Poverty and living standards in Cajamarca, Peru: official figures
INEI's 2018 poverty map puts the monetary poverty rate of Cajamarca province, which contains Cajamarca, in a range of 30.4% to 37.0% (95% confidence interval; the midpoint is 33.7%), the highest of 25 Peruvian cities on this site on that midpoint.
How poor is Cajamarca compared with other provinces in Peru?
INEI ranks Cajamarca province 92nd of 196 provinces for total monetary poverty in 2018, where 1st is the poorest; the province had a projected 388,170 residents in 2020 in the poverty map.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyHas poverty in Cajamarca gone up or down?
The 95% interval for total poverty in Cajamarca province was 34.8% to 38.9% in INEI's 2013 map and 30.4% to 37.0% in the 2018 map, so the interval midpoint moved from 36.9% to 33.7% (-3.2 percentage points, ranking 9th 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 Cajamarca?
In the capital district of Cajamarca province, Cajamarca, the 2018 poverty rate lies in a range of 15.1% to 24.4% (95% interval); INEI ranks it 1439th of 1,874 districts, where 1st is the poorest.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyWhich district of Cajamarca province is poorest?
Of the 12 districts of Cajamarca province, Encañada has the highest poverty in the 2018 map (67.5% to 82.3%, 13th of 1,874 districts nationally) and Cajamarca the lowest (15.1% to 24.4%, 1439th).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyHow many districts around Cajamarca have high poverty?
In the 2018 poverty map, 11 of the 12 districts in Cajamarca 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 Cajamarca compares with other cities in Peru
Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of INEI's 95% interval (province) (2018)
Cajamarca ranks 1 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)
Cajamarca ranks 17 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | City | Change in poverty rate, 2013 to 2018 (midpoints of INEI's 95% intervals, percentage points) |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Iquitos | -2.7 pts |
| 15 | Trujillo | -2.9 pts |
| 16 | Ica | -3.0 pts |
| 17 | Cajamarca | -3.2 pts |
| 18 | Talara | -5.0 pts |
| 19 | Chincha Alta | -5.2 pts |
| 20 | Chiclayo | -6.0 pts |
Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of the interval for the capital district (2018)
Cajamarca ranks 2 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | City | Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of the interval for the capital district |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juliaca | 21.7% |
| 2 | Cajamarca | 19.7% |
| 3 | Sullana | 19.4% |
| 4 | Chimbote | 15.7% |
| 5 | Talara | 15.5% |
| 6 | Ayacucho | 15.1% |
| 7 | Huánuco | 13.1% |
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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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