A continuación se muestran las áreas urbanas con más de 100.000 habitantes en Perú clasificadas por población.
La población del Área urbana (o aglomeración urbana) se refiere a la población contenida dentro de los contornos de un territorio contiguo habitado a niveles de densidad urbana, que normalmente comprende una ciudad y su franja suburbana circundante.
| Clasificación | Área Urbana | Estimación de población (2025) | Cambio en 1 año (respecto a 2024) | Superficie terrestre (Km²) | Densidad (Hab/Km²) | Clasificación mundial | Proyecciones (2030) | Proyecciones (2050) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lima | 10.580.241 | 1,04% | 1.026 | 10.312 | 32 | 11.145.021 | 12.358.372 |
| 2 | Arequipa | 977.496 | 1,35% | 167 | 5.853 | 529 | 1.020.273 | 1.105.484 |
| 3 | Trujillo | 949.018 | 0,76% | 95 | 9.990 | 549 | 974.344 | 1.067.444 |
| 4 | Chiclayo | 620.622 | 0,62% | 52 | 11.935 | 868 | 666.949 | 694.544 |
| 5 | Caleta Sanitaria | 572.154 | 4,05% | 29 | 19.729 | 957 | 649.079 | 880.775 |
| 6 | Cusco | 490.968 | 0,79% | 64 | 7.671 | 1.133 | 507.235 | 541.263 |
| 7 | Piura | 471.521 | 0,9% | 73 | 6.459 | 1.177 | 486.755 | 512.591 |
| 8 | Huancayo | 470.685 | 1,65% | 74 | 6.361 | 1.179 | 505.339 | 613.736 |
| 9 | Chimbote | 350.281 | 0,93% | 61 | 5.742 | 1.635 | 360.789 | 384.803 |
| 10 | Tacna | 327.582 | 1,14% | 48 | 6.825 | 1.754 | 338.996 | 371.948 |
| 11 | Juliaca | 306.990 | 0,58% | 44 | 6.977 | 1.875 | 314.773 | 332.434 |
| 12 | Pucallpa | 274.639 | 1,72% | 61 | 4.502 | 2.111 | 298.483 | 349.207 |
| 13 | Cajamarca | 258.440 | 0,8% | 29 | 8.912 | 2.255 | 266.753 | 299.468 |
| 14 | Ica | 213.644 | 3,31% | 39 | 5.478 | 2.775 | 234.753 | 305.274 |
| 15 | Ayacucho | 210.592 | 1,74% | 38 | 5.542 | 2.825 | 225.556 | 272.447 |
| 16 | Sullana | 201.523 | 0,52% | 25 | 8.061 | 2.960 | 207.619 | 218.569 |
| 17 | Chincha Alta | 197.033 | 2,15% | 34 | 5.795 | 3.038 | 214.579 | 278.466 |
| 18 | Huánuco | 195.273 | 1,57% | 24 | 8.136 | 3.076 | 211.220 | 269.222 |
| 19 | Tarapoto | 158.938 | 1,01% | 24 | 6.622 | 3.810 | 163.281 | 177.438 |
| 20 | Puno | 132.897 | 0,98% | 26 | 5.111 | 4.592 | 138.982 | 150.867 |
| 21 | Huacho | 127.203 | 2,29% | 26 | 4.892 | 4.808 | 173.689 | 235.927 |
| 22 | Huaraz | 117.015 | 0,58% | 17 | 6.883 | 5.248 | 119.966 | 127.982 |
| 23 | Tumbes | 106.647 | 0,69% | 20 | 5.332 | 5.794 | 109.907 | 115.574 |
| 24 | Bajo Pichanaqui | 98.341 | 2,46% | 10 | 9.834 | 6.283 | 108.755 | 134.658 |
| 25 | Paita | 93.918 | 1,11% | 19 | 4.943 | 6.588 | 97.274 | 107.578 |
| 26 | Talara | 82.354 | 0,92% | 16 | 5.147 | 7.568 | 85.817 | 93.505 |
| 27 | Puerto Maldonado | 79.726 | 0,85% | 17 | 4.690 | 7.827 | 85.838 | 99.769 |
| 28 | Moyobamba | 78.217 | 1,15% | 11 | 7.111 | 7.970 | 82.641 | 91.281 |
| 29 | Huaral | 73.072 | 3,81% | 11 | 6.643 | 8.519 | 80.792 | 117.963 |
| 30 | Parcona | 71.535 | 1,52% | 9 | 7.948 | 8.688 | 78.493 | 107.421 |
| 31 | Iquitos | 71.020 | 0,71% | 31 | 2.291 | 8.740 | 75.603 | 78.123 |
| 32 | Pisco | 70.055 | 1,55% | 13 | 5.389 | 8.859 | 76.700 | 94.636 |
| 33 | Cerro de Pasco | 68.569 | 1,79% | 13 | 5.275 | 9.048 | 74.344 | 99.422 |
| 34 | Jaén | 67.700 | 0,58% | 10 | 6.770 | 9.153 | 71.072 | 74.520 |
| 35 | Barranca | 66.737 | 1,65% | 11 | 6.067 | 9.289 | 71.929 | 92.032 |
| 36 | Ilo | 66.340 | 1,21% | 16 | 4.146 | 9.335 | 70.078 | 80.968 |
| 37 | Andahuaylas | 62.526 | – | 17 | 3.678 | 9.921 | 68.203 | 90.858 |
| 38 | Tingo María | 61.293 | 3,15% | 11 | 5.572 | 10.123 | 72.595 | 97.920 |
| 39 | Lambayeque | 60.851 | 2,23% | 11 | 5.532 | 10.198 | 62.507 | 65.713 |
| 40 | Yurimaguas | 59.474 | 0,59% | 8 | 7.434 | 10.399 | 62.610 | 66.924 |
| 41 | Peña Negra | 55.056 | 0,93% | 13 | 4.235 | 11.181 | 57.408 | 65.962 |
| 42 | Moquegua | 51.115 | – | 11 | 4.647 | 11.976 | 54.921 | 61.245 |
| 43 | Abancay | 50.142 | – | 10 | 5.014 | 12.114 | 53.384 | 60.422 |
Fuente: Naciones Unidas, Departamento de Asuntos Económicos y Sociales, División de Población (2025). Perspectivas de la Urbanización Mundial: Revisión de 2025, Edición en línea.