Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Peru
Peru: Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 7.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Peru, 1997–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 7.2% for share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Peru peaked at 33.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2022.
Peru ranks 51st of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 32.0% | — |
| 1998 | 31.1% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 31.7% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 30.8% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 33.1% | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 29.7% | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 28.0% | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 28.6% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 30.9% | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 26.9% | -12.9% |
| 2007 | 23.2% | -14.0% |
| 2008 | 19.5% | -15.7% |
| 2009 | 17.3% | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 12.3% | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 11.5% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 14.1% | +86.5% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | -46.5% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.6% | 31.1% | 32.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 26.8% | 17.3% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 7.6% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 7.2% | 14.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 48 El Salvador 7.9% compare
- 49 Morocco 7.3% compare
- 50 North Macedonia 7.3% compare
- 52 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 7.2% compare
- 53 Brazil 7.2% compare
- 54 Viet Nam 5.5% compare
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 on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Peru?
- Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Peru was 7.2% in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 33.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2022.
- How does Peru rank for share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Peru ranks 51st out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.2%. 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 (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3.20 per day.