Peru: Administrative Division

Contents: Regions and Provinces

Population of the regions and provinces of Peru according to census results and latest official projections.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, urbanization, literacy (a3+), ethnic group (a12+), religion (a12+)).

Name	Status	Population Census 1993-07-11	Population Census 2007-10-21	Population Census 2017-10-22	Population Projection 2022-06-30
Amazonas	Region	336,665	375,993	417,365	429,483	→
Bagua	Province	69,482	71,757	82,193	85,835	→
Bongará	Province	20,459	27,465	27,085	26,449	→
Chachapoyas	Province	45,058	49,700	60,419	64,058	→
Condorcanqui	Province	30,520	43,311	49,800	52,082	→
Luya	Province	46,837	48,328	48,140	47,081	→
Rodríguez de Mendoza	Province	21,389	26,389	32,130	34,099	→
Utcubamba	Province	102,920	109,043	117,598	119,879	→
Áncash	Region	955,023	1,063,459	1,139,115	1,194,156	→
Aija	Province	8,657	7,995	6,639	6,170	→
Antonio Raimondi	Province	18,912	17,059	14,360	13,404	→
Asunción	Province	9,846	9,054	7,873	7,457	→
Bolognesi	Province	28,029	30,725	24,940	22,902	→
Carhuaz	Province	39,721	43,902	48,072	50,669	→
Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald	Province	21,026	21,322	18,816	17,925	→
Casma	Province	35,380	42,368	53,115	59,605	→
Corongo	Province	8,917	8,329	7,974	7,906	→
Huaraz	Province	121,028	147,463	174,534	190,612	→
Huari	Province	63,883	62,598	62,278	63,382	→
Huarmey	Province	23,858	27,820	31,489	33,718	→
Huaylas	Province	50,575	53,729	55,249	56,853	→
Mariscal Luzuriaga	Province	23,151	23,292	21,817	21,386	→
Ocros	Province	7,039	9,196	7,491	6,897	→
Pallasca	Province	28,389	29,454	25,027	23,461	→
Pomabamba	Province	26,276	27,954	26,605	26,269	→
Recuay	Province	19,234	19,102	18,066	17,787	→
Santa	Province	338,951	396,434	451,184	483,774	→
Sihuas	Province	31,963	30,700	28,686	28,091	→
Yungay	Province	50,188	54,963	54,900	55,888	→
Apurímac	Region	381,997	404,190	424,259	429,720	→
Abancay	Province	95,092	96,064	114,722	121,501	→
Andahuaylas	Province	128,390	143,846	149,267	151,731	→
Antabamba	Province	12,462	12,267	11,861	11,429	→
Aymaraes	Province	28,886	29,569	25,514	23,276	→
Chincheros	Province	48,481	51,583	47,522	45,494	→
Cotabambas	Province	42,008	45,771	52,978	55,526	→
Grau	Province	26,678	25,090	22,395	20,763	→
Arequipa	Region	916,806	1,152,303	1,460,433	1,553,994	→
Arequipa	Province	676,790	864,250	1,137,087	1,226,404	→
Camaná	Province	42,403	53,065	61,616	63,098	→
Caravelí	Province	27,484	35,928	43,243	44,803	→
Castilla	Province	36,864	38,425	36,561	34,389	→
Caylloma	Province	45,236	73,718	94,776	101,277	→
Condesuyos	Province	20,695	18,991	17,450	16,167	→
Islay	Province	50,039	52,264	55,953	55,360	→
La Unión	Province	17,295	15,662	13,747	12,496	→
Ayacucho	Region	492,507	612,489	650,940	670,579	→
Cangallo	Province	33,833	34,902	32,812	31,822	→
Huamanga	Province	163,197	221,390	294,960	324,901	→
Huanca Sancos	Province	10,213	10,620	8,728	8,113	→
Huanta	Province	64,503	93,360	95,904	98,088	→
La Mar	Province	70,018	84,177	76,453	73,649	→
Lucanas	Province	55,830	65,414	54,087	50,431	→
Parinacochas	Province	22,769	30,007	29,119	29,015	→
Páucar del Sara Sara	Province	10,140	11,012	10,059	9,694	→
Sucre	Province	12,623	12,595	9,844	9,013	→
Víctor Fajardo	Province	27,079	25,412	20,805	19,318	→
Vilcashuamán	Province	22,302	23,600	18,169	16,535	→
Cajamarca	Region	1,259,808	1,387,809	1,427,527	1,454,217	→
Cajabamba	Province	69,236	74,287	80,630	83,747	→
Cajamarca	Province	230,049	316,152	369,594	392,571	→
Celendín	Province	82,436	88,508	84,223	82,965	→
Chota	Province	164,144	160,447	152,383	150,552	→
Contumazá	Province	32,698	31,369	29,532	28,964	→
Cutervo	Province	143,795	138,213	125,833	122,594	→
Hualgayoc	Province	75,806	89,813	84,479	82,766	→
Jaén	Province	170,261	183,634	197,834	205,445	→
San Ignacio	Province	112,526	131,239	141,474	146,978	→
San Marcos	Province	48,632	51,031	51,152	52,012	→
