Regions
The population of the regions of Peru according to census results.
Callao and Lima province belong to no region.
Name | Abbr. | Status | Capital | Area A (km²) | Population Census (C) 1981-07-12 | Population Census (C) 1993-07-11 | Population Census (C) 2007-10-21 | Population Census (C) 2017-10-22 | |||
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Peru | PER | Rep | Lima | 1,285,216 | 17,005,210 | 22,048,356 | 27,412,157 | 29,381,884 | |||
Amazonas | AMA | Reg | Chachapoyas | 39,249 | 254,560 | 336,665 | 375,993 | 379,384 | 3924900 | → | |
Áncash | ANC | Reg | Huaraz | 35,826 | 826,399 | 955,023 | 1,063,459 | 1,083,519 | 3582600 | → | |
Apurímac | APU | Reg | Abancay | 20,896 | 323,346 | 381,997 | 404,190 | 405,759 | 2089600 | → | |
Arequipa | ARE | Reg | Arequipa | 63,345 | 706,580 | 916,806 | 1,152,303 | 1,382,730 | 6334500 | → | |
Ayacucho | AYA | Reg | Ayacucho | 43,814 | 503,392 | 492,507 | 612,489 | 616,176 | 4381400 | → | |
Cajamarca | CAJ | Reg | Cajamarca | 33,247 | 1,026,444 | 1,259,808 | 1,387,809 | 1,341,012 | 3324700 | → | |
Callao | CAL | Prov | Callao | 147 | 443,413 | 639,729 | 876,877 | 994,494 | 14700 | → | |
Cusco (Cuzco) | CUS | Reg | Cusco | 71,892 | 832,504 | 1,028,763 | 1,171,403 | 1,205,527 | 7189200 | → | |
Huancavelica | HCL | Reg | Huancavelica | 22,131 | 346,797 | 385,162 | 454,797 | 347,639 | 2213100 | → | |
Huánuco | HNC | Reg | Huánuco | 36,938 | 477,650 | 654,489 | 762,223 | 721,047 | 3693800 | → | |
Ica | ICA | Reg | Ica | 21,328 | 433,897 | 565,686 | 711,932 | 850,765 | 2132800 | → | |
Junín | JUN | Reg | Huancayo | 44,410 | 852,238 | 1,035,841 | 1,225,474 | 1,246,038 | 4441000 | → | |
La Libertad | LLI | Reg | Trujillo | 25,570 | 982,074 | 1,270,261 | 1,617,050 | 1,778,080 | 2557000 | → | |
Lambayeque | LAM | Reg | Chiclayo | 14,231 | 674,442 | 920,795 | 1,112,868 | 1,197,260 | 1423100 | → | |
Lima | LMR | Reg | Huacho | 32,129 | 581,280 | 680,181 | 839,469 | 910,431 | 3212900 | → | |
Lima | LMP | Prov | Lima | 2,672 | 4,164,597 | 5,706,127 | 7,605,742 | 8,574,974 | 267200 | → | |
Loreto | LOR | Reg | Iquitos | 368,852 | 482,829 | 687,282 | 891,732 | 883,510 | 36885200 | → | |
Madre de Dios | MDD | Reg | Puerto Maldonado | 85,183 | 33,007 | 67,008 | 109,555 | 141,070 | 8518300 | → | |
Moquegua | MOQ | Reg | Moquegua | 15,734 | 101,610 | 128,747 | 161,533 | 174,863 | 1573400 | → | |
Pasco | PAS | Reg | Cerro de Pasco | 25,320 | 212,145 | 226,295 | 280,449 | 254,065 | 2532000 | → | |
Piura | PIU | Reg | Piura | 35,892 | 1,125,865 | 1,388,264 | 1,676,315 | 1,856,809 | 3589200 | → | |
Puno | PUN | Reg | Puno | 71,999 | 890,258 | 1,079,849 | 1,268,441 | 1,172,697 | 7199900 | → | |
San Martín | SMA | Reg | Moyobamba | 51,253 | 319,751 | 552,387 | 728,808 | 813,381 | 5125300 | → | |
Tacna | TAC | Reg | Tacna | 16,076 | 143,085 | 218,353 | 288,781 | 329,332 | 1607600 | → | |
Tumbes | TUM | Reg | Tumbes | 4,669 | 103,839 | 155,521 | 200,306 | 224,863 | 466900 | → | |
Ucayali | UCA | Reg | Pucallpa | 102,411 | 163,208 | 314,810 | 432,159 | 496,459 | 10241100 | → |
- The tabulated census results are not adjusted for underenumeration. The omitted population is estimated to be 1,855,501 in 2017, resulting in an adjusted total population of 31,237,385 in 2017. The adjusted total population in 2007 was 28,220,764.
