Poverty and living standards in Huánuco, Peru: official figures
INEI's 2018 poverty map puts the monetary poverty rate of Huánuco province, which contains Huánuco, in a range of 18.9% to 23.3% (95% confidence interval; the midpoint is 21.1%), 8th highest of 25 Peruvian cities on this site on that midpoint.
How poor is Huánuco compared with other provinces in Peru?
INEI ranks Huánuco province 150th of 196 provinces for total monetary poverty in 2018, where 1st is the poorest; the province had a projected 315,799 residents in 2020 in the poverty map.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyHas poverty in Huánuco gone up or down?
The 95% interval for total poverty in Huánuco province was 32.8% to 36.2% in INEI's 2013 map and 18.9% to 23.3% in the 2018 map, so the interval midpoint moved from 34.5% to 21.1% (-13.4 percentage points, ranking the 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 Huánuco?
In the capital district of Huánuco province, Huánuco, the 2018 poverty rate lies in a range of 10.3% to 15.9% (95% interval); INEI ranks it 1653rd of 1,874 districts, where 1st is the poorest.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyWhich district of Huánuco province is poorest?
Of the 13 districts of Huánuco province, San Pedro de Chaulan has the highest poverty in the 2018 map (38.3% to 66.2%, 289th of 1,874 districts nationally) and Pillco Marca the lowest (6.7% to 14.5%, 1718th).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyHow many districts around Huánuco have high poverty?
In the 2018 poverty map, 10 of the 13 districts in Huánuco 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 Huánuco compares with other cities in Peru
Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of INEI's 95% interval (province) (2018)
Huánuco ranks 8 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | City | Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of INEI's 95% interval (province) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Piura | 23.0% |
| 6 | Iquitos | 22.2% |
| 7 | Sullana | 21.9% |
| 8 | Huánuco | 21.1% |
| 9 | Talara | 15.6% |
| 10 | Tarapoto | 15.3% |
| 11 | Chimbote | 14.8% |
Change in poverty rate, 2013 to 2018 (midpoints of INEI's 95% intervals, percentage points) (2013-2018)
Huánuco ranks 25 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | City | Change in poverty rate, 2013 to 2018 (midpoints of INEI's 95% intervals, percentage points) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Chincha Alta | -5.2 pts |
| 20 | Chiclayo | -6.0 pts |
| 21 | Sullana | -7.3 pts |
| 22 | Piura | -8.1 pts |
| 23 | Tarapoto | -8.9 pts |
| 24 | Ayacucho | -11.4 pts |
| 25 | Huánuco | -13.4 pts |
Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of the interval for the capital district (2018)
Huánuco ranks 7 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | City | Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of the interval for the capital district |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chimbote | 15.7% |
| 5 | Talara | 15.5% |
| 6 | Ayacucho | 15.1% |
| 7 | Huánuco | 13.1% |
| 8 | Puno | 12.8% |
| 9 | Huaraz | 10.2% |
| 10 | Piura | 9.8% |
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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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