Share of population living below national poverty lines in Peru
Peru: Share of population living below national poverty lines was 27.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population living below national poverty lines in Peru, 1997–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Peru recorded 27.6% for share of population living below national poverty lines in 2024.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living below national poverty lines in Peru peaked at 58.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 2019.
That places Peru 14th out of 70 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Share of population living below national poverty lines 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% |
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 | 28.0% | 25.9% | 30.1% | 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 share of population living below national poverty lines in Peru?
- Share of population living below national poverty lines in Peru was 27.6% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living below national poverty lines recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 58.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of population living below national poverty lines recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 2019.
- How does Peru rank for share of population living below national poverty lines?
- Peru ranks 14th out of 70 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population living below national poverty lines rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. 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) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living below national poverty lines. 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 lines. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.