Poverty and living standards in Tarapoto, Peru: official figures
INEI's 2018 poverty map puts the monetary poverty rate of San Martín province, which contains Tarapoto, in a range of 13.3% to 17.3% (95% confidence interval; the midpoint is 15.3%), 10th highest of 25 Peruvian cities on this site on that midpoint.
How poor is Tarapoto compared with other provinces in Peru?
INEI ranks San Martín province 161st of 196 provinces for total monetary poverty in 2018, where 1st is the poorest; the province had a projected 218,074 residents in 2020 in the poverty map.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyHas poverty in Tarapoto gone up or down?
The 95% interval for total poverty in San Martín province was 21.6% to 27.0% in INEI's 2013 map and 13.3% to 17.3% in the 2018 map, so the interval midpoint moved from 24.3% to 15.3% (-8.9 percentage points, ranking 3rd 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 Tarapoto?
In the capital district of San Martín province, Tarapoto, the 2018 poverty rate lies in a range of 4.6% to 9.3% (95% interval); INEI ranks it 1779th of 1,874 districts, where 1st is the poorest.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyWhich district of San Martín province is poorest?
Of the 14 districts of San Martín province, Chazuta has the highest poverty in the 2018 map (42.1% to 68.7%, 192nd of 1,874 districts nationally) and Morales the lowest (3.4% to 9.4%, 1785th).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyHow many districts around Tarapoto have high poverty?
In the 2018 poverty map, 5 of the 14 districts in San Martín province have a 95% interval lying entirely at or above 20% poverty, and 2 have one lying entirely below 10%.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyHow Tarapoto compares with other cities in Peru
Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of INEI's 95% interval (province) (2018)
Tarapoto ranks 10 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | City | Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of INEI's 95% interval (province) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Sullana | 21.9% |
| 8 | Huánuco | 21.1% |
| 9 | Talara | 15.6% |
| 10 | Tarapoto | 15.3% |
| 11 | Chimbote | 14.8% |
| 12 | Tacna | 14.6% |
| 13 | Trujillo | 14.5% |
Change in poverty rate, 2013 to 2018 (midpoints of INEI's 95% intervals, percentage points) (2013-2018)
Tarapoto ranks 23 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | City | Change in poverty rate, 2013 to 2018 (midpoints of INEI's 95% intervals, percentage points) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Chincha Alta | -5.2 pts |
| 20 | Chiclayo | -6.0 pts |
| 21 | Sullana | -7.3 pts |
| 22 | Piura | -8.1 pts |
| 23 | Tarapoto | -8.9 pts |
| 24 | Ayacucho | -11.4 pts |
| 25 | Huánuco | -13.4 pts |
Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of the interval for the capital district (2018)
Tarapoto ranks 18 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | City | Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of the interval for the capital district |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Tacna | 7.7% |
| 16 | Chiclayo | 7.5% |
| 17 | Huacho | 7.0% |
| 18 | Tarapoto | 6.9% |
| 19 | Huancayo | 6.6% |
| 20 | Pucallpa | 6.2% |
| 21 | Trujillo | 5.0% |
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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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