Poverty and living standards in Lambayeque, Peru: official figures
14.5% of the people of Lambayeque lived in monetary poverty in 2025, according to INEI's National Household Survey (6th lowest of 26 areas INEI reports; Peru 25.7%).
Is poverty falling in Lambayeque?
Monetary poverty in Lambayeque was 14.5% in 2025 against 14.0% in 2024, up 0.5 percentage points (not a statistically significant change by INEI's test); it was 10.2% in 2019, before the pandemic, and 14.8% in 2016.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow precise is the poverty figure for Lambayeque?
The 95% confidence interval of INEI's 2025 poverty estimate for Lambayeque runs from 11.5% to 17.5% (coefficient of variation 10.4%). The highest rate in the 2016-2025 series was 18.5% in 2017.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow does poverty in Lambayeque compare with other departments?
INEI places Lambayeque 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 Junin.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow much extreme poverty is there in Lambayeque?
For extreme poverty (household spending below the cost of a basic food basket), INEI places Lambayeque in group 5 of 5 for 2025 (group 1 is the poorest), with a 95% confidence range of 0.1% to 0.9% for the group.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyWhat is the average income in Lambayeque?
Average real income per person in Lambayeque was 1,205 soles a month in 2025, in constant 2025 soles at Lima Metropolitana prices (12th 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 Lambayeque?
Real income per person in Lambayeque was 1,205 soles a month in 2025 against 1,326 in 2019 and 1,266 in 2016 (constant 2025 soles), a change of -9.1% since 2019 (Peru -5.2%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow Lambayeque compares with other departments
People in monetary poverty (2025)
Lambayeque ranks 19 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Amazonas | 20.4% |
| 17 | Cusco | 18.8% |
| 18 | Tacna | 17.4% |
| 19 | Lambayeque | 14.5% |
| 20 | Junin | 13.5% |
| 21 | Arequipa | 12.8% |
| 22 | Moquegua | 7.8% |
Average real income per person a month (soles) (2025)
Lambayeque ranks 10 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 13 | Amazonas | 1,122 |
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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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