Peru (Republic of Peru), PE

Peru: Independent country in South America

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Quick Facts about Republic of Peru

Population :	32,162,184
Country :	Peru
Different from :	PE
Head of government :	President of Peru
Plate code :	PE
Area :	1285216 km²
Official name :	République du Pérou, Perú
Water as percent of area :	8.8%
Land as percent of area :	91.2%
Continent :	South America
Easternmost point :	Point(-68.652361111 -12.498138888)
Northernmost point :	Point(-75.17 -0.03)
Legislative body :	Congress of the Republic of Peru
Official language :	Aymara, Quechua, Spanish
Capital :	Lima
Establishment :	July 07, 1821 (204 years ago)
Time Zone :	Peru Time Zone, UTC−05:00
Local time :	03:19:27 (5th December 2025)

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Geography

Republic of Peru is located at 10°0'0"S 75°15'0"W (-10.0000000, -75.2500000). It has 5 neighbors: Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Chile and Bolivia.

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The largest city of Republic of Peru is Lima with a population of 7,737,002. Other cities include, Trujillo population 919,899, Callao population 813,264, Chiclayo population 552,508 and Iquitos population 377,609. See all Republic of Peru cities & populated places.

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Republic of Peru has 5 neighbours.

Federative Republic of Brazil country in South America
Republic of Ecuador Independent country in South America
Republic of Colombia Independent country in South America
Republic of Chile Independent country in South America
Plurinational State of Bolivia Independent country in South America

Tacna
Ayacucho
Lima region
Cusco Departament
Junín
Amazonas
Pasco
Huancavelica
Madre de Dios
Piura
Lambayeque
Ica
Moquegua
Huanuco
La Libertad
Arequipa
Cajamarca
Loreto
Apurímac
Callao Constitutional Province
Puno
Áncash
Ucayali
Tumbes
San Martín

Demographics

Year	Population	% Change	Method
1960	9,931,518	-	2017-01-01T00:00:00Z
1961	10,218,174	2.81%	2017-01-01T00:00:00Z
1962	10,517,047	2.84%	census
1963	10,826,459	2.86%	census
1964	11,144,018	2.85%	2017-01-01T00:00:00Z
1965	11,468,043	2.83%	2017-01-01T00:00:00Z
1966	11,797,803	2.8%	2017-01-01T00:00:00Z
1967	12,133,895	2.77%	census
1968	12,477,560	2.75%	census
1969	12,830,677	2.75%	census
1970	13,194,548	2.76%	2017-01-01T00:00:00Z
1971	13,569,097	2.76%	census
1972	13,953,601	2.76%	2017-01-01T00:00:00Z
1973	14,347,881	2.75%	census
1974	14,751,618	2.74%	2017-01-01T00:00:00Z
1975	15,164,288	2.72%	2017-01-01T00:00:00Z
1976	15,585,924	2.71%	2017-01-01T00:00:00Z
1977	16,015,737	2.68%	census
1978	16,451,352	2.65%	2017-01-01T00:00:00Z
1979	16,889,710	2.6%	census
1980	17,328,542	2.53%	census
1981	17,766,418	2.46%	2017-01-01T00:00:00Z
1982	18,203,502	2.4%	2017-01-01T00:00:00Z
1983	18,641,054	2.35%	census
1984	19,081,183	2.31%	2017-01-01T00:00:00Z
1985	19,525,200	2.27%	census
1986	19,973,258	2.24%	census
1987	20,424,055	2.21%	census
1988	20,875,714	2.16%	2017-01-01T00:00:00Z
1989	21,325,690	2.11%	2017-01-01T00:00:00Z
1990	21,772,035	2.05%	2017-01-01T00:00:00Z
1991	22,213,359	1.99%	census
1992	22,649,612	1.93%	census
1993	23,081,735	1.87%	census
1994	23,511,358	1.83%	census
1995	23,939,261	1.79%	2017-01-01T00:00:00Z
1996	24,365,985	1.75%	census
1997	24,789,855	1.71%	2017-01-01T00:00:00Z
1998	25,206,817	1.65%	2017-01-01T00:00:00Z
1999	25,611,482	1.58%	2017-01-01T00:00:00Z
2000	26,000,080	1.49%	2017-01-01T00:00:00Z
2001	26,372,358	1.41%	census
2002	26,729,909	1.34%	census
2003	27,073,334	1.27%	census
2004	27,403,845	1.21%	census
2005	27,723,281	1.15%	census
2006	28,030,688	1.1%	2017-01-01T00:00:00Z
2007	28,328,410	1.05%	2017-01-01T00:00:00Z
2008	28,625,628	1.04%	2017-01-01T00:00:00Z
2009	28,934,303	1.07%	census
2010	29,262,830	1.12%	census
2011	29,614,887	1.19%	census
2012	29,987,800	1.24%	census
2013	30,375,603	1.28%	2017-01-01T00:00:00Z
2014	30,090,359	-0.95%	(Worldbank)
2015	30,470,734	1.25%	(Worldbank)
2016	30,926,032	1.47%	(Worldbank)
2017	29,381,884	-5.26%	census
2018	32,162,184	8.64%	2017-01-01T00:00:00Z
2019	32,510,453	1.07%	(Worldbank)

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