What is population, age 5, female in Peru?

Population, age 5, female in Peru was 280,749 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 5, female recorded in Peru?

The highest recorded value was 304,498 in 1999.

What is the lowest population, age 5, female recorded in Peru?

The lowest recorded value was 267,609 in 2009.

How does Peru rank for population, age 5, female?

Peru ranks 46th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 5, female rising or falling in Peru?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Peru data come from?

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 5, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 5, female in Peru

Name: Population, age 5, female in Peru
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Peru: Population, age 5, female was 280,749 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)

280,749

Change on year

up 1.8%

World rank

46th

of 191 countries

All-time high

304,498

in 1999

All-time low

267,609

in 2009

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 5, female in Peru, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 5, female in Peru stood at 280,749.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 5, female in Peru peaked at 304,498 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 267,609, in 2009.

That places Peru 46th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	290,397	274,924	304,498	10
2000s	282,312	267,609	303,644	10
2010s	273,402	268,144	280,749	5

Countries ranked near Peru

43 Uzbekistan 288,453 compare
44 Venezuela 288,217 compare
45 Cote d'Ivoire 287,822 compare
47 Burkina Faso 280,289 compare
48 Cameroon 276,656 compare
49 Malaysia 264,644 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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 5, female in Peru?: Population, age 5, female in Peru was 280,749 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 5, female recorded in Peru?: The highest recorded value was 304,498 in 1999.
What is the lowest population, age 5, female recorded in Peru?: The lowest recorded value was 267,609 in 2009.
How does Peru rank for population, age 5, female?: Peru ranks 46th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 5, female rising or falling in Peru?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 5, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 5, 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.