Peru: Tumbes Region

Contents: Provinces and Districts

The population of the provinces and districts (distritos) in the Tumbes Region according to census results and latest official projections.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, urbanization, literacy (a3+), ethnic group (a12+), religion (a12+)).

Name	Status	Population Census 1993-07-11	Population Census 2007-10-21	Population Census 2017-10-22	Population Projection 2022-06-30
Contralmirante Villar	Province	13,361	16,914	21,906	25,361	→
Canoas de Punta Sal (← Zorritos)	District	...	4,429	6,666	8,220	→
Casitas	District	2,659	2,233	2,532	2,772	→
Zorritos	District	...	10,252	12,708	14,369	→
Tumbes	Province	115,406	142,338	161,369	175,684	→
Corrales	District	17,489	20,984	24,103	26,120	→
La Cruz	District	6,769	8,090	9,866	10,995	→
Pampas de Hospital	District	5,456	6,313	7,139	7,691	→
San Jacinto	District	7,450	7,979	8,614	9,112	→
San Juan de la Virgen	District	3,641	3,848	4,581	5,049	→
Tumbes	District	74,601	95,124	107,066	116,717	→
Zarumilla	Province	26,754	41,054	51,423	58,511	→
Aguas Verdes	District	7,977	16,058	18,169	19,806	→
Matapalo	District	744	1,568	3,435	4,686	→
Papayal	District	4,603	4,965	6,482	7,354	→
Zarumilla	District	13,430	18,463	23,337	26,665	→
Tumbes	Region	155,521	200,306	234,698	259,556

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

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

Further information about the population structure:

Gender	Persons
Males	119,120
Females	115,578

Gender (C 2017)
Males	119,120
Females	115,578

Age Groups	Persons
0-14 years	68,877
15-64 years	151,004
65+ years	14,818

Age Groups (C 2017)
0-14 years	68,877
15-64 years	151,004
65+ years	14,818

Age Distribution	Males	Females
90+ years	249	254
80-89 years	1496	1416
70-79 years	3258	2930
60-69 years	6948	6073
50-59 years	11684	10565
40-49 years	14554	14231
30-39 years	17800	17854
20-29 years	18886	19161
10-19 years	20339	19747
0-9 years	23905	23348

Age Distribution (C 2017)
90+ years	503
80-89 years	2,912
70-79 years	6,188
60-69 years	13,021
50-59 years	22,249
40-49 years	28,785
30-39 years	35,654
20-29 years	38,047
10-19 years	40,086
0-9 years	47,253

Urbanization	Persons
Rural	15,456
Urban	219,242

Urbanization (C 2017)
Rural	15,456
Urban	219,242

Literacy (A3+)	Persons
yes	198,444
no	23,037

Literacy (A3+) (C 2017)
yes	198,444
no	23,037

Ethnic Group (A12+)	Persons
Quechua	3,478
Aymara	157
Afro-Peruvian	20,576
White	16,045
Mestizo	131,299
Other group	1,773

Ethnic Group (A12+) (C 2017)
Quechua	3,478
Aymara	157
Afro-Peruvian	20,576
White	16,045
Mestizo	131,299
Other group	1,773

Religion (A12+)	Persons
Catholic	140,097
Evangelical	26,286
Other religion	5,533
No religion	6,710

Religion (A12+) (C 2017)
Catholic	140,097
Evangelical	26,286
Other religion	5,533
No religion	6,710