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Peru

Peru / PE

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Peru in numbers.

Area1,285,216 kmยฒWorld # 19 โ†’Population34.6MWorld # 48 โ†’Population density26.9 people/kmยฒWorld # 175 โ†’Life expectancy77.9 yearsWorld # 71 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 9,684World # 105 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Peru across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area1,285,216 kmยฒWorld # 19 / 2023 โ†’Population34.6MWorld # 48 / 2025 โ†’Population density26.9 people/kmยฒWorld # 175 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,821World # 157 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth1%World # 99 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate2World # 103 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate15.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 100 / 2024 โ†’Death rate5.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 173 / 2024 โ†’Median age29.5 yearsWorld # 132 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+9.5%World # 103 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1423.6%World # 106 / 2025 โ†’Urban population85.6%World # 46 / 2025 โ†’Net migration11.9KWorld # 41 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate0.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 77 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share5.4%World # 108 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy77.9 yearsWorld # 71 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy63 yearsWorld # 91 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people1.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 95 / 2023 โ†’Smoking rate12.4%World # 114 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 9,684World # 105 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 334.9BWorld # 47 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 18,816World # 111 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth3.4%World # 100 / 2025 โ†’Inflation1.5%World # 140 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment5.1%World # 94 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment9.5%World # 122 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours2,143 hours/yearWorld # 40 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)40.1World # 40 / 2024 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)4.4%World # 84 / 2024 โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.2%World # 111 / 2023 โ†’Patent applications per million people2.7 per million peopleWorld # 104 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,811 kcal/dayWorld # 120 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person55.4 kg/person/yearWorld # 99 / 2023 โ†’Rice production3.6M tWorld # 23 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production203.5K tWorld # 72 / 2024 โ†’Coffee production359K tWorld # 8 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area56.1%World # 38 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person1,595 kWh/personWorld # 94 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person2.1 tWorld # 133 / 2024 โ†’Internet use82%World # 101 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions124.6 per 100 peopleWorld # 77 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate8.6 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 43 / 2021 โ†’Road traffic death rate13.6 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 102 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)0.9%World # 126 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament41.5%World # 23 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals1.1MWorld # 92 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 1BWorld # 79 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites13 sitesWorld # 24 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2017 / 91.7%Main languageSpanishMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceHydro2025Top export categoryMinerals and fuels2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal17,953 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightSpanishLargest staple-food calorie sourceRice2023Current currencySolPENDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country