Share of population: 2011 vs. 2017 prices … upper-middle in Peru
Peru: Share of population: 2011 vs. 2017 prices … upper-middle was 22.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of population living on less than the upper-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
The most recent figure for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Peru is 22.8%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Peru peaked at 55.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 2019.
That places Peru 49th out of 119 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of population: 2011 vs. 2017 prices … upper-middle in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 52.7% | — |
| 1998 | 53.0% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 54.2% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 52.6% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 55.3% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 50.6% | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 50.1% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 50.0% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 52.4% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 46.6% | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 41.3% | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 37.6% | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 35.5% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 31.5% | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 29.5% | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 26.9% | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 26.2% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 25.3% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 24.4% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 24.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 24.2% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 22.4% | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 20.6% | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 33.0% | +60.0% |
| 2021 | 23.6% | -28.6% |
| 2022 | 22.8% | -3.1% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 22.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.0%, 1.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Peru's 22.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.4%, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of population: 2011 vs. 2017 prices … upper-middle in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +60.0% | 20.6% | 33.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.3% | 52.7% | 54.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 47.2% | 35.5% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 20.6% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.5% | 22.8% | 33.0% | 3 |
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 on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Peru?
- Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Peru was 22.8% 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 upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 55.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 2019.
- How does Peru rank for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Peru ranks 49th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. 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 upper-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 $5.50 per day.