Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Peru
Peru: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day was 10.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day 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, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Peru stood at 10.7%.
That represents a change of down 8.9% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day 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.
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 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Peru?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2022.
- How does Peru rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Peru ranks 44th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day. 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.