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Rural population share — Peru

Rural population share in Peru in 2025 — 14.4%. Ranked 172 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 38.9 pp.

2025 14.4% −0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank 172of 217
Period maximum 53.3%1960
Period minimum 14.4%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — Peru, 1960–2025020406019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 53.3%1962: 51.7%1964: 49.6%1966: 47.2%1968: 44.6%1970: 42.3%1972: 40.4%1974: 38.9%1976: 37.6%1978: 36.4%1980: 35.3%1982: 34.3%1984: 33.4%1986: 32.6%1988: 31.8%1990: 31.1%1992: 30.3%1994: 29.5%1996: 28.7%1998: 28%2000: 27.2%2002: 26.4%2004: 25.6%2006: 24.7%2008: 23.7%2010: 22.6%2012: 21.4%2014: 20%2016: 18.6%2018: 17.3%2020: 16.5%2022: 15.6%2024: 14.8%2025: 14.4%
Change over the period: −38.9 pp Annual average: -0.6 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Peru 14.4%
World 42.2%
Latin America & Caribbean 18.5%
South America computed 14.5%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 30.2%
Rural population share — Peru, by year Peru All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 14.4 −0.4 pp
2024 14.8 −0.4 pp
2023 15.2 −0.4 pp
2022 15.6 −0.4 pp
2021 16.1 −0.4 pp
2020 16.5 −0.4 pp
2019 16.9 −0.4 pp
2018 17.3 −0.5 pp
2017 17.8 −0.8 pp
2016 18.6 −0.7 pp
2015 19.3 −0.7 pp
2014 20 −0.7 pp
2013 20.7 −0.7 pp
2012 21.4 −0.6 pp
2011 22 −0.6 pp
2010 22.6 −0.6 pp
2009 23.2 −0.5 pp
2008 23.7 −0.5 pp
2007 24.2 −0.5 pp
2006 24.7 −0.5 pp
2005 25.2 −0.4 pp
2004 25.6 −0.4 pp
2003 26 −0.4 pp
2002 26.4 −0.4 pp
2001 26.8 −0.4 pp
2000 27.2 −0.4 pp
1999 27.6 −0.4 pp
1998 28 −0.4 pp
1997 28.4 −0.4 pp
1996 28.7 −0.4 pp
1995 29.1 −0.4 pp
1994 29.5 −0.4 pp
1993 29.9 −0.4 pp
1992 30.3 −0.4 pp
1991 30.7 −0.4 pp
1990 31.1 −0.4 pp
1989 31.4 −0.4 pp
1988 31.8 −0.4 pp
1987 32.2 −0.4 pp
1986 32.6 −0.4 pp
1985 33 −0.4 pp
1984 33.4 −0.4 pp
1983 33.8 −0.5 pp
1982 34.3 −0.5 pp
1981 34.8 −0.5 pp
1980 35.3 −0.5 pp
1979 35.8 −0.6 pp
1978 36.4 −0.6 pp
1977 37 −0.6 pp
1976 37.6 −0.7 pp
1975 38.2 −0.7 pp
1974 38.9 −0.7 pp
1973 39.7 −0.8 pp
1972 40.4 −0.9 pp
1971 41.3 −1 pp
1970 42.3 −1.1 pp
1969 43.4 −1.2 pp
1968 44.6 −1.3 pp
1967 45.9 −1.3 pp
1966 47.2 −1.3 pp
1965 48.4 −1.2 pp
1964 49.6 −1.1 pp
1963 50.7 −1 pp
1962 51.7 −0.8 pp
1961 52.6 −0.7 pp
1960 53.3 —

South America, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

GY Guyana 73.5 EC Ecuador 36.6 SR Suriname 34.2 PY Paraguay 29.6 BO Bolivia 28.4 CO Colombia 21.2 PE Peru 14.4 BR Brazil 11.8 CL Chile 10.8 VE Venezuela 10.7 AR Argentina 7.6 UY Uruguay 4.3
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About the indicator

The share of population living outside urban settlements, as a percent of the total. It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and therefore inherits every particularity of national definitions of urban areas.

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

Other indicators for Peru

Demography Rural population

How many people live outside cities — in absolute numbers.

Peru by year Demography Urban population share

What part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.

Peru by year Labor Employment in agriculture

The share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.

Peru by year Agriculture Agricultural land share

What part of the territory is used for arable land, permanent crops and pasture.

Peru by year
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