Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) in Peru
Peru: Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) was 25.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Peru, 1997–2025
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines., World Bank (W. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2025, poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Peru stood at 25.7%.
The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Peru peaked at 58.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 2019.
Peru ranks 16th of 70 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 42.7% | — |
| 1998 | 42.4% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 47.5% | +12.0% |
| 2000 | 48.4% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 54.8% | +13.2% |
| 2002 | 54.3% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 52.3% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 58.7% | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 55.6% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 49.2% | -11.5% |
| 2007 | 42.4% | -13.8% |
| 2008 | 37.3% | -12.0% |
| 2009 | 33.5% | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 30.8% | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 27.8% | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 25.8% | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 23.9% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 22.7% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 21.8% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 20.7% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 21.7% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 20.5% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 20.2% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 30.1% | +49.0% |
| 2021 | 25.9% | -14.0% |
| 2022 | 27.5% | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 29.0% | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 27.6% | -4.8% |
| 2025 | 25.7% | -6.9% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 25.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.5%, 1.4× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Peru's 25.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24.9%, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +49.0% | 20.2% | 30.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.2% | 42.4% | 47.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 48.6% | 33.5% | 58.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 20.2% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 25.7% | 30.1% | 6 |
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 poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Peru?
- Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Peru was 25.7% in 2025, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines., World Bank (W.
- What is the highest poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 58.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 2019.
- How does Peru rank for poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines?
- Peru ranks 16th out of 70 countries with data for 2025.
- Is poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines., World Bank (W, published as part of Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys. For economies for which the data are from EU-SILC, the reported year is the income reference year, which is the year before the survey year.