Poverty and living standards in Tacna, Peru: official figures
17.4% of the people of Tacna lived in monetary poverty in 2025, according to INEI's National Household Survey (7th lowest of 26 areas INEI reports; Peru 25.7%).
Is poverty falling in Tacna?
Monetary poverty in Tacna was 17.4% in 2025 against 24.0% in 2024, down 6.6 percentage points (a statistically significant change by INEI's test); it was 13.3% in 2019, before the pandemic, and 14.6% in 2016.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow precise is the poverty figure for Tacna?
The 95% confidence interval of INEI's 2025 poverty estimate for Tacna runs from 12.9% to 22.0% (coefficient of variation 13.4%). The highest rate in the 2016-2025 series was 26.7% in 2023.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow does poverty in Tacna compare with other departments?
INEI places Tacna in group 3 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 19.4% to 22.3%, together with Amazonas, Ancash, Apurimac, Cusco, the Lima region, San Martin and Ucayali.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow much extreme poverty is there in Tacna?
For extreme poverty (household spending below the cost of a basic food basket), INEI places Tacna 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 Tacna?
Average real income per person in Tacna was 1,312 soles a month in 2025, in constant 2025 soles at Lima Metropolitana prices (5th 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 Tacna?
Real income per person in Tacna was 1,312 soles a month in 2025 against 1,363 in 2019 and 1,332 in 2016 (constant 2025 soles), a change of -3.7% since 2019 (Peru -5.2%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow Tacna compares with other departments
People in monetary poverty (2025)
Tacna ranks 18 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Apurimac | 20.9% |
| 16 | Amazonas | 20.4% |
| 17 | Cusco | 18.8% |
| 18 | Tacna | 17.4% |
| 19 | Lambayeque | 14.5% |
| 20 | Junin | 13.5% |
| 21 | Arequipa | 12.8% |
Average real income per person a month (soles) (2025)
Tacna ranks 4 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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