Poverty and living standards in Tumbes, Peru: official figures
28.3% of the people of Tumbes lived in monetary poverty in 2025, according to INEI's National Household Survey (9th highest of 26 areas INEI reports; Peru 25.7%).
Is poverty falling in Tumbes?
Monetary poverty in Tumbes was 28.3% in 2025 against 26.9% in 2024, up 1.4 percentage points (not a statistically significant change by INEI's test); it was 13.7% in 2019, before the pandemic, and 11.9% in 2016.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow precise is the poverty figure for Tumbes?
The 95% confidence interval of INEI's 2025 poverty estimate for Tumbes runs from 23.4% to 33.1% (coefficient of variation 8.7%). The highest rate in the 2016-2025 series was 32.6% in 2020.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow does poverty in Tumbes compare with other departments?
INEI places Tumbes 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 La Libertad, Lima Metropolitana, Piura and Callao.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow much extreme poverty is there in Tumbes?
For extreme poverty (household spending below the cost of a basic food basket), INEI places Tumbes 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 Tumbes?
Average real income per person in Tumbes was 1,094 soles a month in 2025, in constant 2025 soles at Lima Metropolitana prices (11th lowest of 26 areas INEI reports; Peru 1,252).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHas income recovered since the pandemic in Tumbes?
Real income per person in Tumbes was 1,094 soles a month in 2025 against 1,315 in 2019 and 1,366 in 2016 (constant 2025 soles), a change of -16.8% since 2019 (Peru -5.2%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow Tumbes compares with other departments
People in monetary poverty (2025)
Tumbes ranks 9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Huancavelica | 34.3% |
| 7 | Ayacucho | 33.7% |
| 8 | Callao | 32.1% |
| 9 | Tumbes | 28.3% |
| 10 | Piura | 28.1% |
| 11 | La Libertad | 25.5% |
| 12 | Ancash | 22.9% |
Average real income per person a month (soles) (2025)
Tumbes ranks 14 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Ancash | 1,203 |
| 12 | Piura | 1,130 |
| 13 | Amazonas | 1,122 |
| 14 | Tumbes | 1,094 |
| 15 | Cusco | 1,087 |
| 16 | Apurimac | 1,076 |
| 17 | Ayacucho | 1,000 |
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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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