{{Infobox census | name = Twelfth census of Peru | logo = 2017 Peruvian census logo.png | logo_caption = INEI Logo | logo_size = 265px | image = | image_caption = Census Logo | country = Republic of Peru | authority = [[Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática]] | date = {{Start date|2017|10|22}} | population = 31,237,385<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.comexperu.org.pe/en/articulo/censos-nacionales-2017-cuantos-somos |title= CENSOS NACIONALES 2017. ¿CUÁNTOS SOMOS? |publisher=Andina |date= 28 September 2018|accessdate=25 September 2025}}</ref> | percent_change = {{increase}}10.7% | region_type = region | most_populous = [[Lima region|Lima]] (9,485,405) | least_populous = [[Madre de Dios region|Madre de Dios]] (141,070) | previous_year = 2007 | previous_census = 2007 Peruvian census | next_year = 2025 | next_census = 2025 Peruvian census | website = {{URL|https://censo2017.inei.gob.pe/}} }} The '''2017 Peru census''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]] XII Censo de Población, VII de Vivienda y III de Comunidades Indígenas) was the twelfth [[Census in Peru|national population]] census of [[Peru]] conducted by the [[Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática]] from Sunday, 22 October to 5 November 2017.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mediante una aplicación, afroperuanos podrán participar en el Censo Virtual Afroperuano|url=http://www.larepublica.pe/19-11-2014/mediante-una-aplicacion-afroperuanos-podran-participar-en-el-censo-virtual-afroperuano|accessdate=1 September 2015|agency=La República|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011071211/http://larepublica.pe/19-11-2014/mediante-una-aplicacion-afroperuanos-podran-participar-en-el-censo-virtual-afroperuano|archive-date=11 October 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> The total population of the Republic of Peru, was counted as 31,237,385, an increase of 10.7% or 2,068,499 people over the previous 2007 census.
Peru's next census is scheduled to take place from August to October 2025.
==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]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://elcomercio.pe/peru/censo-nacional-2017-orden-inamovilidad-otros-detalles-cuenta-noticia-447201 |title=Censo Nacional 2017: la orden de inamovilidad y otros detalles a tener en cuenta |newspaper=El Comercio |date=3 August 2017 |accessdate=3 August 2017}}</ref> A question on ethnic self-identification was included in the 2017 census.<ref>{{cite news|title=Se instaló el Comité Técnico sobre Estadísticas Étnicas con participación de organizaciones indígenas y afroperuanas|url=http://www.cultura.gob.pe/es/comunicacion/noticia/se-instalo-el-comite-tecnico-sobre-estadisticas-etnicas-con-participacion-de-0|accessdate=1 September 2015|agency=cultura.gob.pe}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://gestion.pe/politica/inei-incluira-primera-vez-dos-preguntas-autoidentificacion-etnica-censo-2017-2175422 |title=INEI incluirá por primera vez dos preguntas de autoidentificación étnica en Censo 2017 |publisher=Gestión |date=23 November 2016 |accessdate=15 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170520212008/http://gestion.pe/politica/inei-incluira-primera-vez-dos-preguntas-autoidentificacion-etnica-censo-2017-2175422 |archive-date=20 May 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Results== [[File:PPK Censo 2017.jpg|thumb|right|245px|President of Peru [[Pedro Pablo Kuczynski]] inviting the population to participate in the 2017 census.]]
===Population=== Comparison between the [[2007 Peru Census|2007]] and 2017 census. {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left" style="font-size:87%;" |- ! colspan="10" style="text-align:center;"|Population by region<ref name="census2017">{{cite web|url=https://www.inei.gob.pe/media/MenuRecursivo/publicaciones_digitales/Est/Lib1539/libro.pdf |title=Perú: Perfil Sociodemográfico |page = 214 |website= [[Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática]]|accessdate=2 December 2023}}</ref> |- ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| [[Regions of Peru|Region]] ! colspan=2| Population<br /> Censed<br /> 2007 / % ! Total<br /> Population <br /> 2007 ! colspan=2| Population<br /> Censed<br />2017 / % ! data-sort-type="number" colspan=2 |Population<br /> Change / % ! Total<br /> Population <br /> 2017 |- | {{flagicon|Lima}} | style="text-align: left;" |[[Lima Province|Lima]] | 8,442,409 | 30.80% | TBD | 9,485,405 | 32.28% {{increase}} | 1,042,996 {{increase}} | 12.35% {{increase}} | TBD |- | [[File:Bandera Región Piura.png|23px|border]] | style="text-align: left;" |[[Piura Region|Piura]] | 1,676,315 | 6.12% | TBD | 1,856,809 | 6.32% {{increase}} | 180,494 {{increase}} | 10.77% {{increase}} | TBD |- | [[File:La Libertad Flag(PER).png|23px|border]] | style="text-align: left;" |[[La Libertad Region|La Libertad]] | 1,617,050 | 5.90% | TBD | 1,778,080 | 6.05% {{increase}} | 161,030 {{increase}} | 9.96% {{increase}} | TBD |- | {{flagicon|Arequipa}} | style="text-align: left;" |[[Arequipa Region|Arequipa]] | 1,152,303 | 4.20% | TBD | 1,382,730 | 4.71% {{increase}} | 230,427 {{increase}} | 19.99% {{increase}} | TBD |- | [[File:Bandera de Cajamarca.svg|23px|border]] | style="text-align: left;" |[[Cajamarca Region|Cajamarca]] | 1,387,809 | 5.06% | TBD | 1,341,012 | 4.56% {{decrease}} | −46,797 {{decrease}} | -3.37% {{decrease}} | TBD |- | [[File:Flag of Junin.svg|23px|border]] | style="text-align: left;" |[[Junín Region|Junín]] | 1,225,474 | 4.47% | TBD | 1,246,038 | 4.24% {{decrease}} | 20,564 {{increase}} | 1.68% {{increase}} | TBD |- | [[File:Flag of Cusco (2021).svg|23px|border]] | style="text-align: left;" |[[Cusco Region|Cusco]] | 1,171,403 | 4.27% | TBD | 1,205,527 | 4.10% {{decrease}} | 34,124 {{increase}} | 2.91% {{increase}} | TBD |- | [[File:Flag of Lambayeque Department.svg|23px|border]] | style="text-align: left;" |[[Lambayeque Region|Lambayeque]] | 1,112,868 | 4.06% | TBD | 1,197,260 | 4.08 {{increase}} | 84,392 {{increase}} | 7.58% {{increase}} | TBD |- | [[File:Primer-lugar-de-la-bandera-regional-Puno1.jpg|23px|border]] | style="text-align: left;" |[[Puno Region|Puno]] | 1,268,441 | 4.63% | TBD | 1,172,697 | 3.99% {{decrease}} | −95,744{{decrease}} | -7.55% {{decrease}} | TBD |- | [[File:Bandera Ancash.svg|23px|border]] | style="text-align: left;" |[[Áncash Region|Ancash]] | 1,063,459 | 3.88% | TBD | 1,083,519 | 3.69% {{decrease}} | 20,060 {{increase}} | 1.89% {{increase}} | TBD |- | [[File:Bandera del Callao.png|23px|border]] | style="text-align: left;" | [[Callao]] | 879,679 | 3.21% | TBD | 994,494 | 3.38% {{increase}} | 114,815 {{increase}} | 13.05% {{increase}} | TBD |- | | style="text-align: left;" |[[Loreto Region|Loreto]] | 891,732 | 3.25% | TBD | 883,510 | 3.00% {{decrease}} | −8,222 {{decrease}} | -0.92% {{decrease}} | TBD |- | | style="text-align: left;" |[[Ica Region|Ica]] | 711,932 | 2.60% | TBD | 850,765 | 2.90% {{increase}} | 138,833 {{increase}} | 19.50% {{increase}} | TBD |- | | style="text-align: left;" |[[San Martín Region|San Martín]] | 728,808 | 2.66% | TBD | 813,381 | 2.77% {{increase}} | 84,573{{increase}} | 11.60% {{increase}} | TBD |- | [[File:Flag of Huánuco.svg|23px|border]] | style="text-align: left;" |[[Huánuco Region|Huánuco]] | 762,223 | 2.78% | TBD | 721,047 | 2.45% {{decrease}} | −41,176 {{decrease}} | -5.40% {{decrease}} | TBD |- | [[File:Flag of Ayacucho.svg|23px|border]] | style="text-align: left;" |[[Ayacucho Region|Ayacucho]] | 612,489 | 2.23% | TBD | 616,176 | 2.10% {{decrease}} | 3,687 {{increase}} | 0.60% {{increase}} | TBD |- | [[File:Bandera de Ucayali.svg|23px|border]] | style="text-align: left;" |[[Ucayali Region|Ucayali]] | 432,159 | 1.58% | TBD | 496,459 | 1.70% {{increase}} | 64,300 {{increase}} | 14.88% {{increase}} | TBD |- | [[File:Apurimacbandera.jpg|23px|border]] | style="text-align: left;" |[[Apurímac Region|Apurímac]] | 404,190 | 1.47% | TBD | 405,759 | 1.38% {{decrease}} | 1,569 {{increase}} | 0.39% {{increase}} | TBD |- | | style="text-align: left;" |[[Amazonas (Peruvian department)|Amazonas]] | 375,993 | 1.37% | TBD | 379,384 | 1.29% {{decrease}} | 3,391 {{increase}} | 0.90% {{increase}} | TBD |- | [[File:Huancavelica Flag (PERU).png|23px|border]] | style="text-align: left;" |[[Huancavelica Region|Huancavelica]] | 454,797 | 1.66% | TBD | 347,639 | 1.18% {{decrease}} | −107,158 {{decrease}} | -23.56% {{decrease}} | TBD |- | [[File:Flag of Tacna.svg|23px|border]] | style="text-align: left;" |[[Department of Tacna|Tacna]] | 288,781 | 1.05% | TBD | 329,332 | 1.12% {{increase}} | 40,551 {{increase}} | 14.04% {{increase}} | TBD |- | [[File:Flag of Pasco Department.svg|23px|border]] | style="text-align: left;" |[[Pasco Region|Pasco]] | 280,449 | 1.02% | TBD | 254,065 | 0.86% {{decrease}} | −26,384 {{decrease}} | -9.41% {{decrease}} | TBD |- | [[File:Bandera de Tumbes.svg|23px|border]] | style="text-align: left;" |[[Tumbes Region|Tumbes]] | 200,306 | 0.73% | TBD | 224,863 | 0.76% {{increase}} | 24,557 {{increase}} | 12.26% {{increase}} | TBD |- | [[File:Bandera Moquegua Perú.png|23px|border]] | style="text-align: left;" |[[Moquegua Region|Moquegua]] | 161,533 | 0.59% | TBD | 174,863 | 0.60% {{increase}} | 13,330 {{increase}} | 8.25% {{increase}} | TBD |- | [[File:Flag of Madre de Dios Department.svg|23px|border]] | style="text-align: left;" |[[Madre de Dios Region|Madre de Dios]] | 109,555 | 0.40% | TBD | 141,070 | 0.48% {{increase}} | 31,515 {{increase}} | 28.77% {{increase}} | TBD |- ! {{flagicon|Peru}} ! style="text-align: left;" |'''[[Peru]]''' ! 27,412,157 ! 100% ! 28,220,764 ! 29,381,884 ! 100% ! 1,969,727 {{increase}} ! 7.19% {{increase}} ! 31,237,385 |}
==Ethnic group and religion== ===Self-identified ethnicity=== Responses are for the population of 12 years old and above. {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left" |- ! colspan="2"| Ethnic group ! Population ! % |- | colspan="2"| [[Mestizo]] || 13,965,254|| 60.2 |- | colspan="2"| [[Quechua people|Quechua]]||5,176,809 || 22.3 |- | colspan="2"| [[White Peruvians|White]]||1,366,931|| 5.9 |- | colspan="2"| [[Afro-Peruvians|Afro-descendant]] || 828,841|| 3.6 |- | colspan="2"| [[Aymara people|Aymara]] ||548,292 || 2.4 |- | colspan="2"| [[Indigenous peoples in Peru|Native or indigenous]] to the [[Amazon basin|Amazon]] ||79,266||0.3 |- | colspan="2"| [[Asháninka]]|| 55,489|| 0.2 |- | colspan="2"| Part of another Indigenous || 49,838|| 0.2 |- | colspan="2"| [[Aguaruna people|Aguaruna/Awajún]] ||37,690|| 0.2 |- | colspan="2"| [[Shipibo-Conibo people|Shipibo-Conibo/Konibo]] ||25,222 ||0.1 |- | colspan="2"| [[Japanese Peruvians|Japanese]] ([[Japanese diaspora|Nikkei]])||22,534||0.1 |- | colspan="2"| [[Chinese Peruvians|Chinese]] (Tusan) ||14,307|| 0.1 |- | colspan="2"| Other ||254,892|| 1.1 |- | colspan="2"| Don't know / no response ||771,026||3.3 |- ! colspan="2"| Total||align=center|23,196,391 ||align=center|100.0 |- | colspan="4" style="text-align:left;"|<small>Source:[[Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática|INEI]]<ref name="census2017"/> </small> |}
===Religion=== Distribution of religious denominations.<ref>{{cite news |title=Más de medio millón de peruanos se convirtieron en evangélicos durante los últimos 10 años |url=https://elantidoto.pe/peru/peruanos-convertidos-evangelio-censo-inei/ |publisher=El Antídoto.pe |date=October 1, 2018 |access-date=November 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119181850/https://elantidoto.pe/peru/peruanos-convertidos-evangelio-censo-inei/ |archive-date=November 19, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left" |- ! colspan="2"| [[Religion in Peru|Religion]] ! colspan="2" |Population / % ! Change <br>2007-2017 |- | colspan="2"| [[Catholic Church in Peru|Catholic]] || 17,635,339||76.0 || {{increase}} 4.0% |- | colspan="2"| [[Evangelical]]||3,264,819|| 14.1 ||{{increase}} 25.3% |- | colspan="2"| Total, other ||1,115,872|| 4.8|| {{gain}} 64.3% |- | colspan="2"| [[Christianity|Christian]] ||381,031 || 1.64|| - |- | colspan="2"| [[Adventists]]|| 353,430 || 1.52 || - |- | colspan="2"| [[Jehovah's Witnesses]]|| 173,602|| 0.75 || - |- | colspan="2"| [[Mormonism|Mormon]]|| 113,659 || 0.49 || - |- | colspan="2"| Other || 94,150 || 0.41 || - |- | colspan="2"| None || 1,180,361|| 5.1 || {{gain}} 94.0% |- ! colspan="2"| Total ||23,196,391||100.0 || {{increase}} 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 == {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * [https://censo2017.inei.gob.pe/ 2017 Census of Peru Official Website]
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