Poverty and living standards in Huacho, Peru: official figures
INEI's 2018 poverty map puts the monetary poverty rate of Huaura province, which contains Huacho, in a range of 11.5% to 15.6% (95% confidence interval; the midpoint is 13.6%), 11th lowest of 25 Peruvian cities on this site on that midpoint.
How poor is Huacho compared with other provinces in Peru?
INEI ranks Huaura province 169th of 196 provinces for total monetary poverty in 2018, where 1st is the poorest; the province had a projected 240,717 residents in 2020 in the poverty map.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyHas poverty in Huacho gone up or down?
The 95% interval for total poverty in Huaura province was 12.7% to 16.1% in INEI's 2013 map and 11.5% to 15.6% in the 2018 map, so the interval midpoint moved from 14.4% to 13.6% (-0.8 percentage points, ranking 8th 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 Huacho?
In the capital district of Huaura province, Huacho, the 2018 poverty rate lies in a range of 4.5% to 9.5% (95% interval); INEI ranks it 1777th of 1,874 districts, where 1st is the poorest.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyWhich district of Huaura province is poorest?
Of the 12 districts of Huaura province, Ambar has the highest poverty in the 2018 map (23.6% to 53.4%, 779th of 1,874 districts nationally) and Huacho the lowest (4.5% to 9.5%, 1777th).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyHow many districts around Huacho have high poverty?
In the 2018 poverty map, 1 of the 12 districts in Huaura province have a 95% interval lying entirely at or above 20% poverty, and 1 have one lying entirely below 10%.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyHow Huacho compares with other cities in Peru
Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of INEI's 95% interval (province) (2018)
Huacho ranks 15 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | City | Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of INEI's 95% interval (province) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Tacna | 14.6% |
| 13 | Trujillo | 14.5% |
| 14 | Huaraz | 14.5% |
| 15 | Huacho | 13.6% |
| 16 | Lima | 13.3% |
| 17 | Huancayo | 12.8% |
| 18 | Chiclayo | 11.8% |
Change in poverty rate, 2013 to 2018 (midpoints of INEI's 95% intervals, percentage points) (2013-2018)
Huacho ranks 8 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | City | Change in poverty rate, 2013 to 2018 (midpoints of INEI's 95% intervals, percentage points) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Tacna | -0.0 pts |
| 6 | Huancayo | -0.2 pts |
| 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 |
Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of the interval for the capital district (2018)
Huacho ranks 17 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | City | Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of the interval for the capital district |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Lima | 8.0% |
| 15 | Tacna | 7.7% |
| 16 | Chiclayo | 7.5% |
| 17 | Huacho | 7.0% |
| 18 | Tarapoto | 6.9% |
| 19 | Huancayo | 6.6% |
| 20 | Pucallpa | 6.2% |
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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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