Poverty and living standards in Puno, Peru: official figures
INEI's 2018 poverty map puts the monetary poverty rate of Puno province, which contains Puno, in a range of 24.0% to 30.3% (95% confidence interval; the midpoint is 27.2%), 2nd highest of 25 Peruvian cities on this site on that midpoint.
How poor is Puno compared with other provinces in Peru?
INEI ranks Puno province 120th of 196 provinces for total monetary poverty in 2018, where 1st is the poorest; the province had a projected 230,219 residents in 2020 in the poverty map.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyHas poverty in Puno gone up or down?
The 95% interval for total poverty in Puno province was 22.6% to 27.1% in INEI's 2013 map and 24.0% to 30.3% in the 2018 map, so the interval midpoint moved from 24.8% to 27.2% (+2.4 percentage points, ranking 3rd 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 Puno?
In the capital district of Puno province, Puno, the 2018 poverty rate lies in a range of 8.7% to 16.9% (95% interval); INEI ranks it 1658th of 1,874 districts, where 1st is the poorest.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyWhich district of Puno province is poorest?
Of the 15 districts of Puno province, Coata has the highest poverty in the 2018 map (45.6% to 76.7%, 106th of 1,874 districts nationally) and Puno the lowest (8.7% to 16.9%, 1658th).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyHow many districts around Puno have high poverty?
In the 2018 poverty map, 14 of the 15 districts in Puno 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 Puno compares with other cities in Peru
Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of INEI's 95% interval (province) (2018)
Puno ranks 2 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)
Puno ranks 3 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)
Puno ranks 8 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | City | Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of the interval for the capital district |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Talara | 15.5% |
| 6 | Ayacucho | 15.1% |
| 7 | Huánuco | 13.1% |
| 8 | Puno | 12.8% |
| 9 | Huaraz | 10.2% |
| 10 | Piura | 9.8% |
| 11 | Tumbes | 8.7% |
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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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