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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+)).

NameStatusPopulation
Census
1993-07-11
Population
Census
2007-10-21
Population
Census
2017-10-22
Population
Projection
2022-06-30
AmazonasRegion336,665375,993417,365429,483
BaguaProvince69,48271,75782,19385,835
BongaráProvince20,45927,46527,08526,449
ChachapoyasProvince45,05849,70060,41964,058
CondorcanquiProvince30,52043,31149,80052,082
LuyaProvince46,83748,32848,14047,081
Rodríguez de MendozaProvince21,38926,38932,13034,099
UtcubambaProvince102,920109,043117,598119,879
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
ApurímacRegion381,997404,190424,259429,720
AbancayProvince95,09296,064114,722121,501
AndahuaylasProvince128,390143,846149,267151,731
AntabambaProvince12,46212,26711,86111,429
AymaraesProvince28,88629,56925,51423,276
ChincherosProvince48,48151,58347,52245,494
CotabambasProvince42,00845,77152,97855,526
GrauProvince26,67825,09022,39520,763
ArequipaRegion916,8061,152,3031,460,4331,553,994
ArequipaProvince676,790864,2501,137,0871,226,404
CamanáProvince42,40353,06561,61663,098
CaravelíProvince27,48435,92843,24344,803
CastillaProvince36,86438,42536,56134,389
CayllomaProvince45,23673,71894,776101,277
CondesuyosProvince20,69518,99117,45016,167
IslayProvince50,03952,26455,95355,360
La UniónProvince17,29515,66213,74712,496
AyacuchoRegion492,507612,489650,940670,579
CangalloProvince33,83334,90232,81231,822
HuamangaProvince163,197221,390294,960324,901
Huanca SancosProvince10,21310,6208,7288,113
HuantaProvince64,50393,36095,90498,088
La MarProvince70,01884,17776,45373,649
LucanasProvince55,83065,41454,08750,431
ParinacochasProvince22,76930,00729,11929,015
Páucar del Sara SaraProvince10,14011,01210,0599,694
SucreProvince12,62312,5959,8449,013
Víctor FajardoProvince27,07925,41220,80519,318
VilcashuamánProvince22,30223,60018,16916,535
CajamarcaRegion1,259,8081,387,8091,427,5271,454,217
CajabambaProvince69,23674,28780,63083,747
CajamarcaProvince230,049316,152369,594392,571
CelendínProvince82,43688,50884,22382,965
ChotaProvince164,144160,447152,383150,552
ContumazáProvince32,69831,36929,53228,964
CutervoProvince143,795138,213125,833122,594
HualgayocProvince75,80689,81384,47982,766
JaénProvince170,261183,634197,834205,445
San IgnacioProvince112,526131,239141,474146,978
San MarcosProvince48,63251,03151,15252,012
San MiguelProvince61,16056,14648,49945,681
San PabloProvince24,49423,11422,57222,225
Santa CruzProvince44,57143,85639,32237,717
Callao (Provincia Constitutional del Callao)Province639,729876,8771,046,9531,171,648
CallaoProvince639,729876,8771,046,9531,171,648
Cusco (Cuzco)Region1,028,7631,171,4031,315,2201,380,594
AcomayoProvince28,90627,35724,67823,732
AntaProvince56,42454,82861,35364,097
CalcaProvince56,00765,40770,30272,114
CanasProvince39,47638,29335,48634,487
CanchisProvince94,96296,937104,527107,333
ChumbivilcasProvince69,66975,58571,26569,763
Cusco (Cuzco)Province270,324367,791478,494528,541
EspinarProvince56,59162,69862,19662,140
La ConvenciónProvince157,240166,833167,701168,389
ParuroProvince34,36130,93927,49626,293
PaucartamboProvince40,69645,87747,24047,866
QuispicanchiProvince75,85382,17397,407104,148
UrubambaProvince48,25456,68567,07571,691
HuancavelicaRegion385,162454,797367,252350,845
AcobambaProvince42,09663,79240,32434,179
AngaraesProvince43,06055,70452,22751,904
CastrovirreynaProvince19,73819,50014,89113,833
ChurcampaProvince44,48844,90334,54932,173
HuancavelicaProvince114,822142,723120,699118,575
HuaytaráProvince23,31923,27418,39017,361
TayacajaProvince97,639104,90186,17282,820
HuánucoRegion654,489762,223759,962755,213
AmboProvince55,94255,48353,87152,348
Dos de MayoProvince39,80647,00835,14930,239
HuacaybambaProvince17,71920,40817,18815,644
HuamalíesProvince56,11966,45054,96849,585
HuánucoProvince223,339270,233306,619320,269
LauricochaProvince31,98835,32319,95615,077
Leoncio PradoProvince97,931116,965134,002140,453
MarañónProvince20,10626,62028,69229,277
PachiteaProvince46,16260,32152,64147,812
Puerto IncaProvince32,40531,03235,83337,553
YarowilcaProvince32,97232,38021,04316,956
IcaRegion565,686711,932893,2921,020,050
ChinchaProvince150,264194,315240,884273,463
IcaProvince244,741321,332407,286467,131
NazcaProvince52,74257,53171,93082,012
PalpaProvince13,42712,87514,08115,175
PiscoProvince104,512125,879159,111182,269
JunínRegion1,035,8411,225,4741,316,8941,374,221
ChanchamayoProvince114,045168,949166,080166,583
ChupacaProvince47,84351,87855,86358,371
ConcepciónProvince64,78560,12158,83358,774
HuancayoProvince389,548466,346561,746609,721
JaujaProvince104,82892,05388,38887,522
JunínProvince39,62730,18723,95921,651
SatipoProvince94,250193,872225,618244,445
TarmaProvince115,686112,23094,95388,605
YauliProvince65,22949,83841,45438,549
La LibertadRegion1,270,2611,617,0501,888,9722,077,345
AscopeProvince108,976116,229119,672124,944
BolívarProvince16,81416,65015,81115,913
ChepénProvince59,16775,98082,57188,152
Gran ChimúProvince29,18730,39928,16228,168
JulcánProvince36,79732,98530,79830,888
OtuzcoProvince83,68788,81784,25284,971
PacasmayoProvince78,92794,377106,819115,939
PatazProvince63,42678,38382,03686,331
Sánchez CarriónProvince108,300136,221158,372173,784
Santiago de ChucoProvince52,99158,32055,30755,725
TrujilloProvince597,315811,9791,028,4811,162,870
VirúProvince34,67476,71096,691109,660
LambayequeRegion920,7951,112,8681,244,8211,338,994
ChiclayoProvince617,881757,452825,246876,841
FerreñafeProvince92,37796,142103,009108,438
LambayequeProvince210,537259,274316,566353,715
Lima (incl. Provincia de Lima)Region6,386,3088,445,21110,135,00910,986,006
BarrancaProvince114,051133,904155,387155,025
CajatamboProvince9,4758,3587,0696,152
CañeteProvince152,378200,662252,253261,008
CantaProvince10,99613,51312,60811,449
HuaralProvince126,025164,660197,963200,847
HuarochiríProvince59,05772,84562,85461,586
HuauraProvince163,174197,384243,597249,997
LimaRegion-level Province5,706,1277,605,7429,162,32210,004,141
OyónProvince17,27920,64218,75616,852
YauyosProvince27,74627,50122,20018,949
LoretoRegion687,282891,732981,8971,044,884
Alto AmazonasProvince82,946104,667137,115155,236
Datem del MarañónProvince30,95849,57156,69860,822
LoretoProvince49,36262,16568,68173,271
Mariscal Ramón CastillaProvince32,90054,82957,36659,953
MaynasProvince385,415483,458527,866559,603
Putumayo (← Maynas)Province6,4639,5349,0939,078
RequenaProvince53,67665,69263,71464,100
UcayaliProvince45,56261,81661,36462,821
Madre de DiosRegion67,008109,555161,204185,478
ManuProvince13,82720,29021,38321,200
