Poverty and living standards in Ucayali, Peru: official figures
21.8% of the people of Ucayali lived in monetary poverty in 2025, according to INEI's National Household Survey (13th lowest of 26 areas INEI reports; Peru 25.7%).
Is poverty falling in Ucayali?
Monetary poverty in Ucayali was 21.8% in 2025 against 27.1% in 2024, down 5.3 percentage points (a statistically significant change by INEI's test); it was 12.3% in 2019, before the pandemic, and 12.7% in 2016.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow precise is the poverty figure for Ucayali?
The 95% confidence interval of INEI's 2025 poverty estimate for Ucayali runs from 18.2% to 25.4% (coefficient of variation 8.4%). The highest rate in the 2016-2025 series was 27.1% in 2024.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow does poverty in Ucayali compare with other departments?
INEI places Ucayali 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 Tacna.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow much extreme poverty is there in Ucayali?
For extreme poverty (household spending below the cost of a basic food basket), INEI places Ucayali 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 Ucayali?
Average real income per person in Ucayali was 961 soles a month in 2025, in constant 2025 soles at Lima Metropolitana prices (6th 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 Ucayali?
Real income per person in Ucayali was 961 soles a month in 2025 against 924 in 2019 and 919 in 2016 (constant 2025 soles), a change of +4.0% since 2019 (Peru -5.2%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) · saved copyHow Ucayali compares with other departments
People in monetary poverty (2025)
Ucayali ranks 13 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Piura | 28.1% |
| 11 | La Libertad | 25.5% |
| 12 | Ancash | 22.9% |
| 13 | Ucayali | 21.8% |
| 14 | San Martin | 21.3% |
| 15 | Apurimac | 20.9% |
| 16 | Amazonas | 20.4% |
Average real income per person a month (soles) (2025)
Ucayali ranks 19 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Apurimac | 1,076 |
| 17 | Ayacucho | 1,000 |
| 18 | Pasco | 991 |
| 19 | Ucayali | 961 |
| 20 | Cajamarca | 941 |
| 21 | Puno | 926 |
| 22 | Loreto | 913 |
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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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