Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in Peru
Peru: Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share was 10.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Peru, 1997–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Peru stood at 10.7%.
The figure is down 8.9% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Peru peaked at 39.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2022.
That places Peru 44th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 37.7% | — |
| 1998 | 37.2% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 38.3% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 37.2% | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 39.7% | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 36.3% | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 34.6% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 34.8% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 37.1% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 32.3% | -12.9% |
| 2007 | 28.0% | -13.6% |
| 2008 | 24.3% | -12.9% |
| 2009 | 22.1% | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 19.4% | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 17.7% | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 16.1% | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 15.4% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 14.4% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 13.7% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 13.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 11.8% | -13.4% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | +76.3% |
| 2021 | 11.2% | -40.9% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 11.7% | +9.8% |
| 2024 | 10.7% | -8.9% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 10.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.2%, 2.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Peru's 10.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.5%, 1.6× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +76.3% | 10.7% | 18.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.8% | 37.2% | 38.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 32.7% | 22.1% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 10.7% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 10.7% | 18.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More poverty & inequality data for Peru
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Peru?
- Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Peru was 10.7% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2022.
- How does Peru rank for share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty?
- Peru ranks 44th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. 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 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $4.20 per day.