Poverty and living standards in Tacna, Peru: official figures
INEI's 2018 poverty map puts the monetary poverty rate of Tacna province, which contains Tacna, in a range of 12.6% to 16.7% (95% confidence interval; the midpoint is 14.6%), 12th highest of 25 Peruvian cities on this site on that midpoint.
How poor is Tacna compared with other provinces in Peru?
INEI ranks Tacna province 164th of 196 provinces for total monetary poverty in 2018, where 1st is the poorest; the province had a projected 346,192 residents in 2020 in the poverty map.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyHas poverty in Tacna gone up or down?
The 95% interval for total poverty in Tacna province was 13.2% to 16.1% in INEI's 2013 map and 12.6% to 16.7% in the 2018 map, so the interval midpoint moved from 14.7% to 14.6% (-0.0 percentage points, ranking 5th 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 Tacna?
In the capital district of Tacna province, Tacna, the 2018 poverty rate lies in a range of 5.5% to 9.9% (95% interval); INEI ranks it 1765th of 1,874 districts, where 1st is the poorest.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyWhich district of Tacna province is poorest?
Of the 11 districts of Tacna province, Palca has the highest poverty in the 2018 map (24.3% to 44.1%, 941st of 1,874 districts nationally) and Calana the lowest (4.1% to 10.5%, 1773rd).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyHow many districts around Tacna have high poverty?
In the 2018 poverty map, 1 of the 11 districts in Tacna province have a 95% interval lying entirely at or above 20% poverty, and 1 have one lying entirely below 10%.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyHow Tacna compares with other cities in Peru
Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of INEI's 95% interval (province) (2018)
Tacna ranks 12 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | City | Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of INEI's 95% interval (province) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Talara | 15.6% |
| 10 | Tarapoto | 15.3% |
| 11 | Chimbote | 14.8% |
| 12 | Tacna | 14.6% |
| 13 | Trujillo | 14.5% |
| 14 | Huaraz | 14.5% |
| 15 | Huacho | 13.6% |
Change in poverty rate, 2013 to 2018 (midpoints of INEI's 95% intervals, percentage points) (2013-2018)
Tacna ranks 5 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | City | Change in poverty rate, 2013 to 2018 (midpoints of INEI's 95% intervals, percentage points) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 8 | Huacho | -0.8 pts |
Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of the interval for the capital district (2018)
Tacna ranks 15 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | City | Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of the interval for the capital district |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Iquitos | 8.6% |
| 13 | Cuzco | 8.2% |
| 14 | Lima | 8.0% |
| 15 | Tacna | 7.7% |
| 16 | Chiclayo | 7.5% |
| 17 | Huacho | 7.0% |
| 18 | Tarapoto | 6.9% |
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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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