Poverty and living standards in La Libertad, Peru: official figures
25.5% of the people of La Libertad lived in monetary poverty in 2025, according to INEI's National Household Survey (12th highest of 26 areas INEI reports; Peru 25.7%).
Is poverty falling in La Libertad?
Monetary poverty in La Libertad was 25.5% in 2025 against 30.2% in 2024, down 4.7 percentage points (a statistically significant change by INEI's test); it was 24.7% in 2019, before the pandemic, and 24.5% in 2016.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow precise is the poverty figure for La Libertad?
The 95% confidence interval of INEI's 2025 poverty estimate for La Libertad runs from 22.2% to 28.9% (coefficient of variation 6.7%). The highest rate in the 2016-2025 series was 31.9% in 2020.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow does poverty in La Libertad compare with other departments?
INEI places La Libertad 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 Lima Metropolitana, Piura, Callao and Tumbes.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow much extreme poverty is there in La Libertad?
For extreme poverty (household spending below the cost of a basic food basket), INEI places La Libertad in group 2 of 5 for 2025 (group 1 is the poorest), with a 95% confidence range of 5.8% to 8.6% for the group.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyWhat is the average income in La Libertad?
Average real income per person in La Libertad was 1,300 soles a month in 2025, in constant 2025 soles at Lima Metropolitana prices (6th 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 La Libertad?
Real income per person in La Libertad was 1,300 soles a month in 2025 against 1,377 in 2019 and 1,318 in 2016 (constant 2025 soles), a change of -5.6% since 2019 (Peru -5.2%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow La Libertad compares with other departments
People in monetary poverty (2025)
La Libertad ranks 11 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Callao | 32.1% |
| 9 | Tumbes | 28.3% |
| 10 | Piura | 28.1% |
| 11 | La Libertad | 25.5% |
| 12 | Ancash | 22.9% |
| 13 | Ucayali | 21.8% |
| 14 | San Martin | 21.3% |
Average real income per person a month (soles) (2025)
La Libertad ranks 5 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Arequipa | 1,697 |
| 3 | Ica | 1,477 |
| 4 | Tacna | 1,312 |
| 5 | La Libertad | 1,300 |
| 6 | Madre de Dios | 1,292 |
| 7 | Junin | 1,284 |
| 8 | San Martin | 1,256 |
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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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