Rural population in Peru in 2025 — 4,980,302 people. Ranked 76 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 8.2%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Peru
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.98M | −86,926 | −1.72% |
| 2024 | 5.07M | −83,728 | −1.63% |
| 2023 | 5.15M | −82,475 | −1.58% |
| 2022 | 5.23M | −88,747 | −1.67% |
| 2021 | 5.32M | −87,405 | −1.62% |
| 2020 | 5.41M | −73,278 | −1.34% |
| 2019 | 5.48M | −40,048 | −0.73% |
| 2018 | 5.52M | −55,017 | −0.99% |
| 2017 | 5.58M | −157,304 | −2.74% |
| 2016 | 5.74M | −143,611 | −2.44% |
| 2015 | 5.88M | −145,967 | −2.42% |
| 2014 | 6.02M | −144,355 | −2.34% |
| 2013 | 6.17M | −140,193 | −2.22% |
| 2012 | 6.31M | −134,080 | −2.08% |
| 2011 | 6.44M | −129,395 | −1.97% |
| 2010 | 6.57M | −124,829 | −1.86% |
| 2009 | 6.7M | −116,080 | −1.7% |
| 2008 | 6.81M | −101,666 | −1.47% |
| 2007 | 6.92M | −87,352 | −1.25% |
| 2006 | 7M | −74,177 | −1.05% |
| 2005 | 7.08M | −59,645 | −0.84% |
| 2004 | 7.14M | −46,517 | −0.65% |
| 2003 | 7.18M | −34,619 | −0.48% |
| 2002 | 7.22M | −20,505 | −0.28% |
| 2001 | 7.24M | −3,844 | −0.05% |
| 2000 | 7.24M | +13,236 | +0.18% |
| 1999 | 7.23M | +27,485 | +0.38% |
| 1998 | 7.2M | +35,389 | +0.49% |
| 1997 | 7.17M | +37,987 | +0.53% |
| 1996 | 7.13M | +39,962 | +0.56% |
| 1995 | 7.09M | +43,041 | +0.61% |
| 1994 | 7.04M | +44,195 | +0.63% |
| 1993 | 7M | +48,041 | +0.69% |
| 1992 | 6.95M | +52,846 | +0.77% |
| 1991 | 6.9M | +60,070 | +0.88% |
| 1990 | 6.84M | +68,566 | +1.01% |
| 1989 | 6.77M | +70,800 | +1.06% |
| 1988 | 6.7M | +71,817 | +1.08% |
| 1987 | 6.63M | +71,516 | +1.09% |
| 1986 | 6.56M | +74,092 | +1.14% |
| 1985 | 6.48M | +76,430 | +1.19% |
| 1984 | 6.41M | +75,187 | +1.19% |
| 1983 | 6.33M | +71,890 | +1.15% |
| 1982 | 6.26M | +67,266 | +1.09% |
| 1981 | 6.19M | +63,827 | +1.04% |
| 1980 | 6.13M | +60,870 | +1% |
| 1979 | 6.07M | +57,321 | +0.95% |
| 1978 | 6.01M | +53,429 | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 5.96M | +48,338 | +0.82% |
| 1976 | 5.91M | +44,133 | +0.75% |
| 1975 | 5.86M | +41,529 | +0.71% |
| 1974 | 5.82M | +39,507 | +0.68% |
| 1973 | 5.78M | +38,789 | +0.68% |
| 1972 | 5.74M | +30,235 | +0.53% |
| 1971 | 5.71M | +2,050 | +0.04% |
| 1970 | 5.71M | −7,259 | −0.13% |
| 1969 | 5.72M | +2,510 | +0.04% |
| 1968 | 5.72M | +1,884 | +0.03% |
| 1967 | 5.72M | +5,514 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 5.71M | +13,124 | +0.23% |
| 1965 | 5.7M | +24,201 | +0.43% |
| 1964 | 5.67M | +38,159 | +0.68% |
| 1963 | 5.63M | +54,050 | +0.97% |
| 1962 | 5.58M | +72,245 | +1.31% |
| 1961 | 5.51M | +82,101 | +1.51% |
| 1960 | 5.43M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
