PER / Latin America & Caribbean

Peru

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Capital
Lima
Currency
Nuevo sol
Continent
South America
Area
1,285,216 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q419 · Official languages: Aymara, Quechua, Spanish
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population
34.58M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP
334.85B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita
9,684.41 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation
1.53 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment
5.12 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate
1.97 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy
77.94 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
2025Peru: 34.58M
Peru · Population27.7M29.57M31.45M33.33M35.2M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Peru · Population · people
YearPeru
202534,576,665
202434,217,848
202333,845,617
202233,475,438
202133,155,882
202032,838,579
201932,449,303
201831,897,584
201731,324,637
201630,866,494
201530,457,600
201430,115,826
201329,817,919
201229,550,366
201129,304,086
201029,086,019
200928,896,811
200828,719,041
200728,530,699
200628,324,491
current US$ · 20062025
2025Peru: 334.85B
Peru · GDP64.02B137.89B211.75B285.61B359.48B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Peru · GDP · current US$
YearPeru
2025334,854,659,181.89
2024291,751,523,018.9
2023268,025,009,709.32
2022246,169,867,862.82
2021226,406,075,008.88
2020201,409,694,755.93
2019228,346,006,003.65
2018222,597,009,739.24
2017211,007,984,080.91
2016191,898,104,390.38
2015189,802,976,285.62
2014200,786,250,582.94
2013201,175,543,571.39
2012192,650,021,648.58
2011171,761,737,046.59
2010147,527,631,520.73
2009120,822,986,521.48
2008120,550,599,815.44
2007102,170,981,144.14
200688,643,193,061.75

GDP per capita

All countries
current US$ / person · 20062025
2025Peru: 9,684.41
Peru · GDP per capita2,474.074,440.536,406.998,373.4410.34K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Peru · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearPeru
20259,684.41
20248,526.3
20237,919.05
20227,353.75
20216,828.53
20206,133.33
20197,037.01
20186,978.49
20176,736.17
20166,217.04
20156,231.71
20146,667.13
20136,746.8
20126,519.38
20115,861.36
20105,072.11
20094,181.19
20084,197.58
20073,581.09
20063,129.56
% · 20062025
2025Peru: 1.53
Peru · Inflation0.832.874.926.979.022006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Peru · Inflation · %
YearPeru
20251.53
20242.01
20236.46
20228.33
20214.27
20202
20192.25
20181.51
20172.99
20163.56
20153.4
20143.41
20132.77
20123.61
20113.37
20101.53
20092.94
20085.79
20071.78
20062

Unemployment

All countries
% of labor force · 20062025
2025Peru: 5.12
Peru · Unemployment2.8145.196.387.582006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Peru · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearPeru
20255.12
20245.2
20234.9
20224.29
20215.1
20207.18
20193.38
20183.49
20173.69
20163.74
20153.27
20143.21
20133.58
20123.24
20113.48
20103.6
20093.96
20084.03
20074.08
20064.17

Fertility rate

All countries
births / woman · 20062025
2025Peru:
Peru · Fertility rate1.92.12.292.492.682006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Peru · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearPeru
2025No data available
20241.97
20231.98
20222
20212.03
20202.06
20192.09
20182.12
20172.15
20162.19
20152.23
20142.27
20132.32
20122.36
20112.41
20102.42
20092.48
20082.53
20072.58
20062.62

Life expectancy

All countries
years · 20062025
2025Peru:
Peru · Life expectancy70.9672.8774.7776.6778.582006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Peru · Life expectancy · years
YearPeru
2025No data available
202477.94
202377.74
202276.83
202171.6
202073.83
201976.28
201876.02
201775.96
201675.95
201575.73
201475.26
201374.59
201273.98
201173.33
201072.89
200972.63
200872.74
200772.75
200672.34
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology