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Peru: Population in the largest city

38.91percent · 2025-2.5% since 2015

Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area. Annual figures for Peru from 1960 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202538.915
202438.977
202339.047
202239.107
202139.099
202039.08
201939.14
201839.396
201739.595
201639.799
201539.924
201439.962
201339.94
201239.873
201139.77
201039.62
200939.421
200839.196
200738.953
200638.687
200538.438
200438.219
200338.026
200237.861
200137.739
200037.681
199937.69
199837.763
199737.872
199637.996
199538.134
199438.301
199338.485
199238.469
199138.452
199038.462
198938.511
198838.575
198738.649
198638.737
198538.861
198439.029
198339.222
198239.437
198139.658
198039.508
197939.373
197839.258
197739.162
197639.084
197539.025
197439.006
197339.033
197239.116
197138.693
197038.264
196937.944
196837.808
196737.726
196637.684
196537.657
196437.623
196337.546
196237.401
196137.156
196036.979

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by United Nations. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Population in the largest city. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-population-in-the-largest-city (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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