Poverty and living standards in Huancayo, Peru: official figures
INEI's 2018 poverty map puts the monetary poverty rate of Huancayo province, which contains Huancayo, in a range of 11.2% to 14.4% (95% confidence interval; the midpoint is 12.8%), 9th lowest of 25 Peruvian cities on this site on that midpoint.
How poor is Huancayo compared with other provinces in Peru?
INEI ranks Huancayo province 172nd of 196 provinces for total monetary poverty in 2018, where 1st is the poorest; the province had a projected 595,183 residents in 2020 in the poverty map.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyHas poverty in Huancayo gone up or down?
The 95% interval for total poverty in Huancayo province was 11.6% to 14.3% in INEI's 2013 map and 11.2% to 14.4% in the 2018 map, so the interval midpoint moved from 13.0% to 12.8% (-0.2 percentage points, ranking 6th 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 Huancayo?
In the capital district of Huancayo province, Huancayo, the 2018 poverty rate lies in a range of 4.4% to 8.7% (95% interval); INEI ranks it 1783rd of 1,874 districts, where 1st is the poorest.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyWhich district of Huancayo province is poorest?
Of the 28 districts of Huancayo province, Colca has the highest poverty in the 2018 map (28.5% to 48.6%, 773rd of 1,874 districts nationally) and El Tambo the lowest (3.5% to 6.7%, 1808th).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyHow many districts around Huancayo have high poverty?
In the 2018 poverty map, 11 of the 28 districts in Huancayo province have a 95% interval lying entirely at or above 20% poverty, and 2 have one lying entirely below 10%.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyHow Huancayo compares with other cities in Peru
Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of INEI's 95% interval (province) (2018)
Huancayo ranks 17 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | City | Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of INEI's 95% interval (province) |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Huaraz | 14.5% |
| 15 | Huacho | 13.6% |
| 16 | Lima | 13.3% |
| 17 | Huancayo | 12.8% |
| 18 | Chiclayo | 11.8% |
| 19 | Tumbes | 10.2% |
| 20 | Pucallpa | 9.5% |
Change in poverty rate, 2013 to 2018 (midpoints of INEI's 95% intervals, percentage points) (2013-2018)
Huancayo ranks 6 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | City | Change in poverty rate, 2013 to 2018 (midpoints of INEI's 95% intervals, percentage points) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Puno | +2.4 pts |
| 4 | Puerto Maldonado | +1.6 pts |
| 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 |
Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of the interval for the capital district (2018)
Huancayo ranks 19 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | City | Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of the interval for the capital district |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Chiclayo | 7.5% |
| 17 | Huacho | 7.0% |
| 18 | Tarapoto | 6.9% |
| 19 | Huancayo | 6.6% |
| 20 | Pucallpa | 6.2% |
| 21 | Trujillo | 5.0% |
| 22 | Puerto Maldonado | 4.8% |
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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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