Poverty and living standards in Ayacucho, Peru: official figures
INEI's 2018 poverty map puts the monetary poverty rate of Huamanga province, which contains Ayacucho, in a range of 21.5% to 27.4% (95% confidence interval; the midpoint is 24.4%), 3rd highest of 25 Peruvian cities on this site on that midpoint.
How poor is Ayacucho compared with other provinces in Peru?
INEI ranks Huamanga province 132nd of 196 provinces for total monetary poverty in 2018, where 1st is the poorest; the province had a projected 317,801 residents in 2020 in the poverty map.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyHas poverty in Ayacucho gone up or down?
The 95% interval for total poverty in Huamanga province was 33.6% to 38.1% in INEI's 2013 map and 21.5% to 27.4% in the 2018 map, so the interval midpoint moved from 35.9% to 24.4% (-11.4 percentage points, ranking 2nd lowest 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 Ayacucho?
In the capital district of Huamanga province, Ayacucho, the 2018 poverty rate lies in a range of 10.1% to 20.0% (95% interval); INEI ranks it 1588th of 1,874 districts, where 1st is the poorest.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyWhich district of Huamanga province is poorest?
Of the 16 districts of Huamanga province, Socos has the highest poverty in the 2018 map (46.2% to 74.9%, 109th of 1,874 districts nationally) and Andrés Avelino Cáceres Dorregaray the lowest (7.5% to 18.9%, 1648th).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyHow many districts around Ayacucho have high poverty?
In the 2018 poverty map, 11 of the 16 districts in Huamanga province have a 95% interval lying entirely at or above 20% poverty, and 0 have one lying entirely below 10%.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyHow Ayacucho compares with other cities in Peru
Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of INEI's 95% interval (province) (2018)
Ayacucho ranks 3 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | City | Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of INEI's 95% interval (province) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cajamarca | 33.7% |
| 2 | Puno | 27.2% |
| 3 | Ayacucho | 24.4% |
| 4 | Juliaca | 23.1% |
| 5 | Piura | 23.0% |
| 6 | Iquitos | 22.2% |
| 7 | Sullana | 21.9% |
Change in poverty rate, 2013 to 2018 (midpoints of INEI's 95% intervals, percentage points) (2013-2018)
Ayacucho ranks 24 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | City | Change in poverty rate, 2013 to 2018 (midpoints of INEI's 95% intervals, percentage points) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Chincha Alta | -5.2 pts |
| 20 | Chiclayo | -6.0 pts |
| 21 | Sullana | -7.3 pts |
| 22 | Piura | -8.1 pts |
| 23 | Tarapoto | -8.9 pts |
| 24 | Ayacucho | -11.4 pts |
| 25 | Huánuco | -13.4 pts |
Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of the interval for the capital district (2018)
Ayacucho ranks 6 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | City | Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of the interval for the capital district |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Sullana | 19.4% |
| 4 | Chimbote | 15.7% |
| 5 | Talara | 15.5% |
| 6 | Ayacucho | 15.1% |
| 7 | Huánuco | 13.1% |
| 8 | Puno | 12.8% |
| 9 | Huaraz | 10.2% |
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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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