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Population in Peru
32 162 184
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) in Peru is 32 162 184 people, including children under the age of 6 - 3 236 320 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 3 775 036 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 3 879 563 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 13 809 638 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 6 046 491 people, and the centenarians in Peru over 80 years old - 1 415 136 people.
Population size in Peru by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 3 236 320 / 10.06% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 3 775 036 / 11.74% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 3 879 563 / 12.06% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 13 809 638 / 42.94% |
| Elderly over 60 | 6 046 491 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 1 415 136 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population in Peru
Total in Peru permanent residents 14 424 740 men (44.85%) and 17 737 444 women (55.15%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 940 743 / 6% | 752 596 / 5.7% | 47.4% |
| 5 – 9 | 940 743 / 6% | 738 123 / 5.6% | 47.2% |
| 10 - 14 | 839 433 / 5.3% | 665 758 / 5.1% | 47.2% |
| 15 - 19 | 709 176 / 4.4% | 578 920 / 4.5% | 47.7% |
| 20 - 24 | 839 433 / 5.3% | 694 704 / 5.3% | 48.7% |
| 25 - 29 | 1 244 676 / 8.1% | 1 042 055 / 7.7% | 48.6% |
| 30 - 34 | 1 215 730 / 7.9% | 1 042 055 / 7.7% | 49.1% |
| 35 - 39 | 1 114 419 / 7.2% | 1 013 109 / 7.5% | 50.8% |
| 40 - 44 | 1 027 581 / 6.6% | 955 217 / 7.1% | 51.2% |
| 45 - 49 | 940 743 / 6% | 882 852 / 6.6% | 51.5% |
| 50 - 54 | 1 071 000 / 6.9% | 1 071 001 / 7.9% | 53.3% |
| 55 - 59 | 1 128 892 / 7.3% | 1 230 204 / 9% | 55.2% |
| 60 - 64 | 940 743 / 6% | 1 099 947 / 8.1% | 57% |
| 65 - 69 | 651 284 / 4% | 868 379 / 6.5% | 60.1% |
| 70 - 74 | 274 986 / 1.4% | 463 136 / 3.7% | 65.5% |
| 75 - 79 | 347 351 / 1.9% | 723 650 / 5.5% | 69.7% |
| 80+ | 246 040 / 1.2% | 651 285 / 5% | 74.9% |
Education level
Education level of residents in Peru: have higher education 22.6% (7 268 654 people), incomplete higher education — 3% (964 866 people), secondary vocational — 35.6% (11 449 738 people), 11 classes — 15.6% (5 017 301 people), 9 classes — 8.6% (2 765 948 people), 5 classes — 8.3% (2 669 461 people), have no education — 0.3% (96 487 people), illiterate — 0.7% (225 135 people).
| Higher education | 7 268 654 / 22.6% |
| Incomplete higher | 964 866 / 3% |
| Secondary vocational | 11 449 738 / 35.6% |
| Elementary school | 5 017 301 / 15.6% |
| Middle school | 2 765 948 / 8.6% |
| High school | 2 669 461 / 8.3% |
| Without education | 96 487 / 0.3% |
| Illiterate | 225 135 / 0.7% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners in Peru
Total in Peru the number of officially employed population is 19 200 824 people (59.7%), pensioners 8 683 790 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 3 312 705 people (10.3%).
| Employed population | 19 200 824 / 59.7% |
| Unemployed | 3 312 705 / 10.3% |
| Pensioners | 8 683 790 / 27% |
Disability
Total in Peru have a disability 3 193 705 people, what constitutes 9.93% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 504 946 (1.57.%), disabled of the group II are 1 228 595 (3.82.%), disabled of the group III are 1 180 352 (3.67.%), disabled children 279 811 (0.87.%).
| Total disabled | 3 193 705 / 9.93% |
| Disabled of the group I | 504 946 / 1.57% |
| Disabled of the group II | 1 228 595 / 3.82% |
| Disabled of the group III | 1 180 352 / 3.67% |
| Disabled children | 279 811 / 0.87% |