Poverty and living standards in Junin, Peru: official figures
13.5% of the people of Junin lived in monetary poverty in 2025, according to INEI's National Household Survey (5th lowest of 26 areas INEI reports; Peru 25.7%).
Is poverty falling in Junin?
Monetary poverty in Junin was 13.5% in 2025 against 18.5% in 2024, down 5.0 percentage points (a statistically significant change by INEI's test); it was 20.7% in 2019, before the pandemic, and 17.5% in 2016.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow precise is the poverty figure for Junin?
The 95% confidence interval of INEI's 2025 poverty estimate for Junin runs from 10.6% to 16.3% (coefficient of variation 10.8%). The highest rate in the 2016-2025 series was 31.4% in 2020.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow does poverty in Junin compare with other departments?
INEI places Junin in group 4 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 11.9% to 15.3%, together with Arequipa and Lambayeque.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow much extreme poverty is there in Junin?
For extreme poverty (household spending below the cost of a basic food basket), INEI places Junin in group 4 of 5 for 2025 (group 1 is the poorest), with a 95% confidence range of 1.3% to 2.2% for the group.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyWhat is the average income in Junin?
Average real income per person in Junin was 1,284 soles a month in 2025, in constant 2025 soles at Lima Metropolitana prices (8th 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 Junin?
Real income per person in Junin was 1,284 soles a month in 2025 against 1,172 in 2019 and 1,229 in 2016 (constant 2025 soles), a change of +9.6% since 2019 (Peru -5.2%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow Junin compares with other departments
People in monetary poverty (2025)
Junin ranks 20 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Cusco | 18.8% |
| 18 | Tacna | 17.4% |
| 19 | Lambayeque | 14.5% |
| 20 | Junin | 13.5% |
| 21 | Arequipa | 12.8% |
| 22 | Moquegua | 7.8% |
| 23 | Madre de Dios | 7.3% |
Average real income per person a month (soles) (2025)
Junin ranks 7 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Tacna | 1,312 |
| 5 | La Libertad | 1,300 |
| 6 | Madre de Dios | 1,292 |
| 7 | Junin | 1,284 |
| 8 | San Martin | 1,256 |
| 9 | Callao | 1,207 |
| 10 | Lambayeque | 1,205 |
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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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