Poverty and living standards in Ica, Peru: official figures
INEI's 2018 poverty map puts the monetary poverty rate of Ica province, which contains Ica, in a range of 2.4% to 4.0% (95% confidence interval; the midpoint is 3.2%), 2nd lowest of 25 Peruvian cities on this site on that midpoint.
How poor is Ica compared with other provinces in Peru?
INEI ranks Ica province 194th of 196 provinces for total monetary poverty in 2018, where 1st is the poorest; the province had a projected 445,752 residents in 2020 in the poverty map.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyHas poverty in Ica gone up or down?
The 95% interval for total poverty in Ica province was 5.2% to 7.3% in INEI's 2013 map and 2.4% to 4.0% in the 2018 map, so the interval midpoint moved from 6.3% to 3.2% (-3.0 percentage points, ranking 10th 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 Ica?
In the capital district of Ica province, Ica, the 2018 poverty rate lies in a range of 1.0% to 3.4% (95% interval); INEI ranks it 1853rd of 1,874 districts, where 1st is the poorest.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyWhich district of Ica province is poorest?
Of the 14 districts of Ica province, Yauca del Rosario has the highest poverty in the 2018 map (2.2% to 10.7%, 1784th of 1,874 districts nationally) and Pueblo Nuevo the lowest (0.0% to 1.4%, 1869th).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyHow many districts around Ica have high poverty?
In the 2018 poverty map, 0 of the 14 districts in Ica province have a 95% interval lying entirely at or above 20% poverty, and 13 have one lying entirely below 10%.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyHow Ica compares with other cities in Peru
Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of INEI's 95% interval (province) (2018)
Ica ranks 24 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)
Ica ranks 16 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | City | Change in poverty rate, 2013 to 2018 (midpoints of INEI's 95% intervals, percentage points) |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Tumbes | -2.6 pts |
| 14 | Iquitos | -2.7 pts |
| 15 | Trujillo | -2.9 pts |
| 16 | Ica | -3.0 pts |
| 17 | Cajamarca | -3.2 pts |
| 18 | Talara | -5.0 pts |
| 19 | Chincha Alta | -5.2 pts |
Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of the interval for the capital district (2018)
Ica ranks 24 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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