Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Peru

Peru: Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line was 36.2 in 2024. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2024)
36.2
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
47th
of 120 countries
All-time high
68.37
in 2001
All-time low
33.59
in 2019
Years of data
28
1997–2024

Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Peru, 1997–2024

02040601997201020241997: 65.51998: 66.31999: 65.92000: 67.62001: 68.42002: 64.52003: 642004: 64.32005: 66.22006: 60.62007: 55.22008: 50.92009: 49.12010: 45.72011: 42.42012: 39.82013: 39.32014: 382015: 37.52016: 36.42017: 37.32018: 35.22019: 33.62020: 48.12021: 39.52022: 37.82023: 38.32024: 36.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Peru stood at 36.2.

That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Peru peaked at 68.37 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 33.59, in 2019.

Peru ranks 47th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 65.89 65.54 66.26 3
2000s 61.09 49.14 68.37 10
2010s 38.52 33.59 45.69 10
2020s 39.97 36.2 48.09 5

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 44 Georgia 45.63 compare
  2. 45 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 43.35 compare
  3. 46 Colombia 37.01 compare
  4. 48 Iran, Islamic Republic of 36.05 compare
  5. 49 Azerbaijan 35.93 compare
  6. 50 Ecuador 30.15 compare

See the full ranking of 120 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Peru?
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Peru was 36.2 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 68.37 in 2001.
What is the lowest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 33.59 in 2019.
How does Peru rank for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line?
Peru ranks 47th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
Is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
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