1993 Peruvian census

The 1993 Peru Census was a detailed enumeration of the Peruvian population made on July 11, 1993, by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Its full name in Spanish is IX Censo de Población y IV de Vivienda ("Ninth Population and Fourth Household Census"). The latest census done by the Peruvian Government is the :es:Censo peruano de 2025. Population According to this census, the total population in Peru is 22,048,356 inhabitants, 50.3% of which (11,091,981) are female and 49.7% (10,956,375) are male. Departments Department Persons born in the dept. or abroad % of country's population Amazonas 337,421 1.5 Ancash 1,192,942 5.4 Apurímac 550,846 2.5 Arequipa 846,180 3.8 Ayacucho 766,962 3.5 Cajamarca 1,652,073 7.5 Callao 418,261 1.9 Cusco 1,147,713 5.2 Huancavelica 580,892 2.6 Huánuco 729,553 3.3 Ica 595,235 2.7 Junín 1,185,301 5.4 La Libertad 1,320,230 6.0 Lambayeque 915,968 4.2 Lima 4,430,910 20.1 Loreto 742,717 3.4 Madre de Dios 45,655 0.2 Moquegua 114,228 0.5 Pasco 299,749 1.4 Piura 1,568,391 7.1 Puno 1,329,474 6.0 San Martín 474,024 2.1 Tacna 149,838 0.7 Tumbes 136,738 0.6 Ucayali 240,945 1.1 Abroad 52,725 0.2 Unspecified 223,385 1.0 Total 22,048,356 100% Lima Metropolitan Area The Lima Metropolitan Area consists of the cities of Lima and Callao. Area Population % of country's population Lima Metropolitan Areaes Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática, Lima Metropolitana perfil socio-demográfico https://web.archive.org/web/20070813213938/http://www.inei.gob.pe/biblioineipub/bancopub/Est/LIb0002/cap0101.htm 2007-08-13 . Retrieved on August 12, 2007 6,434,323 28.4 Languages Spanish is the most spoken language in the country, with 89.5% using it as their first language, while Quechua is spoken at home by 16.5% of the population, 2.3% speak Aymara, 0.7% speak other indigenous languages, and 0.2% speak foreign languages. Education The illiteracy rate is 15%. See also Peru Census Peru 2005 Census Peru 2007 Census References Category:Censuses in Peru Category:Demographics of Peru Peru Category:1993 in Peru