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The 1993 National Census revealed significant demographic changes in Peru, showing that more than 50% of the country's total population was predominantly urban. Metropolitan Lima concentrated almost a third of the national population with 28.4% compared to 9.4% in 1940. The census recorded that Metropolitan Lima was home to 6,434,323 …
In July 1984, the PCP-SL kidnapped and murdered villagers from Chontaccocha, in the Santa Rosa district. The attack occurred after the villagers participated in a census, despite previous warnings from the PCP-SL against doing so. This event was part of the Shining Path's strategy to punish communities that collaborated with …
Between 1982 and 1984, MIR-VR area managers had the mission to travel throughout their area in order to prepare maps for population and housing censuses. This task included locating villages, roads, paths, trails, trails, native ethnic groups, bridges, streams, among other geographic and demographic elements. The people leaving the political-military …
In 1981, a population census was conducted in the community of Uchuraccay. According to Professor Alejandrina de la Cruz Llamocca, who was in charge of that year's census in the community, the population of Uchuraccay was approximately 470 inhabitants. Of this total, about 30% could read and write. This census …
In 1981, a population census was conducted in the district of Chungui and registered a total of 8,257 inhabitants. Of this population, 7,682 inhabitants lived in rural areas and 575 in urban areas. This census is used as a reference to compare the demographic impact of the internal armed conflict, …
The 1981 census recorded the population of three departments in the southern Peruvian Andes: Apurímac with 323,346 inhabitants, Cuzco with 716,369 inhabitants and Puno with 701,026 inhabitants. This census served as a baseline to measure population growth until the next census in 1993. The data revealed that Apurimac was considered …
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 …
Between census periods, the economically active population (EAP) in Ayacucho decreased from 154,000 to 131,000 people, and in Huancavelica from 107,000 to 104,000. This decrease was mainly due to the impact of the internal armed conflict in these regions, which were the most affected by violence. The reduction of the …
The 1961 national census recorded a total population of 10,420,357 inhabitants in the country. Metropolitan Lima had 1,901,927 inhabitants, representing 18.3% of the national population, a significant increase over the 9.4% recorded in 1940. This census also recorded 7 additional districts in the province of Lima, four of which were …
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 …
The 2006 Peace Census was prepared by the Ministerio de la Mujer y Desarrollo Social (MIMDES), through the Dirección General de Desplazados y Cultura de Paz (DGDCP), at the request …
This document was prepared by the Ministerio de la Mujer y Desarrollo Social (MIMDES), through the Dirección de Promoción de Cultura de Paz of the Dirección General de Desplazados y …
This document comprises lists of the dead in alphabetical order and by department, province, district, and settlement. It names the perpetrator, whether a terrorist, member of the Armed Forces, or …
This partial list comprises 8,475 persons tortured, the majority by the Armed Forces, indicating the after-effects left by those tortures.
This document comprises lists of the dead in alphabetical order and by department, province, district, and settlement. It names the perpetrator, whether a terrorist, member of the Armed Forces, or …
This list is arranged alphabetically and by department, province, district, and settlement. The origin of the disability is indicated.
Partial alphabetical list of 7,258 widows, mentioning the cause of death of the spouse.
Partial alphabetical list of 25,393 orphans as a result of the armed conflict.
Partial alphabetical list of disappeared persons, also sorted by department, province, district, settlement, and by type of perpetrator.
Partial alphabetical list of disappeared persons, also sorted by department, province, district, settlement, and by type of perpetrator.
The Peace Census was prepared by the Ministerio de la Mujer y Desarrollo Social, through the Dirección General de Desplazados y Cultura de Paz, at the request of the Comisión …
This preliminary record is the result of the Census for Peace conducted in 2006. It comprises three lists of dead, tortured, disappeared, widows, disabled persons, displaced authorities, deceased, affected organizations, …