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Áncash

Region in Peru

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The population development in Áncash as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images).

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NameStatusPopulation
Census
1993-07-11
Population
Census
2007-10-21
Population
Census
2017-10-22
Population
Projection
2022-06-30
ÁncashRegion955,0231,063,4591,139,1151,194,156
AijaProvince8,6577,9956,6396,170
Antonio RaimondiProvince18,91217,05914,36013,404
AsunciónProvince9,8469,0547,8737,457
BolognesiProvince28,02930,72524,94022,902
CarhuazProvince39,72143,90248,07250,669
Carlos Fermín FitzcarraldProvince21,02621,32218,81617,925
CasmaProvince35,38042,36853,11559,605
CorongoProvince8,9178,3297,9747,906
HuarazProvince121,028147,463174,534190,612
HuariProvince63,88362,59862,27863,382
HuarmeyProvince23,85827,82031,48933,718
HuaylasProvince50,57553,72955,24956,853
Mariscal LuzuriagaProvince23,15123,29221,81721,386
OcrosProvince7,0399,1967,4916,897
PallascaProvince28,38929,45425,02723,461
PomabambaProvince26,27627,95426,60526,269
RecuayProvince19,23419,10218,06617,787
SantaProvince338,951396,434451,184483,774
SihuasProvince31,96330,70028,68628,091
YungayProvince50,18854,96354,90055,888
PeruRepublic22,639,44327,219,26431,237,38533,396,698

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 (C 2017)
Males565,179
Females573,937
Age Groups (C 2017)
0-14 years307,619
15-64 years719,371
65+ years112,126
Age Distribution (C 2017)
90+ years3,907
80-89 years23,276
70-79 years50,976
60-69 years74,434
50-59 years108,902
40-49 years140,526
30-39 years160,898
20-29 years174,809
10-19 years197,718
0-9 years203,669
Urbanization (C 2017)
Rural427,671
Urban711,444
Literacy (A3+) (C 2017)
yes923,542
no158,839
Ethnic Group (A12+) (C 2017)
Quechua307,965
Aymara852
Afro-Peruvian27,953
White51,268
Mestizo478,312
Other group5,671
Religion (A12+) (C 2017)
Catholic686,511
Evangelical138,659
Other religion26,641
No religion41,411

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