Peru: Madre de Dios Region

Contents: Provinces and Districts

The population of the provinces and districts (distritos) in the Madre de Dios Region 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
Manu	Province	13,827	20,290	21,383	21,200	→
Fitzcarrald	District	458	1,263	1,525	1,570	→
Huepetuhe (← Madre de Dios)	District	...	6,978	10,069	10,965	→
Madre de Dios	District	...	9,404	7,301	6,363	→
Manu	District	1,559	2,645	2,488	2,302	→
Tahuamanu	Province	6,443	10,742	12,310	12,717	→
Iberia	District	3,858	6,715	6,170	5,696	→
Iñapari	District	841	1,288	2,756	3,393	→
Tahuamanu	District	1,744	2,739	3,384	3,628	→
Tambopata	Province	46,738	78,523	127,511	151,561	→
Inambari	District	5,266	8,038	13,640	16,494	→
Laberinto (← Tambopata)	District	...	4,780	6,283	6,741	→
Las Piedras	District	4,514	5,491	14,883	21,575	→
Tambopata	District	...	60,214	92,705	106,751	→
Madre de Dios	Region	67,008	109,555	161,204	185,478

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	Persons
Males	85,059
Females	76,145

Gender (C 2017)
Males	85,059
Females	76,145

Age Groups	Persons
0-14 years	50,078
15-64 years	105,557
65+ years	5,569

Age Groups (C 2017)
0-14 years	50,078
15-64 years	105,557
65+ years	5,569

Age Distribution	Males	Females
90+ years	50	66
80-89 years	430	289
70-79 years	1370	955
60-69 years	3881	2268
50-59 years	7685	5374
40-49 years	10056	8482
30-39 years	14513	13050
20-29 years	15498	15463
10-19 years	13732	13248
0-9 years	17845	16950

Age Distribution (C 2017)
90+ years	116
80-89 years	719
70-79 years	2,325
60-69 years	6,149
50-59 years	13,059
40-49 years	18,538
30-39 years	27,563
20-29 years	30,961
10-19 years	26,980
0-9 years	34,795

Urbanization	Persons
Rural	28,721
Urban	132,483

Urbanization (C 2017)
Rural	28,721
Urban	132,483

Literacy (A3+)	Persons
yes	134,216
no	17,328

Literacy (A3+) (C 2017)
yes	134,216
no	17,328

Ethnic Group (A12+)	Persons
Quechua	41,809
Aymara	2,443
Afro-Peruvian	3,194
White	3,924
Mestizo	54,921
Other group	5,453

Ethnic Group (A12+) (C 2017)
Quechua	41,809
Aymara	2,443
Afro-Peruvian	3,194
White	3,924
Mestizo	54,921
Other group	5,453

Religion (A12+)	Persons
Catholic	84,545
Evangelical	19,105
Other religion	7,397
No religion	9,012

Religion (A12+) (C 2017)
Catholic	84,545
Evangelical	19,105
Other religion	7,397
No religion	9,012