The National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI) completed the field work 2025 Census in the national territory, with the coverage of 97% of homes of the country.
The head of the organization, Gaspar Moráncommunicated to the Andean Agency that this operation reached more than 14 million homes after weeks of tours in various rural and urban settings.
The work included both urban and rural areas, amid logistical and security challenges.
The head of the INEI He stressed that the census operation will continue in a new stage to reach the 100% housing. In this phase, teams will tour properties that were pending, such as units in areas with demarcation conflicts, homes with absent occupants and new buildings not considered in the first round.
Morán explained that the purpose is that no household is left out of the count and the representativeness of the 2025 Census results is guaranteed.
One of the main causes for the omission of 3% of homes was insecurity. An example of this is the province of Pataz in the La Libertad region, where census personnel could not enter due to social conflicts.
In Limethe census takers also did not achieve coverage in a “red zone” of The Augustinianalthough new visits are planned with police guard in the short term.
People who were not visited by the census takers can register through the Census 2025 online platform. As reported by INEI, they only have to enter the website www.censos2025.com.pe, enter their Unique Housing Code (CUV) —or generate it if you do not have it— and follow the digital record.
own Gaspar Morán confirmed that the virtual modality is enabled to guarantee access to the entire population.
The digital process is designed to ensure that pending households are integrated into the final registry. The information collected will be analyzed and added to the general census universe, allowing the state planning have reliable data on the number of inhabitants, location, housing conditions and specific needs.
The final results of the 2025 Census They will be delivered between the end of March and the first days of 2026. The State will use the data obtained for the public policy decision makingorientation of resources and adjustment of social programs based on real needs.
The deployment involved more than 30 thousand census takers that covered multiple regions. Some notable cases were Alison Aguilarwho censused more than 700 homes in Chorrillos, and Nayeli Yahurawho identified vulnerable situations during his work in Moyobamba and coordinated solidarity actions in his community. These stories demonstrated the great breadth of census takers and the social impact of the census process during each day.
He INEI He stressed that the census will continue until it covers the entire country and the digital channel remains open for those who have yet to register their home. The institutional objective is to ensure that, regardless of obstacles such as location, mobility or social context, every home can access census coverage.
