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. βΌ Falling
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Peru, 1997β2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 44 Georgia 45.63 compare
- 45 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 43.35 compare
- 46 Colombia 37.01 compare
- 48 Iran, Islamic Republic of 36.05 compare
- 49 Azerbaijan 35.93 compare
- 50 Ecuador 30.15 compare
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)
- 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 revenues vs income inequality 16.91 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 6.51 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.34 (2023)
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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