Poverty and living standards in Madre de Dios, Peru: official figures
7.3% of the people of Madre de Dios lived in monetary poverty in 2025, according to INEI's National Household Survey (2nd lowest of 26 areas INEI reports; Peru 25.7%).
Is poverty falling in Madre de Dios?
Monetary poverty in Madre de Dios was 7.3% in 2025 against 11.1% in 2024, down 3.8 percentage points (not a statistically significant change by INEI's test); it was 9.2% in 2019, before the pandemic, and 7.5% in 2016.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow precise is the poverty figure for Madre de Dios?
The 95% confidence interval of INEI's 2025 poverty estimate for Madre de Dios runs from 3.1% to 11.5% (coefficient of variation 28.9%). The highest rate in the 2016-2025 series was 16.6% in 2023.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow does poverty in Madre de Dios compare with other departments?
INEI places Madre de Dios in group 5 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 4.0% to 6.8%, together with Ica and Moquegua.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow much extreme poverty is there in Madre de Dios?
For extreme poverty (household spending below the cost of a basic food basket), INEI places Madre de Dios 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 Madre de Dios?
Average real income per person in Madre de Dios was 1,292 soles a month in 2025, in constant 2025 soles at Lima Metropolitana prices (7th 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 Madre de Dios?
Real income per person in Madre de Dios was 1,292 soles a month in 2025 against 1,347 in 2019 and 1,297 in 2016 (constant 2025 soles), a change of -4.1% since 2019 (Peru -5.2%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow Madre de Dios compares with other departments
People in monetary poverty (2025)
Madre de Dios ranks 23 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 24 | Ica | 4.5% |
Average real income per person a month (soles) (2025)
Madre de Dios ranks 6 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 9 | Callao | 1,207 |
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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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