Number of local governments in Peru
Peru: Number of local governments was 1,891 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1,891
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
5th
of 75 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 5th of 75 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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
- Arms imports 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- 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)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 74.97 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0088 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -22.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 2.57 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 17.19 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
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 5th out of 75 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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