Italy vs Peru: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million

Italy
11.51 million
in 2025
Peru
11.52 million
in 2025
Italy rank
31st
Peru rank
30th

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time

  • Italy
  • Peru
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 11.52 million against 11.51 million in Italy, a difference of 10,700.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 31st and Peru ranks 30th of 121 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Peru Difference Ahead
1960s 8.82 million 2.25 million 6.57 million Italy
1970s 10.32 million 3.63 million 6.68 million Italy
1980s 10.69 million 5.06 million 5.63 million Italy
1990s 10.71 million 6.51 million 4.21 million Italy
2000s 10.74 million 8.01 million 2.73 million Italy
2010s 11.16 million 9.73 million 1.43 million Italy
2020s 11.44 million 11.12 million 318,250 Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Italy or Peru?
Peru, at 11.52 million against 11.51 million in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Italy and Peru?
10,700, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Peru?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Italy and Peru rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
Italy ranks 31st and Peru ranks 30th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Source
World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
121 places, 7,986 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.