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática INEI, Peru (web).
Major Cities
Name | Adm. | Population Census (Cf) 2017-10-22 | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Lima | LMP | 9,562,280 |
2 | Arequipa | ARE | 1,002,846 |
3 | Trujillo | LLI | 857,063 |
4 | Chiclayo | LAM | 606,907 |
5 | Piura | PIU | 460,876 |
6 | Cusco | CUS | 428,450 |
7 | Huancayo | JUN | 411,267 |
8 | Iquitos | LOR | 369,477 |
9 | Chimbote | ANC | 354,273 |
10 | Pucallpa | UCA | 326,462 |
Contents: Cities
The population of all Peruvian cities with more than 10,000 inhabitants according to census results.
Cities correspond to single urban localities (centros poblados) or consist of several localities (conglomerados urbano).
Name | Status | Adm. | Population Census (C) 1993-07-11 | Population Census (C) 2007-10-21 | Population Census (Cf) 2017-10-22 | Area | |
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Abancay | Congl | APU | 46,997 | 51,462 | 72,277 | 0 | |
Aguaytía | Loc | UCA | 13,773 | 13,363 | 15,587 | 0 | |
Andahuaylas | Congl | APU | 27,079 | 43,828 | 58,416 | 0 | |
Anta | Loc | CUS | ... | 6,652 | 10,182 | 0 | |
Arequipa | Congl | ARE | 629,064 | 805,150 | 1,002,846 | 0 | |
Atalaya | Loc | UCA | ... | 9,103 | 12,946 | 0 | |
Aucayacu | Loc | HNC | 14,549 | 14,028 | 16,929 | 0 | |
Ayacucho | Congl | AYA | 105,918 | 149,391 | 211,279 | 0 | |
Ayaviri | Loc | PUN | 14,608 | 18,881 | 21,859 | 0 | |
Azángaro | Loc | PUN | 11,815 | 16,035 | 20,696 | 0 | |
Bagua | Loc | AMA | 16,843 | 21,000 | 24,224 | 0 | |
Bagua Grande | Loc | AMA | 16,271 | 25,930 | 32,519 | 0 | |
Bambamarca | Loc | CAJ | 10,630 | 15,632 | 16,039 | 0 | |
Barranca | Loc | LMR | 61,138 | 53,964 | 58,749 | 0 | |
Bellavista | Loc | SMA | ... | 8,876 | 12,117 | 0 | |
Caballococha | Loc | LOR | ... | 7,885 | 9,051 | 0 | |
Cajabamba | Loc | CAJ | 11,940 | 14,528 | 18,603 | 0 | |
Cajamarca | Congl | CAJ | 92,447 | 161,215 | 201,329 | 0 | |
Calca | Loc | CUS | 8,132 | 10,413 | 13,519 | 0 | |
Caleta Cruz | Loc | TUM | ... | 7,737 | 9,015 | 0 | |
Callao | CAL | Lima | Lima | Lima | 0 | ||
Camaná | Loc | ARE | 13,284 | 14,642 | 13,364 | 0 | |
Caraz | Loc | ANC | 9,635 | 13,330 | 15,204 | 0 | |
Cartavio [in: Santiago de Cao district] | Loc | LLI | 9,046 | 13,389 | 13,219 | 0 | |
Casa Grande | Loc | LLI | 17,654 | 20,078 | 19,097 | 0 | |
Casma | Congl | ANC | 18,666 | 24,842 | 31,656 | 0 | |
Catacaos | Loc | PIU | 38,757 | 44,797 | 44,124 | 0 | |
