The following is a list of the regions of Peru ordered by population from Census 2007 and estimated population of INEI.[1]
List of Regions of Peru by population | |||||||||||||
Rank | Image | Coat of arms | Region | Capital city | Population Census 2007 | Population estimated 2017 | |||||||
align=center | 1 | align=center | Lima | align=center | align=center | Lima | align=center | Lima | align=right | 8.445.200 | align=right | 11.209.103 | |
align=center | 2 | align=center | Piura | align=center | align=center | align=center | Piura | align=right | 1.676.300 | align=right | 2.753.890 | ||
align=center | 3 | align=center | Trujillo View of Paseo Pizarro | align=center | align=center | La Libertad | align=center | Trujillo | align=right | 1.617.100 | align=right | 2.201.112 | |
align=center | 4 | align=center | Cajamarca cathedral | align=center | align=center | Cajamarca | align=center | Cajamarca | align=right | 1.455.201 | align=right | 2.100.090 | |
align=center | 5 | align=center | Floating islands | align=center | align=center | Puno | align=center | align=right | 1.268.400 | align=right | 1.690.783 | ||
align=center | 6 | align=center | Cathedral of Huancayo | align=center | align=center | Junin | align=center | align=right | 1.225.500 | align=right | 1.512.111 | ||
align=center | 7 | align=center | Huayna Picchu overlooking Machu Picchu | align=center | align=center | align=center | align=right | 1.171.400 | align=right | 1.488.112 | |||
align=center | 8 | align=center | Arequipa | align=center | align=center | Arequipa | align=center | align=right | 1.152.300 | align=right | 1.480.009 | ||
align=center | 9 | align=center | Chiclayo | align=center | align=center | align=right | 1.112.900 | align=right | 1.250.349 | ||||
align=center | 10 | align=center | Chimbote | align=center | align=center | align=center | Huaraz | align=right | 1.063.500 | align=right | 1.142.409 | ||
align=center | 11 | align=center | Iquitos main square | align=center | align=center | Loreto | align=center | align=right | 891.700 | align=right | 1.028.968 | ||
align=center | 12 | align=center | Airport Jorge Chavez in Callao | align=center | align=center | Callao | align=center | align=right | 730.871 | align=right | 1.010.982 | ||
align=center | 13 | align=center | Huánuco | align=center | 50px | align=center | Huánuco | align=center | align=right | 762.200 | align=right | 854.234 | |
align=center | 14 | align=center | Moyobamba | align=center | align=center | San Martín | align=center | align=right | 728.800 | align=right | 829.520 | ||
align=center | 15 | align=center | Ica | align=center | align=center | Ica | align=center | Ica | align=right | 711.900 | align=right | 779.372 | |
align=center | 16 | align=center | Ayacucho | align=center | 50px | align=center | Ayacucho | align=center | align=right | 612.500 | align=right | 681.149 | |
align=center | 17 | align=center | Huancavelica | align=center | align=center | Huancavelica | align=center | align=right | 454.800 | align=right | 491.278 | ||
align=center | 18 | align=center | Pucallpa | align=center | align=center | Ucayali | align=center | Pucallpa | align=right | 432.200 | align=right | 489.664 | |
align=center | 19 | align=center | Abancay | align=center | align=center | Apurimac | align=center | align=right | 404.200 | align=right | 456.652 | ||
align=center | 20 | align=center | Chachapoyas | align=center | align=center | Amazonas | align=center | align=right | 376.000 | align=right | 421.122 | ||
align=center | 21 | align=center | Tacna | align=center | 50px | align=center | Tacna | align=center | align=right | 288.800 | align=right | 337.583 | |
align=center | 22 | align=center | Cerro de Pasco | align=center | align=center | Pasco | align=center | align=right | 280.400 | align=right | 301.988 | ||
align=center | 23 | align=center | Tumbes cathedral | align=center | align=center | Tumbes | align=center | align=right | 200.300 | align=right | 234.638 | ||
align=center | 24 | align=center | Moquegua | align=center | 50px | align=center | Moquegua | align=center | align=right | 161.500 | align=right | 178.612 | |
align=center | 25 | align=center | Puerto Maldonado | align=center | align=center | Madre de Dios | align=center | align=right | 109.600 | align=right | 134.105 | ||
Sources: Censo 2007 (INEI)[2] Estimated Population 2014 | |||||||||||||
thumb|450px|center|Demographic Map of Peru by regions