2017_Peru_Census
The 2017 Peru Census was a detailed enumeration and twelfth national population census of Peru. It was conducted by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática[3] on Sunday, October 22, 2017. Its full name in Spanish is XII Censo de Población, VII de Vivienda y III de Comunidades Indígenas. The previous census performed in Peru was the 2007 Census.
Quick Facts Twelfth census of Peru, General information ...
| Twelfth census of Peru | ||||
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| General information | ||||
| Country | Peru | |||
| Authority | Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática | |||
| Results | ||||
| Total population | 31 800 000 [1][2] ( ) | |||
| Most populous | Lima | |||
| Least populous | Madre de Dios | |||
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The census form had 47 questions referring to households and basic services, housing, methods of travel and formation of families; such as gender, disability and ethnicity.[4] A question on ethnic self-identification was included in the 2017 census.[5][6]
Population
Comparison between the 2007 and 2017 census.
More information Population by region, Region ...
| Population by region[7] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region | Population Censed 2007 / % |
Total Population 2007 |
Population Censed 2017 / % |
Population Change / % |
Total Population 2017 | ||||
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Lima | 8,442,409 | 30.80% | TBD | 9,485,405 | 32.28% |
1,042,996 |
12.35% |
TBD |
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Piura | 1,676,315 | 6.12% | TBD | 1,856,809 | 6.32% |
180,494 |
10.77% |
TBD |
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La Libertad | 1,617,050 | 5.90% | TBD | 1,778,080 | 6.05% |
161,030 |
9.96% |
TBD |
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Arequipa | 1,152,303 | 4.20% | TBD | 1,382,730 | 4.71% |
230,427 |
19.99% |
TBD |
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Cajamarca | 1,387,809 | 5.06% | TBD | 1,341,012 | 4.56%  |
−46,797 |
-3.37% |
TBD |
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Junín | 1,225,474 | 4.47% | TBD | 1,246,038 | 4.24% |
20,564 |
1.68% |
TBD |
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Cusco | 1,171,403 | 4.27% | TBD | 1,205,527 | 4.10% |
34,124 |
2.91% |
TBD |
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Lambayeque | 1,112,868 | 4.06% | TBD | 1,197,260 | 4.08 |
84,392 |
7.58% |
TBD |
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Puno | 1,268,441 | 4.63% | TBD | 1,172,697 | 3.99% |
−95,744 |
-7.55% |
TBD |
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Ancash | 1,063,459 | 3.88% | TBD | 1,083,519 | 3.69% |
20,060 |
1.89% |
TBD |
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Callao | 879,679 | 3.21% | TBD | 994,494 | 3.38% |
114,815 |
13.05% |
TBD |
 |
Loreto | 891,732 | 3.25% | TBD | 883,510 | 3.00% |
−8,222 |
-0.92% |
TBD |
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Ica | 711,932 | 2.60% | TBD | 850,765 | 2.90% |
138,833 |
19.50% |
TBD |
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San Martín | 728,808 | 2.66% | TBD | 813,381 | 2.77% |
84,573 |
11.60% |
TBD |
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Huánuco | 762,223 | 2.78% | TBD | 721,047 | 2.45% |
−41,176 |
-5.40% |
TBD |
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Ayacucho | 612,489 | 2.23% | TBD | 616,176 | 2.10% |
3,687 |
0.60% |
TBD |
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Ucayali | 432,159 | 1.58% | TBD | 496,459 | 1.70% |
64,300 |
14.88% |
TBD |
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Apurímac | 404,190 | 1.47% | TBD | 405,759 | 1.38% |
1,569 |
0.39% |
TBD |
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Amazonas | 375,993 | 1.37% | TBD | 379,384 | 1.29% |
3,391 |
0.90% |
TBD |
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Huancavelica | 454,797 | 1.66% | TBD | 347,639 | 1.18% |
−107,158 |
-23.56% |
TBD |
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Tacna | 288,781 | 1.05% | TBD | 329,332 | 1.12% |
40,551 |
14.04% |
TBD |
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Pasco | 280,449 | 1.02% | TBD | 254,065 | 0.86% |
−26,384 |
-9.41% |
TBD |
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Tumbes | 200,306 | 0.73% | TBD | 224,863 | 0.76% |
24,557 |
12.26% |
TBD |
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Moquegua | 161,533 | 0.59% | TBD | 174,863 | 0.60% |
13,330 |
8.25% |
TBD |
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Madre de Dios | 109,555 | 0.40% | TBD | 141,070 | 0.48% |
31,515 |
28.77% |
TBD |
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Peru | 27,412,157 | 100% | 28,220,764 | 29,381,884 | 100% | 1,969,727 |
7.19% |
31,237,385 |
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Self-identified ethnicity
Responses are for the population of 12 years old and above.
More information Ethnic group, Population ...
| Ethnic group | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mestizo | 13,965,254 | 60.2 | |
| Quechua | 5,176,809 | 22.3 | |
| White | 1,366,931 | 5.9 | |
| Afro-descendant | 828,841 | 3.6 | |
| Aymara | 548,292 | 2.4 | |
| Native or indigenous to the Amazon | 79,266 | 0.3 | |
| Asháninka | 55,489 | 0.2 | |
| Part of another Indigenous | 49,838 | 0.2 | |
| Aguaruna/Awajún | 37,690 | 0.2 | |
| Shipibo-Conibo/Konibo | 25,222 | 0.1 | |
| Japanese (Nikkei) | 22,534 | 0.1 | |
| Chinese (Tusan) | 14,307 | 0.1 | |
| Other | 254,892 | 1.1 | |
| Don't know / no response | 771,026 | 3.3 | |
| Total | 23,196,391 | 100.0 | |
| Source:INEI[7] | |||
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Religion
Distribution of religious denominations.[8]
More information Religion, Population / % ...
| Religion | Population / % | Change 2007-2017 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 17,635,339 | 76.0 | 4.0% | |
| Evangelical | 3,264,819 | 14.1 | 25.3% | |
| Total, other | 1,115,872 | 4.8 | 64.3% | |
| Christian | 381,031 | 1.64 | - | |
| Adventists | 353,430 | 1.52 | - | |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | 173,602 | 0.75 | - | |
| Mormon | 113,659 | 0.49 | - | |
| Other | 94,150 | 0.41 | - | |
| None | 1,180,361 | 5.1 | 94.0% | |
| Total | 23,196,391 | 100.0 | 11.3% | |
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- "Mediante una aplicación, afroperuanos podrán participar en el Censo Virtual Afroperuano". La República. Archived from the original on 11 October 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
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- "Perú: Perfil Sociodemográfico" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. p. 214. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
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