Cayaltí | Loc | LAM | 14,730 | 13,681 | 12,257 | 0 | |
Celendín | Loc | CAJ | 12,980 | 16,721 | 19,809 | 0 | |
Cerro de Pasco | Congl | PAS | 54,148 | 61,046 | 58,899 | 0 | |
Cerro Verde [in: Uchumayo district] | Congl | ARE | ... | ... | 11,078 | 0 | |
Chachapoyas | Loc | AMA | 15,785 | 23,202 | 32,026 | 0 | |
Chancay | Loc | LMR | 23,500 | 32,312 | 35,466 | 0 | |
Chao | Loc | LLI | ... | ... | 11,495 | 0 | |
Chepén | Loc | LLI | 33,015 | 36,770 | 37,466 | 0 | |
Chiclayo (incl. Lambayeque, Pomalca) | Congl | LAM | 393,418 | 574,283 | 606,907 | 0 | |
Chilca | Loc | LMR | 6,505 | 10,174 | 13,920 | 0 | |
Chimbote | Congl | ANC | 291,408 | 320,240 | 354,273 | 0 | |
Chincha Alta | Congl | ICA | 112,161 | 153,598 | 181,524 | 0 | |
Chota | Loc | CAJ | 12,608 | 16,531 | 22,159 | 0 | |
Chulucanas | Loc | PIU | 38,382 | 36,613 | 40,867 | 0 | |
Chupaca | Loc | JUN | 8,396 | 13,519 | 13,991 | 0 | |
Concepción | Loc | JUN | 9,941 | 11,682 | 13,478 | 0 | |
Contamana | Loc | LOR | 10,177 | 15,036 | 17,429 | 0 | |
Coracora | Loc | AYA | 7,043 | 10,131 | 10,851 | 0 | |
Cucungara [in: Cura Mori district] | Loc | PIU | ... | 7,541 | 8,857 | 0 | |
Cusco (Cuzco) | Congl | CUS | 255,568 | 348,935 | 428,450 | 0 | |
Cutervo | Loc | CAJ | 12,838 | 16,728 | 21,220 | 0 | |
Desaguadero | Loc | PUN | 4,737 | 14,365 | 8,502 | 0 | |
El Pedregal [in: Majes district] | Loc | ARE | 7,806 | 20,063 | 44,264 | 0 | |
El Triunfo (El Cruce) [in: La Joya district] | Loc | ARE | ... | ... | 8,909 | 0 | |
Eten | Loc | LAM | ... | 9,601 | 10,539 | 0 | |
Ferreñafe | Congl | LAM | 37,542 | 42,905 | 47,259 | 0 | |
Guadalupe | Loc | LLI | 17,038 | 20,605 | 21,857 | 0 | |
Guadalupe [in: Salas district] | Loc | ICA | 7,209 | 11,229 | 16,753 | 0 | |
Huacho (incl. Hualmay, Huaura, Santa Maria) | Congl | LMR | 104,345 | 133,642 | 156,790 | 0 | |
Huamachuco | Loc | LLI | 17,693 | 28,330 | 41,613 | 0 | |
Huancavelica | Congl | HCL | 31,523 | 40,004 | 49,570 | 0 | |
Huancayo | Congl | JUN | 279,836 | 350,510 | 411,267 | 0 | |
Huanchaco | Loc | LLI | ... | ... | 11,012 | 0 | |
Huanta | Loc | AYA | 17,681 | 26,026 | 33,629 | 0 | |
Huánuco | Congl | HNC | 118,814 | 146,750 | 196,627 | 0 | |
Huaral | Congl | LMR | 54,442 | 71,829 | 81,026 | 0 | |
Huaraz | Congl | ANC | 67,538 | 99,462 | 114,416 | 0 | |
Huarmey | Loc | ANC | 13,582 | 17,551 | 20,905 | 0 | |
Ica | Congl | ICA | 161,501 | 227,552 | 274,037 | 0 | |
