Poverty and living standards in Moquegua, Peru: official figures
7.8% of the people of Moquegua lived in monetary poverty in 2025, according to INEI's National Household Survey (3rd lowest of 26 areas INEI reports; Peru 25.7%).
Is poverty falling in Moquegua?
Monetary poverty in Moquegua was 7.8% in 2025 against 11.0% in 2024, down 3.2 percentage points (not a statistically significant change by INEI's test); it was 9.2% in 2019, before the pandemic, and 9.6% in 2016.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow precise is the poverty figure for Moquegua?
The 95% confidence interval of INEI's 2025 poverty estimate for Moquegua runs from 5.3% to 10.4% (coefficient of variation 16.5%). The highest rate in the 2016-2025 series was 18.2% in 2020.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow does poverty in Moquegua compare with other departments?
INEI places Moquegua 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 Madre de Dios.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow much extreme poverty is there in Moquegua?
For extreme poverty (household spending below the cost of a basic food basket), INEI places Moquegua 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 Moquegua?
Average real income per person in Moquegua was 1,839 soles a month in 2025, in constant 2025 soles at Lima Metropolitana prices (the 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 Moquegua?
Real income per person in Moquegua was 1,839 soles a month in 2025 against 1,733 in 2019 and 1,767 in 2016 (constant 2025 soles), a change of +6.1% since 2019 (Peru -5.2%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow Moquegua compares with other departments
People in monetary poverty (2025)
Moquegua ranks 22 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)
Moquegua ranks 1 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moquegua | 1,839 |
| 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 |
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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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