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Peru: Lima Metropolitan Area

Contents: Municipal Districts

The population of the municipal districts in the Lima Metropolitan Area 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+)).

NameStatusProvincePopulation
Census
1993-07-11
Population
Census
2007-10-21
Population
Census
2017-10-22
Population
Projection
2022-06-30
AncónDistrictLima19,69533,36767,23291,478
Ate (Vitarte)DistrictLima266,398478,278624,172702,815
BarrancoDistrictLima40,66033,90335,37936,467
BellavistaDistrictCallao71,66575,16377,67981,428
BreñaDistrictLima89,97381,90990,41495,187
CallaoDistrictCallao369,768415,888479,418528,405
CarabaylloDistrictLima106,543213,386350,989423,894
Carmen de La Legua-ReynosoDistrictCallao38,14941,86344,37747,071
ChaclacayoDistrictLima35,99441,11043,40045,091
ChorrillosDistrictLima217,000286,977339,701367,099
CieneguillaDistrictLima8,99326,72535,88440,193
ComasDistrictLima404,352486,977553,537586,914
El AgustinoDistrictLima154,028180,262212,165229,426
IndependenciaDistrictLima183,927207,647219,163228,121
Islas de San Lorenzo y el FrontónIslandsCallao0000
Jesús MaríaDistrictLima65,55766,17177,95583,904
La MolinaDistrictLima78,235132,498153,614165,020
La PerlaDistrictCallao59,16061,69862,38764,612
La PuntaDistrictCallao6,4904,3703,9263,862
La VictoriaDistrictLima226,857192,724189,083189,594
Lima (Cercado de Lima)DistrictLima340,422299,493273,142266,887
LinceDistrictLima62,93855,24258,46061,689
Los OlivosDistrictLima228,143318,140343,878358,910
Lurigancho (Chosica)DistrictLima100,240169,359256,294302,599
LurínDistrictLima34,26862,94097,503114,024
Magdalena del MarDistrictLima48,96350,76461,65667,761
Mi Perú (← Ventanilla)DistrictCallao......48,04754,706
MirafloresDistrictLima87,11385,065103,090113,503
PachacámacDistrictLima19,85068,441121,982152,268
PucusanaDistrictLima4,23310,63315,12517,620
Pueblo Libre (Magdalena Vieja)DistrictLima74,05474,16489,19997,568
Puente PiedraDistrictLima102,808233,602354,351412,174
Punta HermosaDistrictLima3,2815,76216,79723,470
Punta NegraDistrictLima2,3735,2847,5068,808
RímacDistrictLima189,736176,169179,011182,882
San BartoloDistrictLima3,3036,4128,0059,273
San BorjaDistrictLima99,947105,076121,793130,882
San IsidroDistrictLima63,00458,05665,33369,409
San Juan de LuriganchoDistrictLima582,975898,4431,114,3191,225,092
San Juan de MirafloresDistrictLima283,349362,643401,098422,197
San LuisDistrictLima48,90954,63455,41856,302
San Martín de Porres (Barrio Obrero Industrial 27 de Octubre)DistrictLima380,384579,561704,999770,725
San MiguelDistrictLima117,488129,107162,589180,647
Santa AnitaDistrictLima118,659184,614213,072227,530
Santa María del MarDistrictLima1811611,0491,216
Santa RosaDistrictLima3,90310,90329,27142,107
Santiago de SurcoDistrictLima200,732289,597378,978420,016
SurquilloDistrictLima88,46489,28397,652102,434
VentanillaDistrictCallao......331,119391,564
Villa El SalvadorDistrictLima254,641381,790414,000432,170
Villa María del TriunfoDistrictLima263,554378,470424,064448,775
Lima (Lima Metropolitana)Metropolitan Area6,345,8568,482,61910,209,27511,175,789

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

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


Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2017)
Males5,001,886
Females5,207,390
Age Groups (C 2017)
0-14 years2,284,682
15-64 years7,049,486
65+ years875,109
Age Distribution (C 2017)
90+ years34,540
80-89 years170,310
70-79 years372,871
60-69 years682,573
50-59 years1,006,658
40-49 years1,358,031
30-39 years1,646,883
20-29 years1,860,289
10-19 years1,544,436
0-9 years1,532,680
Urbanization (C 2017)
Rural7,990
Urban10,201,285
Literacy (A3+) (C 2017)
yes9,117,160
no654,388
Ethnic Group (A12+) (C 2017)
Quechua1,312,680
Aymara56,854
Afro-Peruvian248,356
White606,359
Mestizo5,696,806
Other group180,159
Religion (A12+) (C 2017)
Catholic6,413,937
Evangelical908,134
Other religion515,120
No religion541,962