Ilave | Loc | PUN | 16,985 | 21,127 | 20,968 | 0 | |
Ilo | Loc | MOQ | 50,183 | 63,030 | 66,118 | 0 | |
Iquitos | Congl | LOR | 274,759 | 360,314 | 369,477 | 0 | |
Jaén | Congl | CAJ | 45,929 | 64,379 | 72,446 | 0 | |
Jauja | Congl | JUN | 30,089 | 27,980 | 29,493 | 0 | |
Juanjuí | Loc | SMA | 23,643 | 23,441 | 28,453 | 0 | |
Juliaca | Congl | PUN | 142,576 | 216,716 | 276,110 | 0 | |
Junín | Loc | JUN | ... | 9,974 | 9,755 | 0 | |
La Arena | Congl | PIU | ... | ... | 25,341 | 0 | |
La Joya | Loc | ARE | ... | 6,165 | 8,306 | 0 | |
La Legua [in: Catacaos district] | Loc | PIU | ... | 7,548 | 8,863 | 0 | |
Lamas | Loc | SMA | ... | 8,883 | 11,165 | 0 | |
La Merced [in: Chanchamayo district] | Loc | JUN | 19,888 | 21,885 | 24,629 | 0 | |
La Oroya | Congl | JUN | 41,310 | 29,417 | 22,544 | 0 | |
La Pampa | Loc | ARE | 5,912 | 10,837 | 9,194 | 0 | |
Laredo | Loc | LLI | 20,069 | 22,165 | 23,828 | 0 | |
La Rinconada [in: Ananea district] | Loc | PUN | ... | 12,183 | 6,969 | 0 | |
Las Lomas | Loc | PIU | ... | 8,307 | 9,646 | 0 | |
La Unión | Loc | PIU | ... | 17,226 | 19,155 | 0 | |
Lima | Congl | LMP | 6,345,856 | 8,472,935 | 9,562,280 | 0 | |
Lircay | Loc | HCL | ... | 6,563 | 9,724 | 0 | |
Los Órganos | Loc | PIU | ... | 8,379 | 9,197 | 0 | |
Macusani | Loc | PUN | ... | 8,645 | 10,408 | 0 | |
Mala | Congl | LMR | 12,198 | 22,873 | 27,573 | 0 | |
Máncora | Loc | PIU | 6,939 | 10,128 | 12,899 | 0 | |
Mazamari | Loc | JUN | 5,989 | 12,570 | 15,454 | 0 | |
Medio Mundo [in: Végueta district] | Loc | LMR | ... | 5,801 | 9,752 | 0 | |
Miramar - Alto Salaverry | Congl | LLI | ... | ... | 19,524 | 0 | |
Moche | Loc | LLI | 18,354 | 16,000 | 20,549 | 0 | |
Mollendo | Loc | ARE | 23,403 | 22,789 | 23,886 | 0 | |
Monsefú | Loc | LAM | 20,609 | 22,165 | 23,969 | 0 | |
Moquegua | Congl | MOQ | 38,837 | 50,799 | 69,882 | 0 | |
Motupe | Loc | LAM | 10,968 | 13,382 | 16,275 | 0 | |
Moyobamba | Loc | SMA | 24,800 | 39,250 | 50,073 | 0 | |
Nauta | Loc | LOR | 8,579 | 14,646 | 19,551 | 0 | |
Nazca | Congl | ICA | 28,505 | 33,940 | 43,270 | 0 | |
Negritos | Loc | PIU | 13,389 | 12,144 | 12,277 | 0 | |
Nueva Cajamarca | Loc | SMA | 9,657 | 19,834 | 25,812 | 0 | |
Olmos | Loc | LAM | ... | 9,807 | 14,473 | 0 | |
Otuzco | Loc | LLI | 8,237 | 11,489 | 12,396 | 0 | |
Oxapampa | Loc | PAS | 7,394 | 10,334 | 10,887 | 0 | |
Pacasmayo | Loc | LLI | 23,705 | 26,105 | 28,929 | 0 | |
Paiján | Loc | LLI | 15,210 | 18,931 | 20,875 | 0 | |
