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Peru: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 34,049,588 (2022)
Population Growth Rate 0.986 annual % (2022)
Age Dependency Ratio 52.482 % of working-age population (2022)
Urban Population 78.708 % of total (2022)
Infant Mortality Rate 11 per 1,000 live births (2021)
Life Expectancy at Birth 72.377 years (2021)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2022)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 58.14 billion kWh (2021) #50
Consumption 51.76 billion kWh (2021) #52
Exports 0 billion kWh (2021) #96
Imports 0.04 billion kWh (2021) #111
Renewable Electricity Generation 35.13 billion kWh (2021) #32

Oil

Ranking
Production 125.36 thousand bbl/day (2021) #42
Consumption 208.12 thousand bbl/day (2021) #55
Exports (Refined) [3] 14.77 thousand bbl/day (2013) #59
Imports (Refined) [3] 84.28 thousand bbl/day (2013) #47
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0.859 billion bbl (2021) #42

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 611.656 billion cu ft (2015) #38
Consumption (Dry) 286.85 billion cu ft (2021) #53
Exports (Dry) 131.48 billion cu ft (2021) #34
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #86
Proved Reserves 10.6 trillion cu ft (2021) #36

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 191 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 38,915,386 (2018 est.)
Highways 140,672 km (2012)
Internet Users 13,975,422 (2016 est.)
Railways 1,854 km (2014)
Telephones 3,082,036 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationWestern South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Chile and Ecuador
Total Area1,285,216 sq. km
Land Area1,279,996 sq. km
Water Area5,220 sq. km
Coastline2,414 km
Climatevaries from tropical in east to dry desert in west; temperate to frigid in Andes
Terrainwestern coastal plain (costa), high and rugged Andes in center (sierra), eastern lowland jungle of Amazon Basin (selva)
Lowest PointPacific Ocean 0 m
Highest Point Nevado Huascaran 6,746 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 9/11/2023
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020