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Paracas Facts

Area	1200.3 km²
Population	5,570
Male Population	2,951 (53.0%)
Female Population	2,619 (47.0%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+2240.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+129.1%
Median Age	25.3 years (Male: 25.9, Female: 24.6)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$15,564 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Peru Standard Time
Lat & Lng	-13.86667, -76.26667

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Paracas Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	238	1,048	2,431	7,522	5,570	5,829	6,034
Population Density	0.2 / km²	0.9 / km²	2 / km²	6.3 / km²	4.6 / km²	4.9 / km²	5 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Paracas Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 129.1% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Paracas	+2240.3%	+431.5%	+129.1%
Ica Region	—	—	—
Peru	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Paracas Median Age

Median Age: 25.3 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Paracas	25.3 yrs	24.6 yrs	25.9 yrs
Ica Region	26 yrs	26.6 yrs	25.4 yrs
Peru	25.1 yrs	25.6 yrs	24.6 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Paracas Population Density

Population Density: 4.6 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Paracas	5,570	1,200.3 km²	4.6 / km²
Ica Region	795,359	21,091.7 km²	37.7 / km²
Peru	31 million	1,291,975 km²	24 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Paracas Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Paracas Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$4,360	$5,074	$5,678	$7,304	$11,239	$15,385	$13,907	$15,564
Total GDP	$25.3M	$32.9M	$42.4M	$62M	$105.6M	$151.3M	$150.2M	$170.7M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Paracas CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Paracas	13,652 tn	2.45 tn	11.4 tons/km²
Ica Region	2,045,248 tn	2.57 tn	97 tons/km²
Peru	71,626,946 tn	2.31 tn	55.4 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Paracas CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	13,652 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.45 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	11.4 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	Medium (7)
Earthquake	High (9)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
4/11/19	3:50 PM	4.8	24 km	67,720 m	1km NE of Villa Tupac Amaru, Peru	usgs.gov
10/13/18	12:13 AM	5.2	14.8 km	39,910 m	12km WSW of Pisco, Peru	usgs.gov
10/7/18	2:28 AM	4.3	36.1 km	50,600 m	18km NNW of Pisco, Peru	usgs.gov
9/3/18	7:24 PM	4.4	22.6 km	35,290 m	22km ESE of Paracas, Peru	usgs.gov
8/12/17	6:30 AM	4.3	17.8 km	43,490 m	11km W of Pisco, Peru	usgs.gov
7/20/17	9:00 PM	4.5	8.8 km	35,000 m	8km SE of Paracas, Peru	usgs.gov
1/27/17	9:27 PM	4.4	30.9 km	14,660 m	26km WNW of Subtanjalla, Peru	usgs.gov
10/19/16	7:31 PM	4.7	32.2 km	49,110 m	14km NNW of Pisco, Peru	usgs.gov
10/12/15	4:16 AM	4.3	9.1 km	46,000 m	9km ESE of Paracas, Peru	usgs.gov
2/3/15	8:41 AM	4.2	37.9 km	24,160 m	37km SSE of Paracas, Peru	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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