Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Peru
Peru: Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median was 17.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Peru, 1997–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Peru is 17.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Peru peaked at 25.4% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 2021.
Peru ranks 22nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 25.4% | — |
| 1998 | 24.0% | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 23.7% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 24.2% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 23.8% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 24.2% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 22.8% | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 23.9% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 24.0% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 24.3% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 24.6% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 23.3% | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 22.3% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 21.6% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 21.7% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 21.5% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 20.9% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 20.5% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 20.6% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 20.0% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 19.3% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 19.6% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 15.9% | -19.2% |
| 2022 | 16.4% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 17.2% | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 17.0% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.4% | 23.7% | 25.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 23.7% | 22.3% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 18.7% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 15.9% | 19.6% | 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 relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Peru?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Peru was 17.0% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 1997.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 2021.
- How does Peru rank for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median?
- Peru ranks 22nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. 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 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 50% of the median.