Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Peru

Population aged 65 and over in Peru in 2025 — 3,273,221 people. Ranked 37 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 777.3%.

2025 3.27M people +3.66% vs 2024
World rank 37of 217
Period maximum 3.27M people2025
Period minimum 373,104 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Peru, 1960–202501M2M3M4M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 373,104 people1962: 404,681 people1964: 453,245 people1966: 498,627 people1968: 538,260 people1970: 571,121 people1972: 618,255 people1974: 652,373 people1976: 682,509 people1978: 703,593 people1980: 712,403 people1982: 711,302 people1984: 716,671 people1986: 730,791 people1988: 753,400 people1990: 783,388 people1992: 819,840 people1994: 872,194 people1996: 956,570 people1998: 1,039,783 people2000: 1,145,629 people2002: 1,307,082 people2004: 1,504,649 people2006: 1,723,910 people2008: 1,935,552 people2010: 2,092,475 people2012: 2,249,776 people2014: 2,415,894 people2016: 2,563,392 people2018: 2,712,555 people2020: 2,862,892 people2022: 2,949,413 people2024: 3,157,665 people2025: 3,273,221 people
Change over the period: +2.9M (+777.29%) Average annual rate: 3.4 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Peru 3.27M people
World 855M people
South America computed 48.13M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 333M people
Population aged 65 and over — Peru, by year Peru All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 3.27M +115,556 +3.66%
2024 3.16M +114,075 +3.75%
2023 3.04M +94,177 +3.19%
2022 2.95M +46,916 +1.62%
2021 2.9M +39,605 +1.38%
2020 2.86M +69,989 +2.51%
2019 2.79M +80,348 +2.96%
2018 2.71M +80,103 +3.04%
2017 2.63M +69,060 +2.69%
2016 2.56M +67,564 +2.71%
2015 2.5M +79,934 +3.31%
2014 2.42M +83,466 +3.58%
2013 2.33M +82,652 +3.67%
2012 2.25M +79,744 +3.67%
2011 2.17M +77,557 +3.71%
2010 2.09M +77,850 +3.86%
2009 2.01M +79,073 +4.09%
2008 1.94M +97,373 +5.3%
2007 1.84M +114,269 +6.63%
2006 1.72M +112,623 +6.99%
2005 1.61M +106,638 +7.09%
2004 1.5M +100,983 +7.19%
2003 1.4M +96,584 +7.39%
2002 1.31M +87,272 +7.15%
2001 1.22M +74,181 +6.48%
2000 1.15M +59,494 +5.48%
1999 1.09M +46,352 +4.46%
1998 1.04M +41,148 +4.12%
1997 998,635 +42,065 +4.4%
1996 956,570 +42,864 +4.69%
1995 913,706 +41,512 +4.76%
1994 872,194 +31,045 +3.69%
1993 841,149 +21,309 +2.6%
1992 819,840 +19,042 +2.38%
1991 800,798 +17,410 +2.22%
1990 783,388 +15,854 +2.07%
1989 767,534 +14,134 +1.88%
1988 753,400 +12,364 +1.67%
1987 741,036 +10,245 +1.4%
1986 730,791 +8,105 +1.12%
1985 722,686 +6,015 +0.84%
1984 716,671 +3,735 +0.52%
1983 712,936 +1,634 +0.23%
1982 711,302 +152 +0.02%
1981 711,150 −1,253 −0.18%
1980 712,403 +2,049 +0.29%
1979 710,354 +6,761 +0.96%
1978 703,593 +8,622 +1.24%
1977 694,971 +12,462 +1.83%
1976 682,509 +15,090 +2.26%
1975 667,419 +15,046 +2.31%
1974 652,373 +13,457 +2.11%
1973 638,916 +20,661 +3.34%
1972 618,255 +27,599 +4.67%
1971 590,656 +19,535 +3.42%
1970 571,121 +15,215 +2.74%
1969 555,906 +17,646 +3.28%
1968 538,260 +19,037 +3.67%
1967 519,223 +20,596 +4.13%
1966 498,627 +21,903 +4.59%
1965 476,724 +23,479 +5.18%
1964 453,245 +24,245 +5.65%
1963 429,000 +24,319 +6.01%
1962 404,681 +18,796 +4.87%
1961 385,885 +12,781 +3.43%
1960 373,104

About the indicator

The population aged 65 and over. In absolute numbers this group is growing faster than any other: it expands both from the rise in life expectancy and from the entry of the large cohorts born in the middle of the 20th century. Japan and Italy lead by share of population, China and India by absolute number, and the divergence of the two rankings shows where the load on health care and pensions is larger in scale and where it is sharper.

Important: The threshold of 65 years is an international convention and is not tied to the retirement age of any particular country.

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