2017 Peru Census

Twelfth census of Peru
General information
Country	Peru
Date taken	October 22, 2017
Total population	31 800 000 [1][2]
Percent change
Most populous region	Lima
Least populous region	Madre de Dios

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.

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 2007	Population 2017	Change
	Lima	8,442,409	9,485,405	1,042,996
	Piura	1,676,315	1,856,809	180,494
	La Libertad	1,617,050	1,778,080	161,030
	Arequipa	1,152,303	1,382,730	230,427
	Cajamarca	1,387,809	1,341,012	−46,797
	Junín	1,225,474	1,246,038	20,564
	Cusco	1,171,403	1,205,527	34,124
	Lambayeque	1,112,868	1,197,260	84,392
	Puno	1,268,441	1,172,697	−95,744
	Ancash	1,063,459	1,083,519	20,060
	Callao	879,679	994,494	114,815
	Loreto	891,732	883,510	−8,222
	Ica	711,932	850,765	138,833
	San Martín	728,808	813,381	84,573
	Huánuco	762,223	721,047	−41,176
	Ayacucho	612,489	616,176	3,687
	Ucayali	432,159	496,459	64,300
	Apurímac	404,190	405,759	1,569
	Amazonas	375,993	379,384	3,391
	Huancavelica	454,797	347,639	−107,158
	Tacna	288,781	329,332	40,551
	Pasco	280,449	254,065	−26,384
	Tumbes	200,306	224,863	24,557
	Moquegua	161,533	174,863	13,330
	Madre de Dios	109,555	141,070	31,515
	Peru	27,412,157	29,381,884	1,969,727

Ethnic group and religion

Self-identified ethnicity

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

Ethnic group	Population	Percentage
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	Percentage	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%	-
No religion	1,180,361	5.1%	94.0%
Total	23,196,391	100.0%	11.3%

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

References

"INEI realizará censos de población y vivienda en setiembre de este año". Andina. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
El INEI estima que 31 millones 800 mil peruanos serán censados este domingo.
"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.
"Censo Nacional 2017: la orden de inamovilidad y otros detalles a tener en cuenta". El Comercio. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
"Se instaló el Comité Técnico sobre Estadísticas Étnicas con participación de organizaciones indígenas y afroperuanas". cultura.gob.pe. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
"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.
"Perú: Perfil Sociodemográfico" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática: 214. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
"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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[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.

[census2017-7] "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.