Asian Peruvians

Asian Peruvians
Total population
4 million self-reported having Nikkei (Japanese) or Tusán (Chinese) ancestry (2025)
10-15% of Peru's population
Regions with significant populations
Lima · La Libertad · Lambayeque
Languages
Spanish · Chinese · Japanese · Korean · Indian languages · Arabic · Filipino
Religion
Buddhism · Catholicism · Protestantism · Shinto
Related ethnic groups
Asian Latin Americans

Asian Peruvians are Peruvians of Asian descent. Most Asian Peruvians are of Chinese and Japanese descent. Around 36,000 Peruvians identify as Asian Peruvians, constituting some 0.16% of Peru's population as per the 2017 Census in Peru. In the 2017 Census in Peru, only 14,223 people self-reported tusán or Chinese ancestry, while only 22,534 people self-reported nikkei or Japanese ancestry. However, according to the 2009 census, it was estimated that 5% (or 1.2 million) of the 29 million Peruvians in 2009 had Chinese roots and ancestry, while 160,000 Peruvians in 2015 had Japanese roots and ancestry.