Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Peru
Peru: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 17.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Peru, 1985–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Peru recorded 17.0% for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Peru peaked at 25.4% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 2021.
That places Peru 22nd out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 18.1% | — |
| 1994 | 20.4% | +12.7% |
| 1997 | 25.4% | +24.5% |
| 1998 | 24.0% | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 23.7% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 24.2% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 23.8% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 24.2% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 22.8% | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 23.9% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 24.0% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 24.3% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 24.6% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 23.3% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 22.3% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 21.6% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 21.7% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 21.5% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 20.9% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 20.5% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 20.6% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 20.0% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 19.3% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 19.6% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 15.9% | -18.9% |
| 2022 | 16.4% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 17.2% | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 17.0% | -1.2% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 17.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.8%, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Peru's 17.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.8%, 96% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.1% | 18.1% | 18.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 23.4% | 20.4% | 25.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 23.7% | 22.3% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 18.7% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 15.9% | 19.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More infrastructure data for Peru
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 42.64 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 124.62 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.40 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.08 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0408 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.40 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.25 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Peru?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Peru was 17.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 1997.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 2021.
- How does Peru rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Peru ranks 22nd out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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