Demographics of Lima

The demographics of Lima can be reconstructed through the population censuses carried out throughout its history. The government statistics department estimates that a third of Peru's population lives in Lima.

Population by year

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1536 250 —     1614 26,400 10460.0% 1791 56,600 114.4% 1812 63,900 12.9% 1820 64,000 0.2% 1827 60,000 −6.2% 1839 55,100 −8.2% 1850 80,000 45.2% 1861 100,000 25.0% 1877 101,500 1.5%

Year Pop. ±% 1890 103,900 2.4% 1896 113,000 8.8% 1900 103,900 −8.1% 1908 154,617 48.8% 1920 203,381 31.5% 1925 260,000 27.8% 1927 200,000 −23.1% 1931 373,900 86.9% 1940 533,600 42.7% 1945 657,800 23.3%

Year Pop. ±% 1951 835,000 26.9% 1953 964,000 15.4% 1961 1,262,100 30.9% 1969 2,541,300 101.4% 1981 3,573,227 40.6% 1993 5,363,270 50.1% 1997 5,930,318 10.6% 2000 6,271,430 5.8% 2007 7,819,436 24.7%

Ethnic groups

• Mestizos: 69.9%
• Quechua: 16.8%
• European: 7.4%
• Afro-Peruvian: 2.8%
• Aymara: 0.7%
• Asian or other: 2.3%

Evolution of the Lima Metropolitan Area

• Evolution of the Lima Metropolitan Area
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  1535
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  1750
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  1910
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  1940
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  1970
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  1995