Peru - Population in largest city

Population in largest city

The value for Population in largest city in Peru was 10,882,760 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 61 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 10,882,760 in 2021 and a minimum value of 1,755,920 in 1960.

Definition: Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.

Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.

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Year Value
1960 1,755,920
1961 1,845,658
1962 1,946,579
1963 2,053,037
1964 2,165,476
1965 2,283,738
1966 2,408,636
1967 2,540,364
1968 2,679,493
1969 2,825,827
1970 2,980,371
1971 3,143,367
1972 3,311,451
1973 3,434,706
1974 3,562,728
1975 3,695,522
1976 3,833,458
1977 3,976,143
1978 4,124,346
1979 4,278,073
1980 4,437,754
1981 4,602,931
1982 4,727,282
1983 4,853,494
1984 4,983,256
1985 5,116,117
1986 5,252,710
1987 5,392,950
1988 5,537,135
1989 5,684,762
1990 5,836,537
1991 5,992,365
1992 6,152,576
1993 6,316,612
1994 6,448,579
1995 6,582,251
1996 6,718,884
1997 6,857,966
1998 7,000,124
1999 7,145,230
2000 7,293,549
2001 7,444,526
2002 7,598,844
2003 7,756,360
2004 7,917,365
2005 8,081,255
2006 8,248,771
2007 8,419,760
2008 8,585,977
2009 8,751,162
2010 8,919,759
2011 9,091,604
2012 9,267,004
2013 9,445,291
2014 9,627,261
2015 9,812,737
2016 10,002,050
2017 10,194,480
2018 10,390,610
2019 10,554,710
2020 10,719,190
2021 10,882,760

Population in the largest city (% of urban population)

Population in the largest city (% of urban population) in Peru was 41.56 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 61 years was 41.71 in 2017, while its lowest value was 36.94 in 1960.

Definition: Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.

Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.

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Year Value
1960 36.94
1961 37.27
1962 37.33
1963 37.39
1964 37.48
1965 37.60
1966 37.74
1967 37.91
1968 38.11
1969 38.33
1970 38.57
1971 38.84
1972 39.10
1973 39.04
1974 39.00
1975 38.98
1976 38.98
1977 38.99
1978 39.03
1979 39.08
1980 39.16
1981 39.26
1982 39.10
1983 38.95
1984 38.82
1985 38.70
1986 38.59
1987 38.51
1988 38.44
1989 38.40
1990 38.38
1991 38.39
1992 38.44
1993 38.50
1994 38.34
1995 38.18
1996 38.03
1997 37.89
1998 37.78
1999 37.72
2000 37.74
2001 37.82
2002 37.97
2003 38.16
2004 38.40
2005 38.65
2006 38.92
2007 39.20
2008 39.53
2009 39.87
2010 40.20
2011 40.55
2012 40.89
2013 41.20
2014 41.46
2015 41.63
2016 41.71
2017 41.71
2018 41.69
2019 41.57
2020 41.52
2021 41.56

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization