What is population, age 16, female in Peru?

Population, age 16, female in Peru was 267,941 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 16, female recorded in Peru?

The highest recorded value was 288,123 in 2009.

What is the lowest population, age 16, female recorded in Peru?

The lowest recorded value was 236,595 in 1990.

How does Peru rank for population, age 16, female?

Peru ranks 42nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 16, female rising or falling in Peru?

Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Peru data come from?

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 16, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 16, female in Peru

Name: Population, age 16, female in Peru
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Peru: Population, age 16, female was 267,941 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)

267,941

Change on year

down 3.1%

World rank

42nd

of 191 countries

All-time high

288,123

in 2009

All-time low

236,595

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 16, female in Peru, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 16, female in Peru stood at 267,941.

The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 16, female in Peru peaked at 288,123 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 236,595, in 1990.

Peru ranks 42nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	252,963	236,595	261,283	10
2000s	276,099	262,653	288,123	10
2010s	279,744	267,941	287,644	5

Countries ranked near Peru

39 Ghana 278,742 compare
40 Madagascar 273,850 compare
41 Venezuela 272,075 compare
43 Saudi Arabia 264,114 compare
44 Italy 262,646 compare
45 Uzbekistan 261,302 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

More education data for Peru

Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Population ages 15-64 66.9% (2025)
Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
School enrollment, primary 112.8% (2024)
Primary education, teachers 199,824 (2024)
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.97 live births per woman (2024)
School enrollment, primary, female 113.2% (2024)

All data for Peru →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 16, female in Peru?: Population, age 16, female in Peru was 267,941 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 16, female recorded in Peru?: The highest recorded value was 288,123 in 2009.
What is the lowest population, age 16, female recorded in Peru?: The lowest recorded value was 236,595 in 1990.
How does Peru rank for population, age 16, female?: Peru ranks 42nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 16, female rising or falling in Peru?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 16, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 16, female
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.