Peru - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Peru was 20,818,780 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 20,818,780 in 2010 and a minimum value of 4,646,978 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.

Source: World Bank Staff estimates based on United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.

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Year Value
1960 4,646,978
1961 4,885,497
1962 5,135,866
1963 5,397,565
1964 5,669,620
1965 5,951,340
1966 6,251,935
1967 6,562,994
1968 6,885,419
1969 7,220,542
1970 7,569,443
1971 7,894,465
1972 8,231,332
1973 8,580,148
1974 8,940,909
1975 9,313,491
1976 9,666,996
1977 10,030,590
1978 10,402,950
1979 10,782,310
1980 11,167,290
1981 11,528,640
1982 11,893,420
1983 12,262,480
1984 12,637,300
1985 13,018,810
1986 13,395,280
1987 13,777,260
1988 14,163,430
1989 14,551,930
1990 14,941,340
1991 15,304,050
1992 15,665,510
1993 16,026,380
1994 16,387,850
1995 16,750,500
1996 17,066,210
1997 17,380,620
1998 17,690,820
1999 17,992,970
2000 18,284,350
2001 18,564,370
2002 18,834,060
2003 19,094,450
2004 19,347,290
2005 19,594,280
2006 19,840,870
2007 20,082,410
2008 20,322,820
2009 20,567,090
2010 20,818,780

Urban population (% of total)

Urban population (% of total) in Peru was 71.60 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 71.60 in 2010, while its lowest value was 46.80 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.

Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.

See also:

Year Value
1960 46.80
1961 47.82
1962 48.84
1963 49.86
1964 50.88
1965 51.90
1966 53.00
1967 54.10
1968 55.20
1969 56.30
1970 57.40
1971 58.22
1972 59.04
1973 59.86
1974 60.68
1975 61.50
1976 62.12
1977 62.74
1978 63.36
1979 63.98
1980 64.60
1981 65.06
1982 65.52
1983 65.98
1984 66.44
1985 66.90
1986 67.30
1987 67.70
1988 68.10
1989 68.50
1990 68.90
1991 69.18
1992 69.46
1993 69.74
1994 70.02
1995 70.30
1996 70.38
1997 70.46
1998 70.54
1999 70.62
2000 70.70
2001 70.78
2002 70.86
2003 70.94
2004 71.02
2005 71.10
2006 71.20
2007 71.30
2008 71.40
2009 71.50
2010 71.60

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization