Share of population in poverty ($3 a day): Peru
5.1405638456344604% in 2024, the latest year published. Figures for 28 years from 1997 to 2024 are below.
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.
Every year
| Year | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.1405638456344604 |
| 2023 | 5.878738686442375 |
| 2022 | 4.840824007987976 |
| 2021 | 5.189844593405724 |
| 2020 | 10.308156907558441 |
| 2019 | 5.419251695275307 |
| 2018 | 6.07524998486042 |
| 2017 | 7.314062118530273 |
| 2016 | 7.469327747821808 |
| 2015 | 7.958061993122101 |
| 2014 | 7.993311434984207 |
| 2013 | 8.616562932729721 |
| 2012 | 9.527238458395004 |
| 2011 | 10.339926183223724 |
| 2010 | 11.200562864542007 |
| 2009 | 13.673301041126251 |
| 2008 | 15.808908641338348 |
| 2007 | 18.89331191778183 |
| 2006 | 21.847257018089294 |
| 2005 | 25.375208258628845 |
| 2004 | 23.548194766044617 |
| 2003 | 22.456727921962738 |
| 2002 | 24.39258098602295 |
| 2001 | 27.397075295448303 |
| 2000 | 25.54161548614502 |
| 1999 | 26.296240091323853 |
| 1998 | 25.71415901184082 |
| 1997 | 26.864558458328247 |