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Peruvians

This article is about the nationality. For information on the population of Peru, see Demographics of Peru. For other uses, see Peruvian (disambiguation).

Peruvians
Peruanos
Total population
c. 38.2 million
Diaspora 5.1 million
Regions with significant populations
Peru   33,105,273
(2019 estimate)
 United States626,789[1]
 Argentina319,183[2]
 Spain265,441[3]
 Chile246,508 (2021)[4]
 Italy94,131[5]
 Venezuela44,319[6]
 Japan49,068[7]
 Brazil49,412[8]
 Canada42,295[9]
 France30,000[10]
 Australia11,571[11]
 Germany9,000[12]
  Switzerland17,112
 Sweden8,322[13]
 Mexico4,948[14]
 United Kingdom7,985[15]
 Colombia4,042[16]
Languages
Peruvian Spanish • Quechua • Aymara
Religion
Predominantly:
76.03% Catholicism
Minorities:
5.09% Irreligion, 14.07% Evangelical, 1.64% Non-denominational Christian, 1.52% Adventist, 0.75% Jehovah's Witness, 0.49% Mormon and 0.41% Other[17]

Peruvians (Spanish: peruanos/peruanas) are the citizens of Peru. What is now Peru has been inhabited for several millennia by cultures such as the Caral before the Spanish conquest in the 16th century. Peruvian population decreased from an estimated 5–9 million in the 1520s to around 600,000 in 1620 mainly because of infectious diseases carried by the Spanish.[18] Spaniards and Africans arrived in large numbers in 1532 under colonial rule, mixing widely with each other and with Native Peruvians. During the Republic, there has been a gradual immigration of European people (especially from Spain and Italy, and to a lesser extent from Germany, France, Croatia, and the British Isles). Chinese and Japanese arrived in large numbers at the end of the 19th century.

With 31.2 million inhabitants according to the 2017 Census. Peru is the fourth most populous country in South America.[19] Its demographic growth rate declined from 2.6% to 1.6% between 1950 and 2000, and its population is expected to reach approximately 46 - 51 million in 2050.[20] As of 2017, 79.3% lived in urban areas and 20.7% in rural areas.[21] Major cities include Lima, home to over 9.5 million people, Arequipa, Trujillo, Chiclayo, Piura, Iquitos, Huancayo, Cusco and Pucallpa, all of which reported more than 250,000 inhabitants.[22] The largest expatriate Peruvian communities are in the United States, South America (Argentina, Chile, Venezuela and Brazil), Europe (Spain, Italy, France and the United Kingdom), Japan, Australia, and Canada.

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  2. ^ "SÍNTESIS ESTADÍSTICA DE RADICACIONES" (PDF). 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Estadística del Padrón Continuo. Datos provisionales a 1 de enero de 2022" (in Spanish). ine.es.
  4. ^ "Estimación población extranjera en Chile 2021". INE. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Peruviani in Italia nel 2022".
  6. ^ "Perú - Emigrantes totales 2019".
  7. ^ "Perú - Emigrantes totales 2019".
  8. ^ "Imigrantes internacionais registrados no Brasil". www.nepo.unicamp.br. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Canada Census Profile 2021". Census Profile, 2021 Census. Statistics Canada Statistique Canada. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  10. ^ "PERÚ Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática". inei.gob.pe.
  11. ^ "People in Australia who were born in Peru, 2021 Census Country of birth QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Anzahl der Ausländer in Deutschland nach Herkunftsland (Stand: 31. Dezember 2014)".
  13. ^ "Befolkning efter födelseland, ålder, kön och år". www.scb.se. Statistiska Centralbyrån. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  14. ^ "Perú - Emigrantes totales 2019".
  15. ^ "Perú - Emigrantes totales 2019".
  16. ^ Fuente — Sección de Estadística. DANE 2005."?". Retrieved 23 May 2013.[dead link]
  17. ^ "Perú: Perfil Sociodemográfico" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. p. 231.
  18. ^ Demographic collapse: Inca civilization, 1520–1620
  19. ^ "Perú: Perfil Sociodemográfico" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. p. 13.
  20. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática, Perú: Estimaciones y Proyecciones de Población, 1950–2050, pp. 37–38, 40.
  21. ^ "Perú: Perfil Sociodemográfico" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. p. 15.
  22. ^ "Perú: Perfil Sociodemográfico" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. p. 27.