Peru Demographics Profile 2009

Population

29,546,963 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 29.1% (male 4,370,923/female 4,216,364)
15-64 years: 65.2% (male 9,695,270/female 9,574,018)
65 years and over: 5.7% (male 796,631/female 893,757) (2009 est.)

Median age

total: 26.1 years
male: 25.8 years
female: 26.4 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

1.229% (2009 est.)

Birth rate

19.38 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

6.14 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate

-0.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 71% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 1.3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.89 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 28.62 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 31.07 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 26.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 70.74 years
male: 68.88 years
female: 72.69 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.37 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.5% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

76,000 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

3,300 (2007 est.)

Major infectious diseases

degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: dengue fever, malaria, and yellow fever
water contact disease: leptospirosis (2009)

Nationality

noun: Peruvian(s)
adjective: Peruvian

Ethnic groups

Amerindian 45%, mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 37%, white 15%, black, Japanese, Chinese, and other 3%

Religions

Roman Catholic 81.3%, Evangelical 12.5%, other 3.3%, unspecified or none 2.9% (2007 Census)

Languages

Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara, and a large number of minor Amazonian languages

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.9%
male: 96.4%
female: 89.4% (2007 Census)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 14 years
male: 14 years
female: 14 years (2006)

Education expenditures

2.5% of GDP (2006)