2017 Peruvian 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
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General information
Country	Peru
Authority	Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática
Results
Total population	31 800 000 [1][2] ()
Most populous ​region	Lima
Least populous ​region	Madre 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]
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

Self-identified ethnicity

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

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

• Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI)
• Census in Peru
• 1993 Peru Census
• 2005 Peru Census
• 2007 Peru Census

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. 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.