Children under 15 — all countries

Children under 15 — Peru

Children under 15 in Peru in 2025 — 8,164,957 people. Ranked 52 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 82.4%.

2025 8.16M people −0.45% vs 2024
World rank 52of 217
Period maximum 9.24M people1999
Period minimum 4.48M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Children under 15 — Peru, 1960–20254M6M8M10M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 4,475,520 people1962: 4,773,441 people1964: 5,060,203 people1966: 5,352,357 people1968: 5,654,157 people1970: 5,946,958 people1972: 6,227,707 people1974: 6,527,825 people1976: 6,819,581 people1978: 7,108,985 people1980: 7,397,906 people1982: 7,682,365 people1984: 7,953,460 people1986: 8,214,324 people1988: 8,454,951 people1990: 8,681,327 people1992: 8,880,847 people1994: 9,043,891 people1996: 9,151,974 people1998: 9,224,879 people2000: 9,234,495 people2002: 9,142,675 people2004: 8,996,268 people2006: 8,833,516 people2008: 8,662,640 people2010: 8,515,262 people2012: 8,431,568 people2014: 8,385,760 people2016: 8,393,284 people2018: 8,414,356 people2020: 8,375,049 people2022: 8,290,236 people2024: 8,202,157 people2025: 8,164,957 people
Change over the period: +3.69M (+82.44%) Average annual rate: 0.93 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Peru

Peru 8.16M people
World 2.01B people
South America computed 91.21M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 514M people
Children under 15 — Peru, by year Peru All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 8.16M −37,200 −0.45%
2024 8.2M −42,013 −0.51%
2023 8.24M −46,066 −0.56%
2022 8.29M −45,272 −0.54%
2021 8.34M −39,541 −0.47%
2020 8.38M −31,808 −0.38%
2019 8.41M −7,499 −0.09%
2018 8.41M +5,645 +0.07%
2017 8.41M +15,427 +0.18%
2016 8.39M +15,245 +0.18%
2015 8.38M −7,721 −0.09%
2014 8.39M −18,592 −0.22%
2013 8.4M −27,216 −0.32%
2012 8.43M −34,283 −0.4%
2011 8.47M −49,411 −0.58%
2010 8.52M −67,965 −0.79%
2009 8.58M −79,413 −0.92%
2008 8.66M −85,015 −0.97%
2007 8.75M −85,861 −0.97%
2006 8.83M −84,556 −0.95%
2005 8.92M −78,196 −0.87%
2004 9M −74,901 −0.83%
2003 9.07M −71,506 −0.78%
2002 9.14M −57,796 −0.63%
2001 9.2M −34,024 −0.37%
2000 9.23M −6,611 −0.07%
1999 9.24M +16,227 +0.18%
1998 9.22M +31,851 +0.35%
1997 9.19M +41,054 +0.45%
1996 9.15M +49,307 +0.54%
1995 9.1M +58,776 +0.65%
1994 9.04M +74,218 +0.83%
1993 8.97M +88,826 +1%
1992 8.88M +96,036 +1.09%
1991 8.78M +103,484 +1.19%
1990 8.68M +110,983 +1.29%
1989 8.57M +115,393 +1.36%
1988 8.45M +118,728 +1.42%
1987 8.34M +121,899 +1.48%
1986 8.21M +127,903 +1.58%
1985 8.09M +132,961 +1.67%
1984 7.95M +134,656 +1.72%
1983 7.82M +136,439 +1.78%
1982 7.68M +139,920 +1.86%
1981 7.54M +144,539 +1.95%
1980 7.4M +144,833 +2%
1979 7.25M +144,088 +2.03%
1978 7.11M +145,292 +2.09%
1977 6.96M +144,112 +2.11%
1976 6.82M +144,365 +2.16%
1975 6.68M +147,391 +2.26%
1974 6.53M +151,313 +2.37%
1973 6.38M +148,805 +2.39%
1972 6.23M +146,061 +2.4%
1971 6.08M +134,688 +2.26%
1970 5.95M +138,371 +2.38%
1969 5.81M +154,430 +2.73%
1968 5.65M +152,156 +2.77%
1967 5.5M +149,644 +2.8%
1966 5.35M +147,266 +2.83%
1965 5.21M +144,888 +2.86%
1964 5.06M +143,798 +2.92%
1963 4.92M +142,964 +2.99%
1962 4.77M +146,921 +3.18%
1961 4.63M +151,000 +3.37%
1960 4.48M

About the indicator

The population aged 0 to 14 inclusive. The absolute number answers a different question than the share — not how young the country is, but how many children are in it, and it is this number that is needed to gauge the load on schools, pediatric care and child nutrition. The world total for the group has almost stopped growing: fertility is falling faster than population is rising.

Important: Estimates of the UN Population Division rather than census counts: values are interpolated for the years between censuses.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.