Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Peru
Peru: Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli was 1.19 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Peru, 1997–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Peru recorded 1.19 million for distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in 2024.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Peru peaked at 1.51 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 498,185, in 2000.
That places Peru 49th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 787,012 | 653,546 | 863,521 | 3 |
| 2000s | 726,582 | 498,185 | 969,012 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.28 million | 972,116 | 1.51 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 million | 967,141 | 1.19 million | 5 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Peru
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 9 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.98 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,851 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 16.91 (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.34 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 17.17 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1145 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1145 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1295 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.3062 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Peru?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Peru was 1.19 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 498,185 in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli?
- Peru ranks 49th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povlines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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