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Arequipa

Region in Peru

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The population development in Arequipa 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
ArequipaRegion916,8061,152,3031,460,4331,553,994
ArequipaProvince676,790864,2501,137,0871,226,404
CamanáProvince42,40353,06561,61663,098
CaravelíProvince27,48435,92843,24344,803
CastillaProvince36,86438,42536,56134,389
CayllomaProvince45,23673,71894,776101,277
CondesuyosProvince20,69518,99117,45016,167
IslayProvince50,03952,26455,95355,360
La UniónProvince17,29515,66213,74712,496
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)
Males721,219
Females739,214
Age Groups (C 2017)
0-14 years345,906
15-64 years988,622
65+ years125,905
Age Distribution (C 2017)
90+ years5,228
80-89 years26,015
70-79 years53,757
60-69 years94,141
50-59 years142,749
40-49 years191,031
30-39 years228,464
20-29 years257,553
10-19 years226,449
0-9 years235,045
Urbanization (C 2017)
Rural124,615
Urban1,335,818
Literacy (A3+) (C 2017)
yes1,274,358
no118,691
Ethnic Group (A12+) (C 2017)
Quechua372,378
Aymara38,318
Afro-Peruvian25,744
White57,972
Mestizo639,082
Other group18,495
Religion (A12+) (C 2017)
Catholic983,652
Evangelical74,582
Other religion72,330
No religion50,278

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