1940 national census
The 1940 census recorded a national population of 7,023,111 inhabitants, with Metropolitan Lima representing only 9.4% (661,508 inhabitants) of the national total. This census serves as a starting point for analyzing the dramatic population growth and urbanization process that Peru would experience in the following decades.
The 1940 national census recorded a total population of 7,023,111 inhabitants in Peru. At that time, Metropolitan Lima had 661,508 inhabitants, representing only 9.4% of the country's total population. This census marks an important reference point for understanding the subsequent demographic changes experienced by the country, especially the process of urbanization and internal migration to the capital. In 1940, there were 23 districts in the province of Lima, 15 of which made up the urban center of the city and the rest the periphery.