Population living in slums in Peru
Peru: Population living in slums was 45.1% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Population living in slums in Peru, 2000–2022
Source: Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population living in slums in Peru is 45.1%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population living in slums in Peru peaked at 47.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 38.2%, in 2010.
Peru ranks 45th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Population living in slums in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.4% | — |
| 2002 | 45.6% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 43.7% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 41.9% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 40.0% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 38.2% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 46.1% | +20.7% |
| 2014 | 47.1% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 45.9% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 44.2% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 43.7% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 45.1% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.7% | 40.0% | 47.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 44.3% | 38.2% | 47.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 44.4% | 43.7% | 45.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 42 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 46.6% compare
- 43 Senegal 46.4% compare
- 44 Cape Verde 46.4% compare
- 46 Bhutan 44.7% compare
- 46 Iran, Islamic Republic of 44.7% compare
- 46 Sri Lanka 44.7% compare
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 population living in slums in Peru?
- Population living in slums in Peru was 45.1% in 2022, according to Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
- What is the highest population living in slums recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 47.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest population living in slums recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.2% in 2010.
- How does Peru rank for population living in slums?
- Peru ranks 45th out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is population living in slums rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), published as part of Population living in slums (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population living in slums is the proportion of the urban population living in slum households. A slum household is defined as a group of individuals living under the same roof lacking one or more of the following conditions: access to improved water, access to improved sanitation, sufficient living area, housing durability, and security of tenure, as adopted in the Millennium Development Goal Target 7.D. The successor, the Sustainable Development Goal 11.1.1, considers inadequate housing (housing affordability) to complement the above definition of slums/informal settlements.