10
1870s 292 292 292 10
1880s 292 292 292 10
1890s 292 292 292 10
1900s 292 292 292 10
1910s 292 292 292 10
1920s 292 292 292 10
1930s 292 292 292 10
1940s 292 292 292 10
1950s 292 292 292 10
1960s 292 292 292 10
1970s 292 292 292 10
1980s 292 292 292 10
1990s 292 292 292 10
2000s 292 292 292 10
2010s 292 292 292 10
2020s 292 292 292 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 28 Colombia 296 compare
  2. 29 Ecuador 295 compare
  3. 30 El Salvador 294 compare
  4. 32 Brazil 290 compare
  5. 33 Chile 278 compare
  6. 34 Paraguay 275 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in Peru?
Years colonized in Peru was 292 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 292 in 1824.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does Peru rank for years colonized?
Peru ranks 31st out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years colonized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Years colonized
Source
Our World in Data
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CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
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