Poverty and living standards in Chincha Alta, Peru: official figures
INEI's 2018 poverty map puts the monetary poverty rate of Chincha province, which contains Chincha Alta, in a range of 2.1% to 4.2% (95% confidence interval; the midpoint is 3.1%), the lowest of 25 Peruvian cities on this site on that midpoint.
How poor is Chincha Alta compared with other provinces in Peru?
INEI ranks Chincha province 195th of 196 provinces for total monetary poverty in 2018, where 1st is the poorest; the province had a projected 262,110 residents in 2020 in the poverty map.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyHas poverty in Chincha Alta gone up or down?
The 95% interval for total poverty in Chincha province was 6.7% to 9.9% in INEI's 2013 map and 2.1% to 4.2% in the 2018 map, so the interval midpoint moved from 8.3% to 3.1% (-5.2 percentage points, ranking 7th 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 Chincha Alta?
In the capital district of Chincha province, Chincha Alta, the 2018 poverty rate lies in a range of 1.2% to 4.1% (95% interval); INEI ranks it 1849th of 1,874 districts, where 1st is the poorest.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyWhich district of Chincha province is poorest?
Of the 11 districts of Chincha province, Chavín has the highest poverty in the 2018 map (16.6% to 43.6%, 1083rd of 1,874 districts nationally) and Chincha Baja the lowest (0.6% to 3.4%, 1855th).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyHow many districts around Chincha Alta have high poverty?
In the 2018 poverty map, 0 of the 11 districts in Chincha province have a 95% interval lying entirely at or above 20% poverty, and 8 have one lying entirely below 10%.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyHow Chincha Alta compares with other cities in Peru
Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of INEI's 95% interval (province) (2018)
Chincha Alta ranks 25 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)
Chincha Alta ranks 19 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | City | Change in poverty rate, 2013 to 2018 (midpoints of INEI's 95% intervals, percentage points) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 21 | Sullana | -7.3 pts |
| 22 | Piura | -8.1 pts |
Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of the interval for the capital district (2018)
Chincha Alta ranks 23 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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