Lima

Region in Peru

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Name	Status	Population Census 1993-07-11	Population Census 2007-10-21	Population Census 2017-10-22	Population Projection 2022-06-30
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	→
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	4,978,285
Females	5,156,724

Gender (C 2017)
Males	4,978,285
Females	5,156,724

Age Groups	Persons
0-14 years	2,279,864
15-64 years	6,976,662
65+ years	878,483

Age Groups (C 2017)
0-14 years	2,279,864
15-64 years	6,976,662
65+ years	878,483

Age Distribution	Males	Females
90+ years	13188	21784
80-89 years	75530	97302
70-79 years	177033	198193
60-69 years	317819	358866
50-59 years	476803	521754
40-49 years	647936	695510
30-39 years	802023	825626
20-29 years	917125	921564
10-19 years	775588	762605
0-9 years	775238	753522

Age Distribution (C 2017)
90+ years	34,972
80-89 years	172,832
70-79 years	375,226
60-69 years	676,685
50-59 years	998,557
40-49 years	1,343,446
30-39 years	1,627,649
20-29 years	1,838,689
10-19 years	1,538,193
0-9 years	1,528,760

Urbanization	Persons
Rural	177,358
Urban	9,957,651

Urbanization (C 2017)
Rural	177,358
Urban	9,957,651

Literacy (A3+)	Persons
yes	9,027,908
no	669,197

Literacy (A3+) (C 2017)
yes	9,027,908
no	669,197

Ethnic Group (A12+)	Persons
Quechua	1,361,555
Aymara	53,225
Afro-Peruvian	235,856
White	587,765
Mestizo	5,627,340
Other group	173,451

Ethnic Group (A12+) (C 2017)
Quechua	1,361,555
Aymara	53,225
Afro-Peruvian	235,856
White	587,765
Mestizo	5,627,340
Other group	173,451

Religion (A12+)	Persons
Catholic	6,396,005
Evangelical	899,802
Other religion	484,774
No religion	528,021

Religion (A12+) (C 2017)
Catholic	6,396,005
Evangelical	899,802
Other religion	484,774
No religion	528,021

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