Urban population rose 1.44% to 26.2 mil in Peru in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, urban population in Peru reached an all time high of 26.2 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 4.75 mil in 1960. When compared to Peru's main peers, urban population in Bolivia amounted to 8.34 mil, 187 mil in Brazil, 16.9 mil in Chile and 41.9 mil in Colombia in 2021.
Peru has been ranked 33rd within the group of 176 countries we follow in terms of urban population, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Urban Population | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Argentina | mil | 39.5 | 39.9 | 40.4 | 40.9 | 41.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bolivia | mil | 7.58 | 7.74 | 7.90 | 8.06 | 8.22 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | mil | 176 | 178 | 180 | 182 | 184 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chile | mil | 15.6 | 15.8 | 16.1 | 16.4 | 16.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | mil | 37.6 | 38.2 | 38.9 | 39.8 | 40.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Paraguay | mil | 3.75 | 3.82 | 3.90 | 3.97 | 4.04 | ||||||||||||||||
| Peru | mil | 23.8 | 24.1 | 24.6 | 25.1 | 25.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uruguay | mil | 3.23 | 3.25 | 3.26 | 3.27 | 3.27 | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | mil | 26.9 | 27.1 | 27.0 | 26.3 | 25.6 |
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