Peru

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Official Name
Republic of Peru
Population Full

32,510,000 (2019 UNDESA)

Principal Languages
Spanish
Literacy Rate
94% (2018 UNESCO)
International Conventions
CDE (1966), CPPDCE (2006), CSICH (2005), ICCPR (1978), ILOCITP (1994), UNCRPD (2008), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Campbell 1997, Crevels 2007, Loos 1973, Payne 1991, Payne 1993, Wise 1983
Deaf Population
330,000
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Peru is 104. Of these, 93 are living and 11 are extinct. Of the living languages, 91 are indigenous and 2 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 7 are institutional, 35 are developing, 6 are vigorous, 32 are in trouble, and 13 are dying. Also listed are 2 unestablished languages and 1 macrolanguage.