Peru: Statistical Overview

Capital: Lima

Population

Total Population: 34,217,848

Natural Increase: 1.1%

Density: 26 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 85.2%

Population of main agglomerations: Lima (10,795,500); Arequipa (1,081,900); Trujillo (986,800); Chiclayo (651,100); Piura (522,400); Cusco (477,300); Huancayo (441,400); Iquitos (422,900); Chimbote (386,100); Pucallpa (380,000)

Ethnic Origins: About 60% Mestizo (mixed Amerindian and European / North American), 26% Amerindian (Quechuas and Aymaras), 6% of European / North American descent and 4% African, Japanese or Chinese. (National Institute of Statistics and Informatics of Peru)

Official Language: Spanish and Quechua

Other Languages Spoken: This country is home to more than one hundred different languages. However, Quechua is the largest linguistic native group, followed by Aymara.

Business Language(s): Spanish and English, of which, as a general rule, people do not have a sufficient grasp.

Literacy Rate: 87.9%

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Lima

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: Peruvian Nuevo Sol (PEN)

Country Overview

Area: 1,285,216 km²

Type of State: Republic based on parliamentary democracy.

Type of Economy: Upper middle income, diversified but variable economy.
Peru is experiencing strong growth, driven by mining exports and strong domestic demand, which has enabled the country to maintain good macroeconomic stability.

HDI*: 0.794/1

HDI (World Rank): 79/192

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, measures a country's development in terms of quality of life. It mainly takes into account life expectancy, level of education and GDP per capita.

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To call from Peru, dial 00
To call Peru, dial +51

Internet Suffix: .pe

Households with a computer: 32.9 per 100 Inhabitants

Mobile phone subscriptions: 122.0 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 82.0 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 96.2% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Imports of Goods (million USD)	50,891	60,979	52,395	55,200	60,631
Exports of Goods (million USD)	59,648	62,911	64,715	74,713	82,692
Imports of Services (million USD)	10,831	13,829	13,705	14,943	15,873
Exports of Services (million USD)	2,860	4,952	5,748	7,021	7,643

Source: WTO – World Trade Organisation, Latest data available.

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