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Lima

Region in Peru

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The population development in Lima as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images).

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NameStatusPopulation
Census
1993-07-11
Population
Census
2007-10-21
Population
Census
2017-10-22
Population
Projection
2022-06-30
Lima (incl. Provincia de Lima)Region6,386,3088,445,21110,135,00910,986,006
BarrancaProvince114,051133,904155,387155,025
CajatamboProvince9,4758,3587,0696,152
CañeteProvince152,378200,662252,253261,008
CantaProvince10,99613,51312,60811,449
HuaralProvince126,025164,660197,963200,847
HuarochiríProvince59,05772,84562,85461,586
HuauraProvince163,174197,384243,597249,997
LimaRegion-level Province5,706,1277,605,7429,162,32210,004,141
OyónProvince17,27920,64218,75616,852
YauyosProvince27,74627,50122,20018,949
PeruRepublic22,639,44327,219,26431,237,38533,396,698

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática, Peru (web).

Explanation: The tabulated results of the 2017 census are adjusted for underenumeration. Area figures of provinces are computed by using geospatial data.


Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2017)
Males4,978,285
Females5,156,724
Age Groups (C 2017)
0-14 years2,279,864
15-64 years6,976,662
65+ years878,483
Age Distribution (C 2017)
90+ years34,972
80-89 years172,832
70-79 years375,226
60-69 years676,685
50-59 years998,557
40-49 years1,343,446
30-39 years1,627,649
20-29 years1,838,689
10-19 years1,538,193
0-9 years1,528,760
Urbanization (C 2017)
Rural177,358
Urban9,957,651
Literacy (A3+) (C 2017)
yes9,027,908
no669,197
Ethnic Group (A12+) (C 2017)
Quechua1,361,555
Aymara53,225
Afro-Peruvian235,856
White587,765
Mestizo5,627,340
Other group173,451
Religion (A12+) (C 2017)
Catholic6,396,005
Evangelical899,802
Other religion484,774
No religion528,021

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