What is population, age 8, total in Peru?

Population, age 8, total in Peru was 559,856 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 8, total recorded in Peru?

The highest recorded value was 605,350 in 2001.

What is the lowest population, age 8, total recorded in Peru?

The lowest recorded value was 541,610 in 1990.

How does Peru rank for population, age 8, total?

Peru ranks 44th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 8, total rising or falling in Peru?

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

Where does this Peru data come from?

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 8, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 8, total in Peru

Name: Population, age 8, total in Peru
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Peru: Population, age 8, total was 559,856 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)

559,856

Change on year

up 1.4%

World rank

44th

of 191 countries

All-time high

605,350

in 2001

All-time low

541,610

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 8, total in Peru, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Peru recorded 559,856 for population, age 8, total in 2015.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 8, total in Peru peaked at 605,350 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 541,610, in 1990.

Peru ranks 44th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	567,406	541,610	601,491	10
2000s	582,547	551,066	605,350	10
2010s	550,904	546,657	559,856	5

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45 Niger 558,740 compare
46 Cote d'Ivoire 552,979 compare
47 Italy 552,006 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 8, total in Peru?: Population, age 8, total in Peru was 559,856 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 8, total recorded in Peru?: The highest recorded value was 605,350 in 2001.
What is the lowest population, age 8, total recorded in Peru?: The lowest recorded value was 541,610 in 1990.
How does Peru rank for population, age 8, total?: Peru ranks 44th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 8, total rising or falling in Peru?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Peru data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 8, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 8, total
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, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.