2017 Peru Census

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
General information
CountryPeru
Results
Total population31 800 000 [1][2] ()
Most populous ​regionLima
Least populous ​regionMadre de Dios

Questions

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

Population

Comparison between the 2007 and 2017 census.

Population by region[7]
Flag Region Population
Censed
2007		 % Total
Population
2007		 Total
Population
2007		 Population
Censed
2017		 % Total
Population
2017		 Population
Change		 % 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

Self-identified ethnicity

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

Ethnic group Population Percentage
Mestizo13,965,25460.2%
Quechua5,176,80922.3%
White1,366,9315.9%
Afro-descendant828,8413.6%
Aymara548,2922.4%
Native or indigenous to the Amazon79,2660.3%
Asháninka55,4890.2%
Part of another Indigenous49,8380.2%
Aguaruna/Awajún37,6900.2%
Shipibo-Conibo/Konibo25,2220.1%
Japanese (Nikkei)22,5340.1%
Chinese (Tusan)14,3070.1%
Other254,8921.1%
Don’t know / no response771,0263.3%
Total23,196,391100.0%
Source:INEI[7]

Religion

Distribution of religious denominations.[8]

Religion Population Percentage Change
2007-2017
Catholic17,635,33976.0% 4.0%
Evangelical3,264,81914.1% 25.3%
Total, other1,115,8724.8% 64.3%
    Christian381,0311.64%-
    Adventists353,4301.52%-
    Jehovah's Witnesses173,6020.75%-
    Mormon113,6590.49%-
    Other94,1500.41%-
None1,180,3615.1% 94.0%
Total23,196,391100.0% 11.3%

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

See also

References
  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. "Perú: Perfil Sociodemográfico" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática: 214. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  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.
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