Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita in Peru
Peru: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita was 0.3331 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita in Peru, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita in Peru is 0.3331 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita in Peru peaked at 0.3331 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1726 units per person, in 1960.
Peru ranks 30th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita in Peru, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1726 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1762 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1962 | 0.1805 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1849 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1895 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.1942 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.199 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.2041 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.2093 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2146 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.2207 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.2272 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.233 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.2355 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2382 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.241 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.2439 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2468 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2497 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2526 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.2556 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2586 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2591 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2595 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2599 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2604 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2611 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.262 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.263 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.264 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2651 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2665 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2681 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2698 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.27 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2703 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2708 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2713 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.272 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2729 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2742 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2761 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2785 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2812 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2843 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2876 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2912 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2951 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.299 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3028 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3067 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3103 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3136 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3168 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3197 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3222 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.324 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3254 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3257 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3253 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3264 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3282 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3299 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.331 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.332 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.3331 units per person | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1925 units per person | 0.1726 units per person | 0.2146 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2389 units per person | 0.2207 units per person | 0.2526 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2603 units per person | 0.2556 units per person | 0.264 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2697 units per person | 0.2651 units per person | 0.2729 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.287 units per person | 0.2742 units per person | 0.3028 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.319 units per person | 0.3067 units per person | 0.3257 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3301 units per person | 0.3264 units per person | 0.3331 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 27 Armenia 0.3564 units per person compare
- 28 Chile 0.3524 units per person compare
- 29 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.3517 units per person compare
- 31 China 0.3272 units per person compare
- 32 New Zealand 0.3214 units per person compare
- 33 Dominican Republic 0.3167 units per person compare
More urban development data for Peru
- Population in the largest city 38.9% (2025)
- Population density 26.44 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 31.09 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 11.52 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 1.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square 8.75 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 11.52 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 2.35 Tonnes (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 221.21 Hectares (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita in Peru?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita in Peru was 0.3331 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3331 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1726 units per person in 1960.
- How does Peru rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita?
- Peru ranks 30th out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.