Poverty and living standards in Chimbote, Peru: official figures
INEI's 2018 poverty map puts the monetary poverty rate of Santa province, which contains Chimbote, in a range of 13.1% to 16.4% (95% confidence interval; the midpoint is 14.8%), 11th highest of 25 Peruvian cities on this site on that midpoint.
How poor is Chimbote compared with other provinces in Peru?
INEI ranks Santa province 163rd of 196 provinces for total monetary poverty in 2018, where 1st is the poorest; the province had a projected 474,053 residents in 2020 in the poverty map.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyHas poverty in Chimbote gone up or down?
The 95% interval for total poverty in Santa province was 14.4% to 17.4% in INEI's 2013 map and 13.1% to 16.4% in the 2018 map, so the interval midpoint moved from 15.9% to 14.8% (-1.2 percentage points, ranking 10th 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 Chimbote?
In the capital district of Santa province, Chimbote, the 2018 poverty rate lies in a range of 13.2% to 18.3% (95% interval); INEI ranks it 1563rd of 1,874 districts, where 1st is the poorest.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyWhich district of Santa province is poorest?
Of the 9 districts of Santa province, Macate has the highest poverty in the 2018 map (44.7% to 66.6%, 186th of 1,874 districts nationally) and Nuevo Chimbote the lowest (7.8% to 12.0%, 1733rd).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyHow many districts around Chimbote have high poverty?
In the 2018 poverty map, 2 of the 9 districts in Santa 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 Chimbote compares with other cities in Peru
Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of INEI's 95% interval (province) (2018)
Chimbote ranks 11 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | City | Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of INEI's 95% interval (province) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Huánuco | 21.1% |
| 9 | Talara | 15.6% |
| 10 | Tarapoto | 15.3% |
| 11 | Chimbote | 14.8% |
| 12 | Tacna | 14.6% |
| 13 | Trujillo | 14.5% |
| 14 | Huaraz | 14.5% |
Change in poverty rate, 2013 to 2018 (midpoints of INEI's 95% intervals, percentage points) (2013-2018)
Chimbote ranks 10 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | City | Change in poverty rate, 2013 to 2018 (midpoints of INEI's 95% intervals, percentage points) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Pucallpa | -0.4 pts |
| 8 | Huacho | -0.8 pts |
| 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 |
Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of the interval for the capital district (2018)
Chimbote ranks 4 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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