Peru Population Density 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of Peru population density from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population density of Peru in 2020 is 25.65 people per square kilometer, a 1.42% increase from 2019.
- The population density of Peru in 2019 was 25.30 people per square kilometer, a 1.63% increase from 2018.
- The population density of Peru in 2018 was 24.89 people per square kilometer, a 1.73% increase from 2017.
- The population density of Peru in 2017 was 24.47 people per square kilometer, a 1.68% increase from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population Density |
| Maldives | 1,801.81 |
| Lebanon | 653.15 |
| Mauritius | 623.42 |
| Nauru | 541.20 |
| Tuvalu | 393.07 |
| Grenada | 330.95 |
| Marshall Islands | 328.83 |
| American Samoa | 275.96 |
| Jamaica | 269.44 |
| Dominican Republic | 222.89 |
| Guatemala | 164.53 |
| China | 150.51 |
| Tonga | 140.93 |
| Thailand | 136.03 |
| Azerbaijan | 117.08 |
| Jordan | 114.23 |
| Turkey | 107.39 |
| Cuba | 103.08 |
| Albania | 100.10 |
| Costa Rica | 99.69 |
| Armenia | 99.64 |
| Serbia | 98.88 |
| Malaysia | 97.98 |
| Dominica | 95.98 |
| Iraq | 92.45 |
| North Macedonia | 81.03 |
| Romania | 80.70 |
| Samoa | 69.86 |
| Ecuador | 68.82 |
| Mexico | 65.64 |
| Bulgaria | 62.60 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 50.02 |
| Fiji | 49.07 |
| South Africa | 48.65 |
| Iran | 48.13 |
| Belarus | 45.52 |
| Montenegro | 45.48 |
| Colombia | 44.57 |
| Venezuela | 31.18 |
| Peru | 25.65 |
| Brazil | 24.96 |
| Algeria | 18.41 |
| Paraguay | 17.54 |
| Belize | 17.31 |
| Turkmenistan | 12.36 |
| Russia | 8.54 |
| Gabon | 8.32 |
| Kazakhstan | 6.89 |
| Botswana | 4.04 |
| Libya | 3.91 |
| Guyana | 3.66 |
| Suriname | 3.58 |
| Namibia | 3.08 |
| Peru - Historical Population Density Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population Density | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 25.65 | 1.42% |
| 2019 | 25.30 | 1.63% |
| 2018 | 24.89 | 1.73% |
| 2017 | 24.47 | 1.68% |
| 2016 | 24.06 | 1.49% |
| 2015 | 23.71 | 1.26% |
| 2014 | 23.41 | 1.06% |
| 2013 | 23.17 | 0.91% |
| 2012 | 22.96 | 0.83% |
| 2011 | 22.77 | 0.82% |
| 2010 | 22.59 | 0.82% |
| 2009 | 22.40 | 0.81% |
| 2008 | 22.22 | 0.81% |
| 2007 | 22.05 | 0.82% |
| 2006 | 21.87 | 0.85% |
| 2005 | 21.68 | 0.88% |
| 2004 | 21.49 | 0.92% |
| 2003 | 21.30 | 1.00% |
| 2002 | 21.09 | 1.13% |
| 2001 | 20.85 | 1.28% |
| 2000 | 20.59 | 1.46% |
| 1999 | 20.29 | 1.64% |
| 1998 | 19.96 | 1.77% |
| 1997 | 19.62 | 1.85% |
| 1996 | 19.26 | 1.87% |
| 1995 | 18.91 | 1.88% |
| 1994 | 18.56 | 1.89% |
| 1993 | 18.21 | 1.92% |
| 1992 | 17.87 | 1.97% |
| 1991 | 17.52 | 2.04% |
| 1990 | 17.17 | 2.12% |
| 1989 | 16.82 | 2.18% |
| 1988 | 16.46 | 2.23% |
| 1987 | 16.10 | 2.28% |
| 1986 | 15.74 | 2.31% |
| 1985 | 15.38 | 2.35% |
| 1984 | 15.03 | 2.38% |
| 1983 | 14.68 | 2.41% |
| 1982 | 14.34 | 2.45% |
| 1981 | 13.99 | 2.49% |
| 1980 | 13.65 | 2.54% |
| 1979 | 13.32 | 2.58% |
| 1978 | 12.98 | 2.61% |
| 1977 | 12.65 | 2.65% |
| 1976 | 12.32 | 2.68% |
| 1975 | 12.00 | 2.71% |
| 1974 | 11.68 | 2.75% |
| 1973 | 11.37 | 2.77% |
| 1972 | 11.07 | 2.79% |
| 1971 | 10.77 | 2.80% |
| 1970 | 10.47 | 2.80% |
| 1969 | 10.19 | 2.81% |
| 1968 | 9.91 | 2.81% |
| 1967 | 9.64 | 2.83% |
| 1966 | 9.37 | 2.86% |
| 1965 | 9.11 | 2.88% |
| 1964 | 8.86 | 2.90% |
| 1963 | 8.61 | 2.91% |
| 1962 | 8.36 | 2.90% |
| 1961 | 8.13 | 2.87% |
| 1960 | 7.90 | 2.84% |
| 1959 | 7.68 | 2.80% |
| 1958 | 7.47 | 2.76% |
| 1957 | 7.27 | 2.74% |
| 1956 | 7.08 | 2.71% |
| 1955 | 6.89 | 2.69% |
| 1954 | 6.71 | 2.67% |
| 1953 | 6.54 | 2.65% |
| 1952 | 6.37 | 2.61% |
| 1951 | 6.21 | 2.56% |
| 1950 | 6.05 | 0.00% |
