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

Peru
11.52 million
in 2025
Spain
12.54 million
in 2025
Peru rank
30th
Spain rank
28th

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time

  • Peru
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 12.54 million against 11.52 million in Peru, a difference of 1.03 million.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Peru ranks 30th and Spain ranks 28th of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 2.25 million 5.75 million 3.50 million Spain
1970s 3.63 million 7.52 million 3.88 million Spain
1980s 5.06 million 8.30 million 3.24 million Spain
1990s 6.51 million 8.88 million 2.37 million Spain
2000s 8.01 million 9.94 million 1.93 million Spain
2010s 9.73 million 11.42 million 1.69 million Spain
2020s 11.12 million 12.39 million 1.27 million Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Peru or Spain?
Spain, at 12.54 million against 11.52 million in Peru as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Peru and Spain?
1.03 million, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Spain?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Peru and Spain rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
Peru ranks 30th and Spain ranks 28th 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.