Peru vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million

Peru
11.52 million
in 2025
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
10.03 million
in 2025
Peru rank
30th
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank
32nd

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time

  • Peru
  • Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 11.52 million against 10.03 million in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, a difference of 1.49 million.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's.

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

Peru ranks 30th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 32nd of 121 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 2 and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Difference Ahead
1960s 2.25 million 2.94 million 692,592 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1970s 3.63 million 4.43 million 798,219 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1980s 5.06 million 5.86 million 803,986 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1990s 6.51 million 7.08 million 577,075 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2000s 8.01 million 8.06 million 55,002 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2010s 9.73 million 8.98 million 748,571 Peru
2020s 11.12 million 9.77 million 1.35 million Peru

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 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
Peru, at 11.52 million against 10.03 million in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Peru and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
1.49 million, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Peru and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
Peru ranks 30th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 32nd 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.