1981 National Census
The 1981 national census recorded that Metropolitan Lima had 4,835,793 inhabitants (27.2% of the national population) and 39 districts. This census documented the accelerated demographic and urban growth of the Peruvian capital.
The 1981 national census recorded that the population of Metropolitan Lima reached 4,835,793 inhabitants, representing 27.2% of the country's total population (17,762,231 inhabitants). This census documented the sustained growth of the capital and showed that 31 out of every 100 young people lived in Lima, compared to 22 out of every 100 in 1961. The census also recorded that Metropolitan Lima had 39 districts, a product of the physical expansion of the city and the subdivision of former districts. The 1981 census data were later used as the basis for the poverty table during Alan Garcia's administration.