2017 Peruvian census
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The 2017 Peru census (Spanish XII Censo de Población, VII de Vivienda y III de Comunidades Indígenas) was the twelfth national population census of Peru conducted by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática from Sunday, 22 October to 5 November 2017.[2] The total population of the Republic of Peru, was counted as 31,237,385, an increase of 10.7% or 2,068,499 people over the previous 2007 census.
| Twelfth census of Peru | |
|---|---|
October 22, 2017
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INEI Logo | |
| General information | |
| Country | Republic of Peru |
| Authority | Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática |
| Website | censo2017 |
| Results | |
| Total population | 31,237,385[1] ( 10.7%) |
| Most populous | Lima (9,485,405) |
| Least populous | Madre de Dios (141,070) |
Peru's next census is scheduled to take place from August to October 2025.
Questions
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.[3] A question on ethnic self-identification was included in the 2017 census.[4][5]
Results
Population
Comparison between the 2007 and 2017 census.
| Population by region[6] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region | Population Censed 2007 / % |
Total Population 2007 |
Population Censed 2017 / % |
Population Change / % |
Total Population 2017 | ||||
 |
Lima | 8,442,409 | 30.80% | TBD | 9,485,405 | 32.28% |
1,042,996 |
12.35% |
TBD |
 |
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 |
 |
Arequipa | 1,152,303 | 4.20% | TBD | 1,382,730 | 4.71% |
230,427 |
19.99% |
TBD |
 |
Cajamarca | 1,387,809 | 5.06% | TBD | 1,341,012 | 4.56%  |
−46,797 |
-3.37% |
TBD |
 |
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 |
 |
Lambayeque | 1,112,868 | 4.06% | TBD | 1,197,260 | 4.08 |
84,392 |
7.58% |
TBD |
 |
Puno | 1,268,441 | 4.63% | TBD | 1,172,697 | 3.99% |
−95,744 |
-7.55% |
TBD |
 |
Ancash | 1,063,459 | 3.88% | TBD | 1,083,519 | 3.69% |
20,060 |
1.89% |
TBD |
 |
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 | |
| Ica | 711,932 | 2.60% | TBD | 850,765 | 2.90% |
138,833 |
19.50% |
TBD | |
| San Martín | 728,808 | 2.66% | TBD | 813,381 | 2.77% |
84,573 |
11.60% |
TBD | |
 |
Huánuco | 762,223 | 2.78% | TBD | 721,047 | 2.45% |
−41,176 |
-5.40% |
TBD |
 |
Ayacucho | 612,489 | 2.23% | TBD | 616,176 | 2.10% |
3,687 |
0.60% |
TBD |
 |
Ucayali | 432,159 | 1.58% | TBD | 496,459 | 1.70% |
64,300 |
14.88% |
TBD |
 |
Apurímac | 404,190 | 1.47% | TBD | 405,759 | 1.38% |
1,569 |
0.39% |
TBD |
| 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 |
 |
Tacna | 288,781 | 1.05% | TBD | 329,332 | 1.12% |
40,551 |
14.04% |
TBD |
 |
Pasco | 280,449 | 1.02% | TBD | 254,065 | 0.86% |
−26,384 |
-9.41% |
TBD |
 |
Tumbes | 200,306 | 0.73% | TBD | 224,863 | 0.76% |
24,557 |
12.26% |
TBD |
 |
Moquegua | 161,533 | 0.59% | TBD | 174,863 | 0.60% |
13,330 |
8.25% |
TBD |
 |
Madre de Dios | 109,555 | 0.40% | TBD | 141,070 | 0.48% |
31,515 |
28.77% |
TBD |
 |
Peru | 27,412,157 | 100% | 28,220,764 | 29,381,884 | 100% | 1,969,727 |
7.19% |
31,237,385 |
Ethnic group and religion
Self-identified ethnicity
Responses are for the population of 12 years old and above.
| 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[6] | |||
Religion
Distribution of religious denominations.[7]
| 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% | |
