Number of people living in extreme poverty in Peru
Peru: Number of people living in extreme poverty was 32.46 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
32.46 million people
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
33rd
of 120 countries
All-time high
32.46 million people
in 2024
All-time low
18.48 million people
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Peru, 1997–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people living in extreme poverty in Peru stood at 32.46 million people. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty in Peru peaked at 32.46 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.48 million people, in 1997.
Peru ranks 33rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Peru, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 18.48 million people | — |
| 1998 | 19.12 million people | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 19.30 million people | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 19.80 million people | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 19.58 million people | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 20.63 million people | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 21.39 million people | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 21.29 million people | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 20.97 million people | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 22.14 million people | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 23.14 million people | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 24.18 million people | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 24.95 million people | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 25.83 million people | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 26.27 million people | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 26.73 million people | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 27.25 million people | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 27.71 million people | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 28.03 million people | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 28.56 million people | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 29.03 million people | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 29.96 million people | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 30.69 million people | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 29.45 million people | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 31.44 million people | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 31.86 million people | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 31.86 million people | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 32.46 million people | +1.9% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 32.46 million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.37 million people, 2.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Peru's 32.46 million people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.75 million people, 2.8× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.97 million people | 18.48 million people | 19.30 million people | 3 |
| 2000s | 21.81 million people | 19.58 million people | 24.95 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.01 million people | 25.83 million people | 30.69 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.41 million people | 29.45 million people | 32.46 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More poverty & inequality data for Peru
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.98 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,851 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 16.91 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 16.9% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty in Peru?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty in Peru was 32.46 million people in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 32.46 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.48 million people in 1997.
- How does Peru rank for number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Peru ranks 33rd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption above $3 per day.