Key demographics
- Population
- 34.4M
- Density
- 26.2/km²
- HDI
- 0.794 (High)
- Gini index (2019)
- 41.5
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 77.9 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.97
- Urban population (2025)
- 85.6%
- Literacy rate (2024)
- 93.7%
- Labor force (2025)
- 77.0%
- Gender wage gap (2024)
- 8.4%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 49.4%
- Profile
- Mature
- Urban population (2025)
- 85.6%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 15.8 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 5.6 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 38.9%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.97
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 11.0 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 45.1%
- Tourism (2020)
- 1.1M
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Aymara | - |
| Quechua | - |
| Spanish | Español |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 94.5% |
| No religion | 5.1% |
| Other | 0.4% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Mestizo | 60.2% |
| Native | 25.8% |
| White | 5.9% |
| Black | 3.6% |
| East asian | 0.2% |
| Others | 1.1% |
| No answer | 3.3% |
- Demonym (male)
- Peruvian
- Demonym (female)
- Peruvian
- National anthem
- National Anthem of Peru
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 77.9 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 63.0 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 5.6% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 11.0/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 68/100
- Hospital beds (2023)
- 1.6/1000
- Physicians (2023)
- 1.69/1000
- Nurses (2023)
- 2.74/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $446
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 27.0%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2024)
- 93.7%
- Education spending (2024)
- 4.4% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 415
- Internet users (2024)
- 82.0%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 124.6/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 11.7/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 827/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 11.7
Geography and practical
- Area
- 1,285,216 km²
- Continent
- South America
- Region
- Americas
- Subregion
- South America
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC-05:00
- Calling codes
- +51
- Postal code
- #####
- TLD
- .pe
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
Borders
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Peru is composed of three equal vertical bands of red, white and red, with the national emblem centered in the white band.
- National anthem
- National Anthem of Peru