Paita | Loc | PIU | 40,607 | 66,584 | 81,163 | 0 | |
Pampa Libre [in: Chancay district] | Loc | LMR | ... | 5,776 | 9,344 | 0 | |
Paramonga | Loc | LMR | 33,927 | 21,018 | 18,490 | 0 | |
Pátapo | Loc | LAM | 5,482 | 15,270 | 16,589 | 0 | |
Pativilca | Loc | LMR | 11,075 | 11,398 | 11,467 | 0 | |
Pichanaqui | Congl | JUN | ... | 41,650 | 41,743 | 0 | |
Pichari | Congl | CUS | ... | 5,236 | 14,822 | 0 | |
Picsi | Loc | LAM | ... | 4,306 | 9,251 | 0 | |
Pimentel | Loc | LAM | 13,148 | 15,319 | 15,319 | 0 | |
Pisco | Congl | ICA | 84,895 | 61,972 | 73,592 | 0 | |
Piura | Congl | PIU | 272,231 | 376,851 | 460,876 | 0 | |
Pucallpa | Congl | UCA | 172,286 | 270,780 | 326,462 | 0 | |
Puente Virú [in: Virú district] | Loc | LLI | ... | 8,995 | 10,258 | 0 | |
Puerto Maldonado | Loc | MDD | 27,354 | 56,382 | 77,221 | 0 | |
Puno | Congl | PUN | 91,467 | 119,116 | 129,801 | 0 | |
Puquio | Loc | AYA | 9,958 | 11,956 | 12,536 | 0 | |
Putina | Loc | PUN | 7,328 | 14,318 | 10,746 | 0 | |
Querecotillo | Loc | PIU | 12,086 | 12,714 | 13,173 | 0 | |
Quillabamba [in: Santa Ana district] | Loc | CUS | 22,277 | 26,573 | 23,985 | 0 | |
Quilmaná | Loc | LMR | ... | 7,913 | 10,491 | 0 | |
Requena | Loc | LOR | 14,954 | 22,055 | 22,875 | 0 | |
Rioja | Loc | SMA | 15,708 | 18,757 | 22,080 | 0 | |
Salaverry | Loc | LLI | ... | 8,816 | 11,751 | 0 | |
San Agustín de Cajas | Loc | JUN | ... | 8,756 | 14,310 | 0 | |
San Clemente | Loc | ICA | 13,200 | 18,849 | 24,207 | 0 | |
San Ignacio de la Frontera | Loc | CAJ | 7,005 | 11,266 | 13,219 | 0 | |
San Jacinto [in: Ignacio Escudero district] | Loc | PIU | ... | 7,577 | 8,982 | 0 | |
San Jerónimo de Tunán | Loc | JUN | ... | 8,630 | 11,601 | 0 | |
San José | Loc | LAM | ... | 8,355 | 10,631 | 0 | |
San Juan de Marcona | Loc | ICA | 12,919 | 12,795 | 15,933 | 0 | |
San Lucas (Pueblo Nuevo de Colán) | Loc | PIU | ... | 9,874 | 11,540 | 0 | |
San Marcos | Loc | CAJ | ... | 8,093 | 9,182 | 0 | |
San Martín de Pangoa | Congl | JUN | 4,246 | 12,583 | 21,551 | 0 | |
San Pedro de Lloc | Loc | LLI | 11,757 | 12,171 | 13,622 | 0 | |
San Pedro de los Incas [in: Corrales district] | Loc | TUM | 9,298 | 16,196 | 17,883 | 0 | |
San Ramón | Loc | JUN | 12,905 | 19,041 | 20,033 | 0 | |
Santa | Loc | ANC | 12,404 | 15,754 | 17,253 | 0 | |
Santa Eulalia | Congl | LMR | 5,584 | 12,857 | 15,299 | 0 | |
Santa Rosa | Loc | LAM | 8,518 | 10,827 | 12,180 | 0 | |
Santiago | Congl | ICA | 4,034 | 10,818 | 13,602 | 0 | |
