Poverty and living standards in Iquitos, Peru: official figures
INEI's 2018 poverty map puts the monetary poverty rate of Maynas province, which contains Iquitos, in a range of 20.4% to 23.9% (95% confidence interval; the midpoint is 22.2%), 6th highest of 25 Peruvian cities on this site on that midpoint.
How poor is Iquitos compared with other provinces in Peru?
INEI ranks Maynas province 144th of 196 provinces for total monetary poverty in 2018, where 1st is the poorest; the province had a projected 550,551 residents in 2020 in the poverty map.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyHas poverty in Iquitos gone up or down?
The 95% interval for total poverty in Maynas province was 23.1% to 26.7% in INEI's 2013 map and 20.4% to 23.9% in the 2018 map, so the interval midpoint moved from 24.9% to 22.2% (-2.7 percentage points, ranking 12th 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 Iquitos?
In the capital district of Maynas province, Iquitos, the 2018 poverty rate lies in a range of 6.7% to 10.6% (95% interval); INEI ranks it 1752nd of 1,874 districts, where 1st is the poorest.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyWhich district of Maynas province is poorest?
Of the 11 districts of Maynas province, Mazan has the highest poverty in the 2018 map (40.2% to 62.4%, 326th of 1,874 districts nationally) and Iquitos the lowest (6.7% to 10.6%, 1752nd).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyHow many districts around Iquitos have high poverty?
In the 2018 poverty map, 8 of the 11 districts in Maynas 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 Iquitos compares with other cities in Peru
Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of INEI's 95% interval (province) (2018)
Iquitos ranks 6 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | City | Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of INEI's 95% interval (province) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Ayacucho | 24.4% |
| 4 | Juliaca | 23.1% |
| 5 | Piura | 23.0% |
| 6 | Iquitos | 22.2% |
| 7 | Sullana | 21.9% |
| 8 | Huánuco | 21.1% |
| 9 | Talara | 15.6% |
Change in poverty rate, 2013 to 2018 (midpoints of INEI's 95% intervals, percentage points) (2013-2018)
Iquitos ranks 14 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | City | Change in poverty rate, 2013 to 2018 (midpoints of INEI's 95% intervals, percentage points) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Lima | -1.6 pts |
| 12 | Arequipa | -2.1 pts |
| 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 |
Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of the interval for the capital district (2018)
Iquitos ranks 12 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | City | Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of the interval for the capital district |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Huaraz | 10.2% |
| 10 | Piura | 9.8% |
| 11 | Tumbes | 8.7% |
| 12 | Iquitos | 8.6% |
| 13 | Cuzco | 8.2% |
| 14 | Lima | 8.0% |
| 15 | Tacna | 7.7% |
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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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