A census in Peru is the enumeration of the Peruvian population made by the Peruvian government. By law (Law Nº 13248) a population and household census has to be executed every ten years.Ley Nº 13248, Ley de Censos, August 24, 1959. The latest census was held in 2025.
The first five times the census was held, only population data was included. From the sixth census onwards, household data has also been included. HISTORIA DE LOS CENSOS EN EL PERÚ / History of the censuses in peru
Chronology
The following table shows the year each census was held, as well as the total population number at the time. No. Date Population Change since previous census 1 1836 1,873,736 N/A 2 1850 2,001,203 127,467 3 1862 2,487,916 486,713 4 1876 2,699,105 211,189 5 1940 7,023,111 4,324,006 6 1961 10,420,357 3,397,246 7 1973 14,121,564 3,701,207 8 1981 17,762,231 3,640,667 9 1993 22,639,443 4,877,212 10 2005 26,152,265 3,512,822 11 2007 28,220,764 2,068,499 12 2017 31,237,385 3,016,621
See also Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática
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