Santo Tomás | Loc | CUS | ... | 7,575 | 10,170 | 0 | |
San Vicente de Cañete (incl. Imperial, Nuevo Imperial) | Congl | LMR | 52,128 | 61,010 | 68,100 | 0 | |
Sapallanga | Loc | JUN | ... | 4,694 | 10,825 | 0 | |
Satipo | Congl | JUN | 13,642 | 21,894 | 25,071 | 0 | |
Sechura | Loc | PIU | 13,221 | 23,250 | 33,134 | 0 | |
Segunda Jerusalén | Loc | SMA | ... | 6,412 | 14,884 | 0 | |
Sicaya | Loc | JUN | ... | 7,196 | 16,522 | 0 | |
Sicuani | Loc | CUS | 29,745 | 41,352 | 46,102 | 0 | |
Soritor | Loc | SMA | 6,807 | 11,974 | 14,310 | 0 | |
Sullana | Congl | PIU | 149,147 | 170,302 | 184,910 | 0 | |
Supe | Congl | LMR | 20,361 | 22,033 | 25,278 | 0 | |
Tacna | Congl | TAC | 174,336 | 242,451 | 284,905 | 0 | |
Talara [in: Pariñas district] | Loc | PIU | 82,228 | 83,743 | 91,444 | 0 | |
Tambo Grande | Loc | PIU | 14,862 | 20,194 | 24,073 | 0 | |
Tarapoto | Congl | SMA | 77,783 | 115,168 | 141,713 | 0 | |
Tarma | Congl | JUN | 43,498 | 40,060 | 40,341 | 0 | |
Tingo María [in: Rupa-Rupa district] | Congl | HNC | 43,152 | 48,361 | 64,964 | 0 | |
Tocache | Loc | SMA | 15,927 | 15,505 | 15,752 | 0 | |
Trujillo | Congl | LLI | 537,458 | 709,566 | 857,063 | 0 | |
Túcume | Loc | LAM | ... | 7,916 | 9,241 | 0 | |
Tumán | Loc | LAM | 21,153 | 22,886 | 23,335 | 0 | |
Tumbes | Loc | TUM | 72,616 | 91,365 | 96,946 | 0 | |
Tupac Amaru | Congl | ICA | 9,314 | 18,729 | 23,534 | 0 | |
Urubamba | Loc | CUS | 6,680 | 11,817 | 13,942 | 0 | |
Valle de Dios - Nuevo Chao [in: Chao district] | Congl | LLI | ... | ... | 14,878 | 0 | |
Victor Raúl [in: Virú district] | Congl | LLI | ... | 11,111 | 12,541 | 0 | |
Villa Rica | Loc | PAS | 7,113 | 10,761 | 11,036 | 0 | |
Virú | Loc | LLI | ... | 8,968 | 10,357 | 0 | |
Yauri [in: Espinar district] | Loc | CUS | 16,159 | 23,867 | 28,888 | 0 | |
Yunguyo | Loc | PUN | 9,036 | 11,934 | 11,766 | 0 | |
Yurimaguas | Loc | LOR | 30,658 | 45,348 | 62,903 | 0 | |
Zarumilla (incl. Aguas Verdes, La Curva) | Congl | TUM | ... | 30,291 | 37,205 | 0 |
- Most cities are defined according to the results of the 2007 census; a future revision could change their boundaries.
- (1993) (2007) Diagnóstico del Sistema Urbano Nacional, Ministerio de Vivienda, Construcción y Saneamiento, Dirección Nacional de Urbanismo, 2010.
(2017) Calculated by »City Population« using above definition and census results of the Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática INEI, Peru.