Poverty and living standards in Lima, Peru: official figures
INEI's 2018 poverty map puts the monetary poverty rate of Lima province, which contains Lima, in a range of 12.4% to 14.1% (95% confidence interval; the midpoint is 13.3%), 10th lowest of 25 Peruvian cities on this site on that midpoint.
How poor is Lima compared with other provinces in Peru?
INEI ranks Lima province 170th of 196 provinces for total monetary poverty in 2018, where 1st is the poorest; the province had a projected 9,674,755 residents in 2020 in the poverty map.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyHas poverty in Lima gone up or down?
The 95% interval for total poverty in Lima province was 14.0% to 15.6% in INEI's 2013 map and 12.4% to 14.1% in the 2018 map, so the interval midpoint moved from 14.8% to 13.3% (-1.6 percentage points, ranking 11th 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 Lima?
In the capital district of Lima province, Lima, the 2018 poverty rate lies in a range of 6.4% to 9.5% (95% interval); INEI ranks it 1761st of 1,874 districts, where 1st is the poorest.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyWhich district of Lima province is poorest?
Of the 43 districts of Lima province, Pucusana has the highest poverty in the 2018 map (15.9% to 31.6%, 1310th of 1,874 districts nationally) and San Isidro the lowest (0.0% to 0.1%, 1874th).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyHow many districts around Lima have high poverty?
In the 2018 poverty map, 0 of the 43 districts in Lima province have a 95% interval lying entirely at or above 20% poverty, and 16 have one lying entirely below 10%.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyHow Lima compares with other cities in Peru
Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of INEI's 95% interval (province) (2018)
Lima ranks 16 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | City | Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of INEI's 95% interval (province) |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Trujillo | 14.5% |
| 14 | Huaraz | 14.5% |
| 15 | Huacho | 13.6% |
| 16 | Lima | 13.3% |
| 17 | Huancayo | 12.8% |
| 18 | Chiclayo | 11.8% |
| 19 | Tumbes | 10.2% |
Change in poverty rate, 2013 to 2018 (midpoints of INEI's 95% intervals, percentage points) (2013-2018)
Lima ranks 11 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | City | Change in poverty rate, 2013 to 2018 (midpoints of INEI's 95% intervals, percentage points) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Huacho | -0.8 pts |
| 9 | Huaraz | -0.9 pts |
| 10 | Chimbote | -1.2 pts |
| 11 | Lima | -1.6 pts |
| 12 | Arequipa | -2.1 pts |
| 13 | Tumbes | -2.6 pts |
| 14 | Iquitos | -2.7 pts |
Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of the interval for the capital district (2018)
Lima ranks 14 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | City | Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of the interval for the capital district |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Tumbes | 8.7% |
| 12 | Iquitos | 8.6% |
| 13 | Cuzco | 8.2% |
| 14 | Lima | 8.0% |
| 15 | Tacna | 7.7% |
| 16 | Chiclayo | 7.5% |
| 17 | Huacho | 7.0% |
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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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