Poverty and living standards in Arequipa, Peru: official figures
INEI's 2018 poverty map puts the monetary poverty rate of Arequipa province, which contains Arequipa, in a range of 5.5% to 7.4% (95% confidence interval; the midpoint is 6.5%), 4th lowest of 25 Peruvian cities on this site on that midpoint.
How poor is Arequipa compared with other provinces in Peru?
INEI ranks Arequipa province 187th of 196 provinces for total monetary poverty in 2018, where 1st is the poorest; the province had a projected 1,175,765 residents in 2020 in the poverty map.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyHas poverty in Arequipa gone up or down?
The 95% interval for total poverty in Arequipa province was 7.6% to 9.5% in INEI's 2013 map and 5.5% to 7.4% in the 2018 map, so the interval midpoint moved from 8.6% to 6.5% (-2.1 percentage points, ranking 12th highest of 25 Peruvian cities on this site for change).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyWhat is the poverty rate in the centre of Arequipa?
In the capital district of Arequipa province, Arequipa, the 2018 poverty rate lies in a range of 0.3% to 1.1% (95% interval); INEI ranks it 1868th of 1,874 districts, where 1st is the poorest.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyWhich district of Arequipa province is poorest?
Of the 29 districts of Arequipa province, San Juan de Tarucani has the highest poverty in the 2018 map (15.0% to 39.6%, 1180th of 1,874 districts nationally) and Yanahuara the lowest (0.1% to 0.6%, 1872nd).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyHow many districts around Arequipa have high poverty?
In the 2018 poverty map, 0 of the 29 districts in Arequipa province have a 95% interval lying entirely at or above 20% poverty, and 12 have one lying entirely below 10%.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyHow Arequipa compares with other cities in Peru
Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of INEI's 95% interval (province) (2018)
Arequipa ranks 22 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | City | Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of INEI's 95% interval (province) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Tumbes | 10.2% |
| 20 | Pucallpa | 9.5% |
| 21 | Cuzco | 8.1% |
| 22 | Arequipa | 6.5% |
| 23 | Puerto Maldonado | 5.1% |
| 24 | Ica | 3.2% |
| 25 | Chincha Alta | 3.1% |
Change in poverty rate, 2013 to 2018 (midpoints of INEI's 95% intervals, percentage points) (2013-2018)
Arequipa ranks 12 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | City | Change in poverty rate, 2013 to 2018 (midpoints of INEI's 95% intervals, percentage points) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Huaraz | -0.9 pts |
| 10 | Chimbote | -1.2 pts |
| 11 | Lima | -1.6 pts |
| 12 | Arequipa | -2.1 pts |
| 13 | Tumbes | -2.6 pts |
| 14 | Iquitos | -2.7 pts |
| 15 | Trujillo | -2.9 pts |
Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of the interval for the capital district (2018)
Arequipa ranks 25 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | City | Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of the interval for the capital district |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Huancayo | 6.6% |
| 20 | Pucallpa | 6.2% |
| 21 | Trujillo | 5.0% |
| 22 | Puerto Maldonado | 4.8% |
| 23 | Chincha Alta | 2.6% |
| 24 | Ica | 2.2% |
| 25 | Arequipa | 0.7% |
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Sources
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI): Mapa de Pobreza Provincial y Distrital 2013, anexo estadístico (Anexo 2: population and total poverty 95% confidence interval by province and district), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 fb127c78a0f5…)
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI): Mapa de Pobreza Provincial y Distrital 2018, anexo estadístico (Anexo 2: population, total monetary poverty 95% confidence interval and rank by district; Anexo 4: the same by province), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 fcc465d75abe…)
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