Lima — UN urban centre population
Lima has a recorded base population of 10,580,241 for the UN urban centre definition (2025 annual estimate). UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; the moving counter uses UN 2025–2026 annual growth, not new population observations.
At a glance
Separate UN urban-centre definition
Lima UN urban centre: 10,580,241 people (2025), equal to the displayed UN urban centre figure of 10,580,241. Separate GeoNames settlement record: 7,737,002; the UN value is larger (different boundaries; GeoNames population date unavailable). UN WUP 2025 Degree of Urbanisation; not a municipal/province boundary. Association: name/country/coordinates matched; boundary relationship unverified. No containment claim is made.
Administrative units of Lima
1 administrative records listed; completeness not established. 1 of 1 population values available; population values and dates not independently verified.
Available-value subtotal: 8,862; not a reconciled total. Shares use the displayed UN urban centre denominator 10,580,241; mixed/unknown dates are not comparable. An em dash means missing, not zero.
| Unit | Population | Share | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Luis | 8,862 | 0.08% | Not independently verified |
Comparable database records
Same definition label: UN urban centre. Dates/boundaries may still differ; this is not a harmonised international city ranking. Ratios use 10,580,241 as denominator.
| Place | Population | vs Lima |
|---|---|---|
| Bogotá | 10,624,315 | +0.4% |
| London | 10,416,420 | −1.5% |
| Kinshasa | 10,943,641 | +3.4% |
| Chennai | 11,153,205 | +5.4% |
| Luanda | 11,370,127 | +7.5% |
About these numbers
Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025. Reference: 2025 annual estimate. Live method: exponential projection from modelling anchor 2025-01-01 using UN 2025–2026 annual growth (+1.07% per year). This anchor is a modelling convention, not an observed population date. Tiles, ranks and comparisons use the recorded base figure 10,580,241, not the ticking estimate. Country/world denominators are World Bank values and can differ in date and method from local/UN values. Ranks cover only records with the same definition label in this database, not all cities in the world.
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