🇵🇪 Peru Demographics - Population, Culture & Society
🇵🇪 Peru
PE / PER #19
Nomad Score
56.0
Cities
28
📊 KEY DEMOGRAPHICS
Population
34.4M
Density
26.2/km²
HDI
0.794
(High)
Gini Index (2019)
41.5
Gender Wage Gap (2024)
8.4%
🗣 LANGUAGES & CULTURE
Languages
| Language | Native Name |
|---|---|
| Aymara | - |
| Quechua | - |
| Spanish | Español |
Religions
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 94.5% |
| No religion | 5.1% |
| Other | 0.4% |
Ethnicities
| 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
HALE (2021)
63.0 yrs
UHC Index (2021)
71/100
🎓 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY
Learning Outcomes (2020)
415
Broadband (2023)
10.4/100
🌐 BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY
Broadband per 100 (2023)
10.4
🌍 GEOGRAPHY & PRACTICAL
Area
1,285,216 km²
Capital
Lima
📍
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
🇧🇴 Bolivia,
🇧🇷 Brazil,
🇨🇱 Chile,
🇨🇴 Colombia,
🇪🇨 Ecuador
🏅 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