Demographic history of Peru

The demographic history of Peru can be reconstructed through the population censuses carried out throughout the history of Peru. The following table provides the official results of censuses undertaken in the 19th and 20th centuries.[1]

YearPopulation
17911,239,197
18361,873,736
18502,001,203
18622,487,916
18762,699,105
19407,023,111
196110,420,357
197214,121,564
198117,762,231
199322,639,443
200728,220,764
201731,237,385
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Religions
Main article: Religion in Peru

The predominant religion of Peru is Roman Catholic. Indigenous Peruvians, however, have blended Catholicism and their traditional beliefs.

Religions of Peru According to Census Data
Religion 1981 Census[2] 1993 Census[2] 2007 Census[2] 2017 Census[3]
Number % Number % Number % Number %
Catholic 14,198,653 89.25 13,786,001 89.24 16,956,722 81.33 17,635,339 76.03
Evangelical 1,680,341 10.56 1,042,888 6.75 2,606,055 12.50 3,264,819 14.07
Other / Not Specified 397,825 2.58 679,291 3.26 1,115,872 4.81
Atheist / Agnostic 29,513 0.19 222,141 1.44 608,434 2.92 1,180,361 5.09
Total 15,908,507 15,448,855 20,850,502 23,196,391

Languages
Main article: Languages of Peru

The most common language in Peru is Spanish, but is also home to dozens of indigenous languages, of which Quechua and Aymara are most well-known.

Languages (mother tongue) of Peru According to Census Data
Language 1981 Census[2] 1993 Census[2] 2007 Census[2] 2017 Census[3]
Number % Number % Number % Number %
Spanish 10,012,758 73.31 15,405,014 79.78 21,713,165 84.13 22,209,686 83.34
Quechua 2,917,870 21.36 3,177,937 16.46 3,360,331 13.02 3,735,682 14.02
Aymara 395,058 2.89 440,380 2.28 443,248 1.72 444,389 1.67
Other Native 79,869 0.58 132,174 0.68 174,410 0.68 210,017 0.79
Other 253,119 1.85 153,098 0.79 119,177 0.46 48,910 0.18
Total 13,658,674 19,308,603 25,810,331 26,648,684

Notes
  1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática, "Historia de los censos en el Perú" (PDF). (19.8 KiB). Retrieved on June 17, 2007.
  2. "PERÚ Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática". www.inei.gob.pe. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  3. "INEI difunde Base de Datos de los Censos Nacionales 2017 y el Perfil Sociodemográfico del Perú – Censos Nacionales 2017". www.censos2017.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-09-15.


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