Peru - Urban population

The value for Urban population in Peru was 25,815,970 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 25,815,970 in 2020 and a minimum value of 4,753,662 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. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 4,753,662
1961 4,951,488
1962 5,214,994
1963 5,490,438
1964 5,777,285
1965 6,074,470
1966 6,382,217
1967 6,700,800
1968 7,030,883
1969 7,372,451
1970 7,726,726
1971 8,093,720
1972 8,468,747
1973 8,796,986
1974 9,134,427
1975 9,480,203
1976 9,834,642
1977 10,197,060
1978 10,567,470
1979 10,945,730
1980 11,331,200
1981 11,723,240
1982 12,089,570
1983 12,460,700
1984 12,837,780
1985 13,220,930
1986 13,610,400
1987 14,005,310
1988 14,404,450
1989 14,805,510
1990 15,207,440
1991 15,608,010
1992 16,007,190
1993 16,406,530
1994 16,820,250
1995 17,240,500
1996 17,668,540
1997 18,100,960
1998 18,529,230
1999 18,940,930
2000 19,326,870
2001 19,683,540
2002 20,014,060
2003 20,323,600
2004 20,619,830
2005 20,909,080
2006 21,194,850
2007 21,477,300
2008 21,722,220
2009 21,951,810
2010 22,185,860
2011 22,421,440
2012 22,662,400
2013 22,922,690
2014 23,221,640
2015 23,571,250
2016 23,979,740
2017 24,438,510
2018 24,921,880
2019 25,390,350
2020 25,815,970

Development Relevance: Explosive growth of cities globally signifies the demographic transition from rural to urban, and is associated with shifts from an agriculture-based economy to mass industry, technology, and service. In principle, cities offer a more favorable setting for the resolution of social and environmental problems than rural areas. Cities generate jobs and income, and deliver education, health care and other services. Cities also present opportunities for social mobilization and women's empowerment.

Limitations and Exceptions: Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverage. There is no consistent and universally accepted standard for distinguishing urban from rural areas, in part because of the wide variety of situations across countries. Most countries use an urban classification related to the size or characteristics of settlements. Some define urban areas based on the presence of certain infrastructure and services. And other countries designate urban areas based on administrative arrangements. Because of national differences in the characteristics that distinguish urban from rural areas, the distinction between urban and rural population is not amenable to a single definition that would be applicable to all countries. Estimates of the world's urban population would change significantly if China, India, and a few other populous nations were to change their definition of urban centers. Because the estimates of city and metropolitan area are based on national definitions of what constitutes a city or metropolitan area, cross-country comparisons should be made with caution.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The indicator is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. To estimate urban populations, UN ratios of urban to total population were applied to the World Bank's estimates of total population. Countries differ in the way they classify population as "urban" or "rural." The population of a city or metropolitan area depends on the boundaries chosen.

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization