Poverty and living standards in Callao, Peru: official figures
32.1% of the people of Callao lived in monetary poverty in 2025, according to INEI's National Household Survey (8th highest of 26 areas INEI reports; Peru 25.7%).
Is poverty falling in Callao?
Monetary poverty in Callao was 32.1% in 2025 against 33.9% in 2024, down 1.8 percentage points (not a statistically significant change by INEI's test); it was 14.3% in 2019, before the pandemic, and 10.6% in 2016.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow precise is the poverty figure for Callao?
The 95% confidence interval of INEI's 2025 poverty estimate for Callao runs from 27.8% to 36.5% (coefficient of variation 6.9%). The highest rate in the 2016-2025 series was 35.0% in 2020.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow does poverty in Callao compare with other departments?
INEI places Callao in group 2 of 5 groups of departments (group 1 is the poorest) whose 2025 poverty rates are statistically similar; INEI gives the group a 95% confidence range of 25.4% to 29.0%, together with La Libertad, Lima Metropolitana, Piura and Tumbes.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow much extreme poverty is there in Callao?
For extreme poverty (household spending below the cost of a basic food basket), INEI places Callao in group 3 of 5 for 2025 (group 1 is the poorest), with a 95% confidence range of 2.9% to 4.3% for the group.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyWhat is the average income in Callao?
Average real income per person in Callao was 1,207 soles a month in 2025, in constant 2025 soles at Lima Metropolitana prices (11th highest of 26 areas INEI reports; Peru 1,252).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHas income recovered since the pandemic in Callao?
Real income per person in Callao was 1,207 soles a month in 2025 against 1,342 in 2019 and 1,401 in 2016 (constant 2025 soles), a change of -10.1% since 2019 (Peru -5.2%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow Callao compares with other constitutional provinces
People in monetary poverty (2025)
Callao ranks 8 of 24, highest first. Lima Metropolitana and the Lima region are reported separately by INEI and are not ranked here
| Rank | Region | People in monetary poverty |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Huanuco | 35.7% |
| 6 | Huancavelica | 34.3% |
| 7 | Ayacucho | 33.7% |
| 8 | Callao | 32.1% |
| 9 | Tumbes | 28.3% |
| 10 | Piura | 28.1% |
| 11 | La Libertad | 25.5% |
Average real income per person a month (soles) (2025)
Callao ranks 9 of 24, highest first. Constant 2025 soles at Lima Metropolitana prices; Lima Metropolitana and the Lima region are reported separately by INEI and are not ranked here
| Rank | Region | Average real income per person a month (soles) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Madre de Dios | 1,292 |
| 7 | Junin | 1,284 |
| 8 | San Martin | 1,256 |
| 9 | Callao | 1,207 |
| 10 | Lambayeque | 1,205 |
| 11 | Ancash | 1,203 |
| 12 | Piura | 1,130 |
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Sources
- Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI): Peru: Evolucion de la Pobreza Monetaria 2016-2025, Informe Tecnico (ENAHO): cuadros III.1 (poverty incidence by department), I.15 (real income per person by department), 4.2 and 4.4 (groups of departments with statistically similar total and extreme poverty), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 475cc9c6b9c3…)
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