Peru Population Pyramid 1999
Peru in 1999
As of 1999, Peru counted 26,186,505 inhabitants. That is 21.6% more than in 1989, when the population stood at 21,532,588.
With a median age of 22.1 years, Peru had a youth dependency ratio of 58.3 and an old-age dependency ratio of 6.8 per 100 people of working age. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in Peru had on average 1.98 children, below the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
A child born there in 2023 could expect to live 77.7 years on average (80.1 years for girls, 75.4 for boys).
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
1,803,795 immigrants live in Peru, 5.3% of the population.
| Venezuela | 1,596,667 |
| Argentina | 30,704 |
| Colombia | 25,477 |
| Bolivia | 22,190 |
| Chile | 19,221 |
1,672,427 people born in Peru live in other countries.
| United States of America | 512,316 |
| Spain | 352,470 |
| Chile | 261,522 |
| Argentina | 156,019 |
| Italy | 127,352 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peru | 26,186,505 | 22.1 | |
| Venezuela | 24,066,594 | 22.8 | |
| Argentina | 36,794,682 | 27.8 | |
| Chile | 15,319,313 | 28.7 | |
| Colombia | 38,454,863 | 23.9 |





