Area Database (v4.2.1)
Average household size
| 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
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| Total | 6.42 | 6.33 | 6.24 | 6.15 | 6.06 | 5.97 | 5.88 | 5.79 | 5.71 | 5.64 | 5.56 | 5.48 | 5.34 | 5.20 | 5.13 | 5.05 | 5.08 | 4.95 | 4.83 | 4.90 | 4.97 | 5.04 | 5.11 | |||||||
| Central (Huancavelica, Huanuco, Junin, Pasco) | 6.25 | 6.23 | 6.21 | 6.19 | 6.17 | 6.15 | 6.13 | 6.11 | 5.98 | 5.86 | 5.73 | 5.60 | 5.50 | 5.40 | 5.18 | 4.96 | 5.12 | 4.97 | 4.75 | 4.92 | 5.09 | 5.26 | 5.43 | |||||||
| East (Madre de Dios, Cusco, Puno, Apurimac) | 6.08 | 5.99 | 5.89 | 5.80 | 5.71 | 5.62 | 5.52 | 5.43 | 5.35 | 5.27 | 5.19 | 5.11 | 5.05 | 4.99 | 4.83 | 4.67 | 4.67 | 4.83 | 4.60 | 4.51 | 4.42 | 4.33 | 4.24 | |||||||
| North (Tumbes, Piura, Lambayeque, Cajamarca, La Libertad) | 6.93 | 6.80 | 6.66 | 6.53 | 6.40 | 6.27 | 6.13 | 6.00 | 5.91 | 5.82 | 5.72 | 5.63 | 5.52 | 5.41 | 5.39 | 5.36 | 5.13 | 5.09 | 4.92 | 4.95 | 4.98 | 5.01 | 5.04 | |||||||
| North East (Amazonas, Loreto, San Martin, Ucayali) | 6.81 | 6.75 | 6.70 | 6.64 | 6.59 | 6.53 | 6.48 | 6.42 | 6.37 | 6.31 | 6.26 | 6.20 | 6.00 | 5.80 | 5.80 | 5.79 | 5.81 | 5.57 | 5.57 | 5.67 | 5.77 | 5.87 | 5.97 | |||||||
| South (Tacna, Moquegua, Arequipa, Ica, Ayacucho) | 6.08 | 5.98 | 5.89 | 5.79 | 5.70 | 5.60 | 5.51 | 5.41 | 5.36 | 5.30 | 5.25 | 5.19 | 5.02 | 4.84 | 4.81 | 4.78 | 4.54 | 4.58 | 4.34 | 4.40 | 4.46 | 4.52 | 4.58 | |||||||
| West (Ancash, Lima, Callao) | 6.28 | 6.19 | 6.09 | 6.00 | 5.91 | 5.82 | 5.72 | 5.63 | 5.56 | 5.50 | 5.43 | 5.36 | 5.20 | 5.03 | 4.97 | 4.91 | 5.17 | 4.86 | 4.87 | 4.93 | 4.99 | 5.05 | 5.11 | |||||||
Lighter numbers are estimates