TahuamanuProvince6,44310,74212,31012,717
TambopataProvince46,73878,523127,511151,561
MoqueguaRegion128,747161,533182,017197,337
General Sánchez CerroProvince19,32724,90416,01213,614
IloProvince51,48163,78077,15885,806
Mariscal NietoProvince57,93972,84988,84797,917
PascoRegion226,295280,449272,136269,296
Daniel Alcides CarriónProvince36,09847,80346,28745,421
OxapampaProvince60,29881,92996,169102,429
PascoProvince129,899150,717129,680121,446
PiuraRegion1,388,2641,676,3151,929,9702,103,099
AyabacaProvince131,310138,403127,735126,550
HuancabambaProvince117,459124,298117,747117,899
MorropónProvince163,052159,693167,461174,921
PaitaProvince76,070108,535136,708154,470
PiuraProvince502,339665,991828,343929,063
SechuraProvince42,56862,31981,61294,207
SullanaProvince234,562287,680324,116348,478
TalaraProvince120,904129,396146,248157,511
PunoRegion1,079,8491,268,4411,226,9361,226,353
AzángaroProvince138,998136,829115,672109,293
CarabayaProvince46,77773,94677,05579,766
ChucuitoProvince93,001126,25994,02385,265
El CollaoProvince75,45681,05968,40264,354
HuancanéProvince80,31769,52260,37957,406
LampaProvince43,46148,22343,20741,348
MelgarProvince72,00574,73569,98468,510
MohoProvince33,32027,81920,51018,445
PunoProvince201,205229,236227,665224,425
San Antonio de PutinaProvince28,47550,49037,16333,233
SandiaProvince50,04262,14756,72054,952
San RománProvince168,534240,776317,510353,070
YunguyoProvince48,25847,40038,64636,286
San MartínRegion552,387728,808862,459924,384
BellavistaProvince34,41449,29358,37062,564
El DoradoProvince23,40933,63840,91744,342
HuallagaProvince22,23624,44828,87130,906
LamasProvince67,25379,07586,74889,673
Mariscal CáceresProvince49,79850,88467,99377,023
MoyobambaProvince69,943115,389129,909135,911
PicotaProvince26,95537,72142,71244,848
RiojaProvince69,787104,882125,913135,554
San MartínProvince118,069161,132205,362226,393
TocacheProvince70,52372,34675,66477,170
TacnaRegion218,353288,781349,056384,222
CandaraveProvince9,2388,3736,4506,062
Jorge BasadreProvince12,1759,87211,80813,115
TacnaProvince188,759262,731324,419358,935
TarataProvince8,1817,8056,3796,110
TumbesRegion155,521200,306234,698259,556
Contralmirante VillarProvince13,36116,91421,90625,361
TumbesProvince115,406142,338161,369175,684
ZarumillaProvince26,75441,05451,42358,511
UcayaliRegion314,810432,159548,998615,024
AtalayaProvince28,29043,93357,59163,844
Coronel PortilloProvince248,449333,890418,055466,369
Padre AbadProvince35,53950,59070,00681,541
PurúsProvince2,5323,7463,3463,270
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)
Males15,467,946
Females15,769,439
Age Groups (C 2017)
0-14 years8,269,552
15-64 years20,411,774
65+ years2,556,059
Age Distribution (C 2017)
90+ years92,025
80-89 years504,420
70-79 years1,116,438
60-69 years1,932,134
50-59 years2,915,879
40-49 years3,853,943
30-39 years4,683,172
20-29 years5,291,280
10-19 years5,332,790
0-9 years5,515,304
Urbanization (C 2017)
Rural6,606,909
Urban24,630,476
Literacy (A3+) (C 2017)
yes26,376,247
no3,305,424
Ethnic Group (A12+) (C 2017)
Quechua5,513,099
Aymara577,667
Afro-Peruvian877,429
White1,448,196
Mestizo14,816,392
Other group587,817
Religion (A12+) (C 2017)
Catholic18,687,428
Evangelical3,478,139
Other religion1,184,841
No religion1,270,142