Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Peru
Peru: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 86.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Peru, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Peru is 86.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Peru peaked at 86.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.0%, in 1970.
Peru ranks 104th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 51.0% | — |
| 1961 | 51.7% | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 52.0% | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 53.8% | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 55.0% | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 55.8% | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 56.5% | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 57.2% | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 58.0% | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 58.6% | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 42.0% | -28.3% |
| 1971 | 59.2% | +40.9% |
| 1972 | 59.7% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 59.9% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 60.4% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 60.9% | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 61.3% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 61.7% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 62.5% | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 63.3% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 64.1% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 64.7% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 65.1% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 65.7% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 66.5% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 67.1% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 67.6% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 68.2% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 68.8% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 69.5% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 70.1% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 70.3% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 71.4% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 72.1% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 72.9% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 73.7% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 74.4% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 75.0% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 75.6% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 76.5% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 77.1% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 77.6% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 78.1% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 78.7% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 78.8% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 79.4% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 79.7% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 80.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 79.9% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 79.6% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 79.6% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 80.0% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 80.8% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 81.6% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 82.2% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 82.8% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 83.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 83.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 83.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 84.3% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 82.3% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 77.7% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 85.8% | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 85.4% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 86.0% | +0.7% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 86.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 84.8%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 86.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 85.4%, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +40.9% | 42.0% | 59.2% |
| 1970 | -28.3% | 58.6% | 42.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.0% | 51.0% | 58.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.1% | 42.0% | 63.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.7% | 64.1% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.2% | 70.1% | 76.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.9% | 77.1% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.1% | 79.6% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.4% | 77.7% | 86.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More gender data for Peru
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,988 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.3909 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 28,205 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 28,205 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 261,493 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 271,554 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 262,030 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 271,974 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 262,425 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Peru?
- Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Peru was 86.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.0% in 1970.
- How does Peru rank for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Peru ranks 104th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.