San Miguel	Province	61,160	56,146	48,499	45,681	→
San Pablo	Province	24,494	23,114	22,572	22,225	→
Santa Cruz	Province	44,571	43,856	39,322	37,717	→
Callao (Provincia Constitutional del Callao)	Province	639,729	876,877	1,046,953	1,171,648	→
Callao	Province	639,729	876,877	1,046,953	1,171,648	→
Cusco (Cuzco)	Region	1,028,763	1,171,403	1,315,220	1,380,594	→
Acomayo	Province	28,906	27,357	24,678	23,732	→
Anta	Province	56,424	54,828	61,353	64,097	→
Calca	Province	56,007	65,407	70,302	72,114	→
Canas	Province	39,476	38,293	35,486	34,487	→
Canchis	Province	94,962	96,937	104,527	107,333	→
Chumbivilcas	Province	69,669	75,585	71,265	69,763	→
Cusco (Cuzco)	Province	270,324	367,791	478,494	528,541	→
Espinar	Province	56,591	62,698	62,196	62,140	→
La Convención	Province	157,240	166,833	167,701	168,389	→
Paruro	Province	34,361	30,939	27,496	26,293	→
Paucartambo	Province	40,696	45,877	47,240	47,866	→
Quispicanchi	Province	75,853	82,173	97,407	104,148	→
Urubamba	Province	48,254	56,685	67,075	71,691	→
Huancavelica	Region	385,162	454,797	367,252	350,845	→
Acobamba	Province	42,096	63,792	40,324	34,179	→
Angaraes	Province	43,060	55,704	52,227	51,904	→
Castrovirreyna	Province	19,738	19,500	14,891	13,833	→
Churcampa	Province	44,488	44,903	34,549	32,173	→
Huancavelica	Province	114,822	142,723	120,699	118,575	→
Huaytará	Province	23,319	23,274	18,390	17,361	→
Tayacaja	Province	97,639	104,901	86,172	82,820	→
Huánuco	Region	654,489	762,223	759,962	755,213	→
Ambo	Province	55,942	55,483	53,871	52,348	→
Dos de Mayo	Province	39,806	47,008	35,149	30,239	→
Huacaybamba	Province	17,719	20,408	17,188	15,644	→
Huamalíes	Province	56,119	66,450	54,968	49,585	→
Huánuco	Province	223,339	270,233	306,619	320,269	→
Lauricocha	Province	31,988	35,323	19,956	15,077	→
Leoncio Prado	Province	97,931	116,965	134,002	140,453	→
Marañón	Province	20,106	26,620	28,692	29,277	→
Pachitea	Province	46,162	60,321	52,641	47,812	→
Puerto Inca	Province	32,405	31,032	35,833	37,553	→
Yarowilca	Province	32,972	32,380	21,043	16,956	→
Ica	Region	565,686	711,932	893,292	1,020,050	→
Chincha	Province	150,264	194,315	240,884	273,463	→
Ica	Province	244,741	321,332	407,286	467,131	→
Nazca	Province	52,742	57,531	71,930	82,012	→
Palpa	Province	13,427	12,875	14,081	15,175	→
Pisco	Province	104,512	125,879	159,111	182,269	→
Junín	Region	1,035,841	1,225,474	1,316,894	1,374,221	→
Chanchamayo	Province	114,045	168,949	166,080	166,583	→
Chupaca	Province	47,843	51,878	55,863	58,371	→
Concepción	Province	64,785	60,121	58,833	58,774	→
Huancayo	Province	389,548	466,346	561,746	609,721	→
Jauja	Province	104,828	92,053	88,388	87,522	→
Junín	Province	39,627	30,187	23,959	21,651	→
Satipo	Province	94,250	193,872	225,618	244,445	→
Tarma	Province	115,686	112,230	94,953	88,605	→
Yauli	Province	65,229	49,838	41,454	38,549	→
La Libertad	Region	1,270,261	1,617,050	1,888,972	2,077,345	→
Ascope	Province	108,976	116,229	119,672	124,944	→
Bolívar	Province	16,814	16,650	15,811	15,913	→
Chepén	Province	59,167	75,980	82,571	88,152	→
Gran Chimú	Province	29,187	30,399	28,162	28,168	→
Julcán	Province	36,797	32,985	30,798	30,888	→
Otuzco	Province	83,687	88,817	84,252	84,971	→
Pacasmayo	Province	78,927	94,377	106,819	115,939	→
Pataz	Province	63,426	78,383	82,036	86,331	→
Sánchez Carrión	Province	108,300	136,221	158,372	173,784	→
Santiago de Chuco	Province	52,991	58,320	55,307	55,725	→
Trujillo	Province	597,315	811,979	1,028,481	1,162,870	→
Virú	Province	34,674	76,710	96,691	109,660	→
Lambayeque	Region	920,795	1,112,868	1,244,821	1,338,994	→
Chiclayo	Province	617,881	757,452	825,246	876,841	→
Ferreñafe	Province	92,377	96,142	103,009	108,438	→
Lambayeque	Province	210,537	259,274	316,566	353,715	→
Lima (incl. Provincia de Lima)	Region	6,386,308	8,445,211	10,135,009	10,986,006	→
Barranca	Province	114,051	133,904	155,387	155,025	→
Cajatambo	Province	9,475	8,358	7,069	6,152	→
Cañete	Province	152,378	200,662	252,253	261,008	→
