Asian Peruvians
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 36,757 self-reported having Nikkei (Japanese) or Tusán (Chinese) ancestry (2017 census) 0.2% of Peru's population estimates Japanese: 160,000 (2015) | |
| 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 with Asian descent, constituting some 0.16% of Peru's population as per the 2017 census in Peru. In the 2017 census, 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.