Number of local governments (number) in Peru
Peru: Number of local governments (number) was 1,891 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1,891
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
6th
of 82 countries
All-time high
1,891
in 2023
All-time low
1,874
in 2017
Years of data
7
2017–2023
Number of local governments in Peru, 2017–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of local governments in Peru is 1,891, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Peru ranks 6th of 82 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Number of local governments (number) in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1,874 | — |
| 2018 | 1,874 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,874 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,874 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,874 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,874 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,891 | +0.9% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 1,891 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 45, 42.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Peru's 1,891 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 167.5, 11.3× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,874 | 1,874 | 1,874 | 3 |
| 2020s | 1,878 | 1,874 | 1,891 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More public sector data for Peru
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 90.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.1169 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -81.82 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local governments in Peru?
- Number of local governments in Peru was 1,891 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local governments recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1,891 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of local governments recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,874 in 2017.
- How does Peru rank for number of local governments?
- Peru ranks 6th out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of local governments rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of local governments (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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