Canta	Province	10,996	13,513	12,608	11,449	→
Huaral	Province	126,025	164,660	197,963	200,847	→
Huarochirí	Province	59,057	72,845	62,854	61,586	→
Huaura	Province	163,174	197,384	243,597	249,997	→
Lima	Region-level Province	5,706,127	7,605,742	9,162,322	10,004,141	→
Oyón	Province	17,279	20,642	18,756	16,852	→
Yauyos	Province	27,746	27,501	22,200	18,949	→
Loreto	Region	687,282	891,732	981,897	1,044,884	→
Alto Amazonas	Province	82,946	104,667	137,115	155,236	→
Datem del Marañón	Province	30,958	49,571	56,698	60,822	→
Loreto	Province	49,362	62,165	68,681	73,271	→
Mariscal Ramón Castilla	Province	32,900	54,829	57,366	59,953	→
Maynas	Province	385,415	483,458	527,866	559,603	→
Putumayo (← Maynas)	Province	6,463	9,534	9,093	9,078	→
Requena	Province	53,676	65,692	63,714	64,100	→
Ucayali	Province	45,562	61,816	61,364	62,821	→
Madre de Dios	Region	67,008	109,555	161,204	185,478	→
Manu	Province	13,827	20,290	21,383	21,200	→
Tahuamanu	Province	6,443	10,742	12,310	12,717	→
Tambopata	Province	46,738	78,523	127,511	151,561	→
Moquegua	Region	128,747	161,533	182,017	197,337	→
General Sánchez Cerro	Province	19,327	24,904	16,012	13,614	→
Ilo	Province	51,481	63,780	77,158	85,806	→
Mariscal Nieto	Province	57,939	72,849	88,847	97,917	→
Pasco	Region	226,295	280,449	272,136	269,296	→
Daniel Alcides Carrión	Province	36,098	47,803	46,287	45,421	→
Oxapampa	Province	60,298	81,929	96,169	102,429	→
Pasco	Province	129,899	150,717	129,680	121,446	→
Piura	Region	1,388,264	1,676,315	1,929,970	2,103,099	→
Ayabaca	Province	131,310	138,403	127,735	126,550	→
Huancabamba	Province	117,459	124,298	117,747	117,899	→
Morropón	Province	163,052	159,693	167,461	174,921	→
Paita	Province	76,070	108,535	136,708	154,470	→
Piura	Province	502,339	665,991	828,343	929,063	→
Sechura	Province	42,568	62,319	81,612	94,207	→
Sullana	Province	234,562	287,680	324,116	348,478	→
Talara	Province	120,904	129,396	146,248	157,511	→
Puno	Region	1,079,849	1,268,441	1,226,936	1,226,353	→
Azángaro	Province	138,998	136,829	115,672	109,293	→
Carabaya	Province	46,777	73,946	77,055	79,766	→
Chucuito	Province	93,001	126,259	94,023	85,265	→
El Collao	Province	75,456	81,059	68,402	64,354	→
Huancané	Province	80,317	69,522	60,379	57,406	→
Lampa	Province	43,461	48,223	43,207	41,348	→
Melgar	Province	72,005	74,735	69,984	68,510	→
Moho	Province	33,320	27,819	20,510	18,445	→
Puno	Province	201,205	229,236	227,665	224,425	→
San Antonio de Putina	Province	28,475	50,490	37,163	33,233	→
Sandia	Province	50,042	62,147	56,720	54,952	→
San Román	Province	168,534	240,776	317,510	353,070	→
Yunguyo	Province	48,258	47,400	38,646	36,286	→
San Martín	Region	552,387	728,808	862,459	924,384	→
Bellavista	Province	34,414	49,293	58,370	62,564	→
El Dorado	Province	23,409	33,638	40,917	44,342	→
Huallaga	Province	22,236	24,448	28,871	30,906	→
Lamas	Province	67,253	79,075	86,748	89,673	→
Mariscal Cáceres	Province	49,798	50,884	67,993	77,023	→
Moyobamba	Province	69,943	115,389	129,909	135,911	→
Picota	Province	26,955	37,721	42,712	44,848	→
Rioja	Province	69,787	104,882	125,913	135,554	→
San Martín	Province	118,069	161,132	205,362	226,393	→
Tocache	Province	70,523	72,346	75,664	77,170	→
Tacna	Region	218,353	288,781	349,056	384,222	→
Candarave	Province	9,238	8,373	6,450	6,062	→
Jorge Basadre	Province	12,175	9,872	11,808	13,115	→
Tacna	Province	188,759	262,731	324,419	358,935	→
Tarata	Province	8,181	7,805	6,379	6,110	→
Tumbes	Region	155,521	200,306	234,698	259,556	→
Contralmirante Villar	Province	13,361	16,914	21,906	25,361	→
Tumbes	Province	115,406	142,338	161,369	175,684	→
Zarumilla	Province	26,754	41,054	51,423	58,511	→
Ucayali	Region	314,810	432,159	548,998	615,024	→
Atalaya	Province	28,290	43,933	57,591	63,844	→
Coronel Portillo	Province	248,449	333,890	418,055	466,369	→
Padre Abad	Province	35,539	50,590	70,006	81,541	→
Purús	Province	2,532	3,746	3,346	3,270	→
Peru	Republic	22,639,443	27,219,264	31,237,385	33,396,698

