Life expectancy at birth in Peru
Peru: Life expectancy at birth was 78.12 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
78.12
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
8th
of 36 countries
All-time high
78.12
in 2025
All-time low
46.03
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Life expectancy at birth in Peru, 1950–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2025, life expectancy at birth in Peru stood at 78.12. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Peru peaked at 78.12 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 46.03, in 1950.
Peru ranks 8th of 36 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 46.03 | — |
| 1951 | 46.46 | +0.9% |
| 1952 | 46.76 | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 47.1 | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 47.48 | +0.8% |
| 1955 | 47.9 | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 48.38 | +1.0% |
| 1957 | 48.92 | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 49.49 | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 50.04 | +1.1% |
| 1960 | 50.6 | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 51.19 | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 51.53 | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 52.6 | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 53.3 | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 53.87 | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 54.4 | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 54.89 | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 55.38 | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 55.82 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 47.73 | -14.5% |
| 1971 | 56.49 | +18.4% |
| 1972 | 56.99 | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 57.33 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 57.77 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 58.2 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 58.57 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 58.9 | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 59.26 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 59.62 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 59.98 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 60.33 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 60.56 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 60.76 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 61.07 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 61.71 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 62.15 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 62.54 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 62.99 | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 63.4 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 63.98 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 64.25 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 65.03 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 65.73 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 66.54 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 67.22 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 67.85 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 68.32 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 68.72 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 69.3 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 69.82 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 70.31 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 70.81 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 71.28 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 71.45 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 71.99 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 72.34 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 72.75 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 72.74 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 72.63 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 72.89 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 73.33 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 73.98 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 74.59 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 75.26 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 75.73 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 75.95 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 75.96 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 76.02 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 76.27 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 73.83 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 71.6 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 76.83 | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 77.74 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 77.94 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 78.12 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.86 | 46.03 | 50.04 | 10 |
| 1960s | 53.36 | 50.6 | 55.82 | 10 |
| 1970s | 57.09 | 47.73 | 59.62 | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.55 | 59.98 | 63.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.7 | 63.98 | 69.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.61 | 69.82 | 72.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 75 | 72.89 | 76.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.01 | 71.6 | 78.12 | 6 |
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More health data for Peru
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5045 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,235 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 782 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0947 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5027 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Peru?
- Life expectancy at birth in Peru was 78.12 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 78.12 in 2025.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.03 in 1950.
- How does Peru rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Peru ranks 8th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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