Population of Cities in Peru 2026

Peru cities population

Code	City	Population		Share (%)	Rank		Change
Code	City	2025	2026	Share (%)	Peru	World	Population	(%)
Lima	Lima	10,580,241	10,693,197	30.9	1	32	112,956	1.07
Areq	Arequipa	977,496	986,051	2.85	2	527	8,555	0.88
Truj	Trujillo	949,018	954,083	2.76	3	553	5,065	0.53
Chic	Chiclayo	620,622	629,887	1.82	4	864	9,265	1.49
Cale	Caleta Sanitaria	572,154	587,539	1.70	5	941	15,385	2.69
Cusc	Cusco	490,968	494,221	1.43	6	1132	3,253	0.66
Huan	Huancayo	470,685	477,616	1.38	7	1175	6,931	1.47
Piur	Piura	471,521	474,568	1.37	8	1183	3,047	0.65
Chim	Chimbote	350,281	352,383	1.02	9	1635	2,102	0.60
Tacn	Tacna	327,582	329,865	0.954	10	1756	2,283	0.70
Juli	Juliaca	306,990	308,547	0.892	11	1888	1,557	0.51
Puca	Pucallpa	274,639	279,408	0.808	12	2094	4,769	1.74
Caja	Cajamarca	258,440	260,103	0.752	13	2273	1,663	0.64
Ica	Ica	213,644	217,866	0.630	14	2752	4,222	1.98
Ayac	Ayacucho	210,592	213,585	0.618	15	2806	2,993	1.42
Sull	Sullana	201,523	202,742	0.586	16	2983	1,219	0.60
Chin	Chincha Alta	197,033	200,542	0.580	17	3016	3,509	1.78
Huán	Huánuco	195,273	198,462	0.574	18	3052	3,189	1.63
Tara	Tarapoto	158,938	159,807	0.462	19	3833	869	0.55
Huac	Huacho	127,203	136,500	0.395	20	4510	9,297	7.31
Puno	Puno	132,897	134,114	0.388	21	4598	1,217	0.92
Huar	Huaraz	117,015	117,605	0.340	22	5297	590	0.50
Tumb	Tumbes	106,647	107,299	0.310	23	5828	652	0.61
Bajo	Bajo Pichanaqui	98,341	100,424	0.290	24	6233	2,083	2.12

Source	UN (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)
Date	10 Apr 2026