Peru Rural Population 1960-2024

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Peru rural population for 2022 was 7,249,838, a 0.01% increase from 2021.
  • Peru rural population for 2021 was 7,248,826, a 0.29% increase from 2020.
  • Peru rural population for 2020 was 7,228,131, a 0.54% increase from 2019.
  • Peru rural population for 2019 was 7,188,973, a 1.04% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Rural Population
China 514,596,570
Russia 35,708,054
Thailand 33,777,188
Brazil 26,795,765
Mexico 23,843,271
Iran 20,537,534
Turkey 19,609,710
South Africa 18,965,399
Iraq 12,746,359
Algeria 11,328,186
Colombia 9,311,387
Romania 8,627,368
Kazakhstan 8,243,190
Guatemala 8,216,182
Malaysia 7,393,781
Peru 7,249,838
Ecuador 6,377,754
Azerbaijan 4,357,959
Venezuela 3,289,223
Turkmenistan 2,990,694
Serbia 2,915,423
Cuba 2,533,843
Paraguay 2,521,216
Dominican Republic 1,813,679
Belarus 1,811,720
Bosnia 1,621,904
Bulgaria 1,528,155
Libya 1,273,772
Jamaica 1,215,546
Namibia 1,181,955
Armenia 1,012,841
Albania 1,004,807
Costa Rica 930,373
Jordan 922,394
North Macedonia 841,220
Mauritius 747,287
Botswana 730,591
Guyana 590,192
Lebanon 589,488
Equatorial Guinea 435,309
Fiji 388,373
Maldives 306,227
Gabon 221,340
Belize 217,242
Suriname 208,236
Montenegro 196,160
Samoa 183,207
St. Lucia 145,594
Tonga 82,147
Grenada 79,192
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 47,946
Dominica 20,585
Marshall Islands 8,929
American Samoa 5,669
Tuvalu 3,900
Nauru 0
Peru Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2022 7,249,838 21.29 0.01%
2021 7,248,826 21.50 0.29%
2020 7,228,131 21.70 0.54%
2019 7,188,973 21.90 1.04%
2018 7,114,817 22.09 1.03%
2017 7,041,702 22.28 0.70%
2016 6,992,733 22.46 0.55%
2015 6,954,087 22.64 0.36%
2014 6,928,896 22.83 0.24%
2013 6,912,230 23.01 0.17%
2012 6,900,715 23.20 0.12%
2011 6,892,776 23.38 0.05%
2010 6,889,410 23.57 -0.04%
2009 6,892,326 23.76 -0.09%
2008 6,898,505 23.95 -0.32%
2007 6,920,436 24.20 -0.80%
2006 6,975,785 24.58 -0.74%
2005 7,027,247 24.97 -0.65%
2004 7,072,780 25.36 -0.57%
2003 7,113,287 25.75 -0.49%
2002 7,147,973 26.15 -0.35%
2001 7,172,999 26.55 -0.17%
2000 7,185,504 26.96 0.01%
1999 7,184,975 27.37 0.16%
1998 7,173,336 27.78 0.28%
1997 7,153,546 28.20 0.34%
1996 7,129,218 28.62 0.38%
1995 7,102,206 29.05 0.45%
1994 7,070,025 29.48 0.52%
1993 7,033,237 29.91 0.70%
1992 6,984,008 30.30 0.73%
1991 6,932,983 30.70 0.83%
1990 6,875,709 31.10 0.93%
1989 6,811,874 31.50 0.97%
1988 6,745,929 31.91 0.99%
1987 6,679,537 32.31 1.00%
1986 6,612,807 32.72 1.06%
1985 6,543,237 33.14 1.12%
1984 6,470,527 33.55 1.17%
1983 6,395,312 33.97 1.20%
1982 6,318,947 34.39 1.20%
1981 6,243,684 34.82 0.75%
1980 6,196,860 35.43 0.79%
1979 6,148,130 36.04 0.79%
1978 6,099,500 36.66 0.84%
1977 6,048,698 37.28 0.82%
1976 5,999,470 37.91 0.81%
1975 5,950,999 38.54 0.89%
1974 5,898,347 39.17 0.95%
1973 5,842,325 39.81 1.04%
1972 5,781,720 40.45 0.13%
1971 5,774,023 41.50 -0.05%
1970 5,776,756 42.59 0.06%
1969 5,773,215 43.69 0.35%
1968 5,752,877 44.79 0.41%
1967 5,729,566 45.90 0.48%
1966 5,702,217 47.02 0.55%
1965 5,670,711 48.13 0.63%
1964 5,635,104 49.25 0.67%
1963 5,597,227 50.37 0.73%
1962 5,556,418 51.49 0.81%
1961 5,511,688 52.60 1.85%
1960 5,410,495 53.19 %