What is the population of Chiclayo?
Chiclayo has a city population of 609,400. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · Peru · South America
Chiclayo
City population
609,400
#6
in Peru
#1
in Lambayeque
#915
worldwide
-6.770, -79.855 · 663 km from Lima
About Chiclayo
A city of 609,400 holds 1.8% of Peru's national population, a substantial share that reflects the concentration of people in a small number of urban centres rather than even distribution across the country. Chiclayo is the sixth-largest city in Peru and the largest in Lambayeque region, sitting 663 km from Lima. Four neighbouring cities lie within 16 km, each with populations between 15,500 and 43,700.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 9
Elevation
1 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Lima
Coordinates
-6.770, -79.855
Record updated
2026-06-21
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 135 in PeruClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Chiclayo | 609K |
Chiclayo Population FAQ
Where is Chiclayo?
Chiclayo is in Lambayeque, Peru, 663 km from the capital, Lima. Its coordinates are -6.770, -79.855.
How big is Chiclayo compared with other cities in Peru?
It is the 6th largest of the 135 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Peru, holding 1.8% of the national population.