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática, Peru (web).

Explanation: The tabulated results of the 2017 census are adjusted for underenumeration. Area figures of provinces are computed by using geospatial data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender	Persons
Males	15,467,946
Females	15,769,439

Gender (C 2017)
Males	15,467,946
Females	15,769,439

Age Groups	Persons
0-14 years	8,269,552
15-64 years	20,411,774
65+ years	2,556,059

Age Groups (C 2017)
0-14 years	8,269,552
15-64 years	20,411,774
65+ years	2,556,059

Age Distribution	Males	Females
90+ years	36371	55654
80-89 years	226431	277989
70-79 years	534131	582307
60-69 years	933471	998663
50-59 years	1429429	1486450
40-49 years	1881707	1972236
30-39 years	2313406	2369766
20-29 years	2619880	2671400
10-19 years	2694903	2637887
0-9 years	2798216	2717088

Age Distribution (C 2017)
90+ years	92,025
80-89 years	504,420
70-79 years	1,116,438
60-69 years	1,932,134
50-59 years	2,915,879
40-49 years	3,853,943
30-39 years	4,683,172
20-29 years	5,291,280
10-19 years	5,332,790
0-9 years	5,515,304

Urbanization	Persons
Rural	6,606,909
Urban	24,630,476

Urbanization (C 2017)
Rural	6,606,909
Urban	24,630,476

Literacy (A3+)	Persons
yes	26,376,247
no	3,305,424

Literacy (A3+) (C 2017)
yes	26,376,247
no	3,305,424

Ethnic Group (A12+)	Persons
Quechua	5,513,099
Aymara	577,667
Afro-Peruvian	877,429
White	1,448,196
Mestizo	14,816,392
Other group	587,817

Ethnic Group (A12+) (C 2017)
Quechua	5,513,099
Aymara	577,667
Afro-Peruvian	877,429
White	1,448,196
Mestizo	14,816,392
Other group	587,817

Religion (A12+)	Persons
Catholic	18,687,428
Evangelical	3,478,139
Other religion	1,184,841
No religion	1,270,142

Religion (A12+) (C 2017)
Catholic	18,687,428
Evangelical	3,478,139
Other religion	1,184,841
No religion	1,270,142