Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st in Peru

Peru: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st was 5.7% in 2022. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2022)
5.7%
Change on year
down 19.3%
World rank
29th
of 33 countries
All-time high
10.4%
in 2010
All-time low
5.7%
in 2022
Years of data
15
2008–2022

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st in Peru, 2008–2022

02.557.5102008201520222008: 7.72009: 8.52010: 10.42011: 8.12012: 7.22013: 6.82014: 5.72015: 7.12016: 6.72017: 6.62018: 6.42019: 6.62020: 7.12021: 72022: 5.7

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st in Peru is 5.7%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 19.3% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st in Peru peaked at 10.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2022.

Peru ranks 29th of 33 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.1% 7.7% 8.5% 2
2010s 7.2% 5.7% 10.4% 10
2020s 6.6% 5.7% 7.1% 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 26 Bolivia 7.4% compare
  2. 27 South Africa 7.0% compare
  3. 28 Dominican Republic 6.9% compare
  4. 30 Paraguay 4.9% compare
  5. 31 Cote d'Ivoire 4.1% compare
  6. 32 El Salvador 3.3% compare

See the full ranking of 33 places β†’

More reference data data for Peru

All data for Peru β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st in Peru?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st in Peru was 5.7% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 2010.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2022.
How does Peru rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st?
Peru ranks 29th out of 33 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 342 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount