Poverty and living standards in Juliaca, Peru: official figures
INEI's 2018 poverty map puts the monetary poverty rate of San Román province, which contains Juliaca, in a range of 18.8% to 27.4% (95% confidence interval; the midpoint is 23.1%), 4th highest of 25 Peruvian cities on this site on that midpoint.
How poor is Juliaca compared with other provinces in Peru?
INEI ranks San Román province 139th of 196 provinces for total monetary poverty in 2018, where 1st is the poorest; the province had a projected 344,030 residents in 2020 in the poverty map.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyHas poverty in Juliaca gone up or down?
The 95% interval for total poverty in San Román province was 16.3% to 21.4% in INEI's 2013 map and 18.8% to 27.4% in the 2018 map, so the interval midpoint moved from 18.9% to 23.1% (+4.2 percentage points, ranking the 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 Juliaca?
In the capital district of San Román province, Juliaca, the 2018 poverty rate lies in a range of 16.6% to 26.7% (95% interval); INEI ranks it 1389th of 1,874 districts, where 1st is the poorest.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyWhich district of San Román province is poorest?
Of the 5 districts of San Román province, Cabana has the highest poverty in the 2018 map (29.0% to 61.4%, 525th of 1,874 districts nationally) and Juliaca the lowest (16.6% to 26.7%, 1389th).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyHow many districts around Juliaca have high poverty?
In the 2018 poverty map, 2 of the 5 districts in San Román 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 Juliaca compares with other cities in Peru
Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of INEI's 95% interval (province) (2018)
Juliaca ranks 4 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | City | Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of INEI's 95% interval (province) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cajamarca | 33.7% |
| 2 | Puno | 27.2% |
| 3 | Ayacucho | 24.4% |
| 4 | Juliaca | 23.1% |
| 5 | Piura | 23.0% |
| 6 | Iquitos | 22.2% |
| 7 | Sullana | 21.9% |
Change in poverty rate, 2013 to 2018 (midpoints of INEI's 95% intervals, percentage points) (2013-2018)
Juliaca ranks 1 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | City | Change in poverty rate, 2013 to 2018 (midpoints of INEI's 95% intervals, percentage points) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juliaca | +4.2 pts |
| 2 | Cuzco | +3.2 pts |
| 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 |
Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of the interval for the capital district (2018)
Juliaca ranks 1 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | City | Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of the interval for the capital district |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juliaca | 21.7% |
| 2 | Cajamarca | 19.7% |
| 3 | Sullana | 19.4% |
| 4 | Chimbote | 15.7% |
| 5 | Talara | 15.5% |
| 6 | Ayacucho | 15.1% |
| 7 | Huánuco | 13.1% |
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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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