Poverty and living standards in Tumbes, Peru: official figures
INEI's 2018 poverty map puts the monetary poverty rate of Tumbes province, which contains Tumbes, in a range of 8.3% to 12.1% (95% confidence interval; the midpoint is 10.2%), 7th lowest of 25 Peruvian cities on this site on that midpoint.
How poor is Tumbes compared with other provinces in Peru?
INEI ranks Tumbes province 180th of 196 provinces for total monetary poverty in 2018, where 1st is the poorest; the province had a projected 171,356 residents in 2020 in the poverty map.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyHas poverty in Tumbes gone up or down?
The 95% interval for total poverty in Tumbes province was 11.0% to 14.7% in INEI's 2013 map and 8.3% to 12.1% in the 2018 map, so the interval midpoint moved from 12.9% to 10.2% (-2.6 percentage points, ranking 13th 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 Tumbes?
In the capital district of Tumbes province, Tumbes, the 2018 poverty rate lies in a range of 6.7% to 10.8% (95% interval); INEI ranks it 1751st of 1,874 districts, where 1st is the poorest.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyWhich district of Tumbes province is poorest?
Of the 6 districts of Tumbes province, Corrales has the highest poverty in the 2018 map (10.9% to 18.6%, 1598th of 1,874 districts nationally) and Tumbes the lowest (6.7% to 10.8%, 1751st).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) · saved copyHow many districts around Tumbes have high poverty?
In the 2018 poverty map, 0 of the 6 districts in Tumbes 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 Tumbes compares with other cities in Peru
Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of INEI's 95% interval (province) (2018)
Tumbes ranks 19 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | City | Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of INEI's 95% interval (province) |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Lima | 13.3% |
| 17 | Huancayo | 12.8% |
| 18 | Chiclayo | 11.8% |
| 19 | Tumbes | 10.2% |
| 20 | Pucallpa | 9.5% |
| 21 | Cuzco | 8.1% |
| 22 | Arequipa | 6.5% |
Change in poverty rate, 2013 to 2018 (midpoints of INEI's 95% intervals, percentage points) (2013-2018)
Tumbes ranks 13 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | City | Change in poverty rate, 2013 to 2018 (midpoints of INEI's 95% intervals, percentage points) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 15 | Trujillo | -2.9 pts |
| 16 | Ica | -3.0 pts |
Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of the interval for the capital district (2018)
Tumbes ranks 11 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | City | Monetary poverty rate 2018, midpoint of the interval for the capital district |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Puno | 12.8% |
| 9 | Huaraz | 10.2% |
| 10 | Piura | 9.8% |
| 11 | Tumbes | 8.7% |
| 12 | Iquitos | 8.6% |
| 13 | Cuzco | 8.2% |
| 14 | Lima | 8.0% |
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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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