2017 Peruvian census

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The 2017 Peru Census was a detailed enumeration and twelfth national population census of Peru. It was conducted by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática[3] on Sunday, October 22, 2017. Its full name in Spanish is XII Censo de Población, VII de Vivienda y III de Comunidades Indígenas. The previous census performed in Peru was the 2007 Census.

Twelfth census of Peru

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General information
CountryPeru
AuthorityInstituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática
Results
Total population31 800 000 [1][2] (Increase)
Most populous ​regionLima
Least populous ​regionMadre de Dios

Questions edit

The census form had 47 questions referring to households and basic services, housing, methods of travel and formation of families; such as gender, disability and ethnicity.[4] A question on ethnic self-identification was included in the 2017 census.[5][6]

Results edit

 
President of Peru Pedro Pablo Kuczynski inviting the population to participate in the 2017 census.

Population edit

Comparison between the 2007 and 2017 census.

Population by region[7]
Region Population
Censed
2007 / %
Total
Population
2007
Population
Censed
2017 / %
Population
Change / %
Total
Population
2017
  Lima 8,442,409 30.80% TBD 9,485,405 32.28%   1,042,996   12.35%   TBD
  Piura 1,676,315 6.12% TBD 1,856,809 6.32%   180,494   10.77%   TBD
  La Libertad 1,617,050 5.90% TBD 1,778,080 6.05%   161,030   9.96%   TBD
  Arequipa 1,152,303 4.20% TBD 1,382,730 4.71%   230,427   19.99%   TBD
  Cajamarca 1,387,809 5.06% TBD 1,341,012 4.56%   −46,797   -3.37%   TBD
  Junín 1,225,474 4.47% TBD 1,246,038 4.24%   20,564   1.68%   TBD
  Cusco 1,171,403 4.27% TBD 1,205,527 4.10%   34,124   2.91%   TBD
  Lambayeque 1,112,868 4.06% TBD 1,197,260 4.08   84,392   7.58%   TBD
  Puno 1,268,441 4.63% TBD 1,172,697 3.99%   −95,744  -7.55%   TBD
  Ancash 1,063,459 3.88% TBD 1,083,519 3.69%   20,060   1.89%   TBD
  Callao 879,679 3.21% TBD 994,494 3.38%   114,815   13.05%   TBD
  Loreto 891,732 3.25% TBD 883,510 3.00%   −8,222   -0.92%   TBD
  Ica 711,932 2.60% TBD 850,765 2.90%   138,833   19.50%   TBD
  San Martín 728,808 2.66% TBD 813,381 2.77%   84,573  11.60%   TBD
  Huánuco 762,223 2.78% TBD 721,047 2.45%   −41,176   -5.40%   TBD
  Ayacucho 612,489 2.23% TBD 616,176 2.10%   3,687   0.60%   TBD
  Ucayali 432,159 1.58% TBD 496,459 1.70%   64,300   14.88%   TBD
  Apurímac 404,190 1.47% TBD 405,759 1.38%   1,569   0.39%   TBD
  Amazonas 375,993 1.37% TBD 379,384 1.29%   3,391   0.90%   TBD
  Huancavelica 454,797 1.66% TBD 347,639 1.18%   −107,158   -23.56%   TBD
  Tacna 288,781 1.05% TBD 329,332 1.12%   40,551   14.04%   TBD
  Pasco 280,449 1.02% TBD 254,065 0.86%   −26,384   -9.41%   TBD
  Tumbes 200,306 0.73% TBD 224,863 0.76%   24,557   12.26%   TBD
  Moquegua 161,533 0.59% TBD 174,863 0.60%   13,330   8.25%   TBD
  Madre de Dios 109,555 0.40% TBD 141,070 0.48%   31,515   28.77%   TBD
  Peru 27,412,157 100% 28,220,764 29,381,884 100% 1,969,727   7.19%   31,237,385

Ethnic group and religion edit

Self-identified ethnicity edit

Responses are for the population of 12 years old and above.

Ethnic group Population %
Mestizo 13,965,254 60.2
Quechua 5,176,809 22.3
White 1,366,931 5.9
Afro-descendant 828,841 3.6
Aymara 548,292 2.4
Native or indigenous to the Amazon 79,266 0.3
Asháninka 55,489 0.2
Part of another Indigenous 49,838 0.2
Aguaruna/Awajún 37,690 0.2
Shipibo-Conibo/Konibo 25,222 0.1
Japanese (Nikkei) 22,534 0.1
Chinese (Tusan) 14,307 0.1
Other 254,892 1.1
Don't know / no response 771,026 3.3
Total 23,196,391 100.0
Source:INEI[7]

Religion edit

Distribution of religious denominations.[8]

Religion Population / % Change
2007-2017
Catholic 17,635,339 76.0   4.0%
Evangelical 3,264,819 14.1   25.3%
Total, other 1,115,872 4.8   64.3%
    Christian 381,031 1.64 -
    Adventists 353,430 1.52 -
    Jehovah's Witnesses 173,602 0.75 -
    Mormon 113,659 0.49 -
    Other 94,150 0.41 -
None 1,180,361 5.1   94.0%
Total 23,196,391 100.0   11.3%

Note: ‘Other’ religions such as Buddhist, Hindu, Islam.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "INEI realizará censos de población y vivienda en setiembre de este año". Andina. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  2. ^ El INEI estima que 31 millones 800 mil peruanos serán censados este domingo.
  3. ^ "Mediante una aplicación, afroperuanos podrán participar en el Censo Virtual Afroperuano". La República. Archived from the original on 11 October 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Censo Nacional 2017: la orden de inamovilidad y otros detalles a tener en cuenta". El Comercio. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Se instaló el Comité Técnico sobre Estadísticas Étnicas con participación de organizaciones indígenas y afroperuanas". cultura.gob.pe. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  6. ^ "INEI incluirá por primera vez dos preguntas de autoidentificación étnica en Censo 2017". Gestión. 23 November 2016. Archived from the original on 20 May 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Perú: Perfil Sociodemográfico" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. p. 214. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Más de medio millón de peruanos se convirtieron en evangélicos durante los últimos 10 años". El Antídoto.pe. October 1, 2018. Archived from the original on November 19, 2018. Retrieved November 19, 2018.