In 2022, approximately 9.5 percent of the Peruvian population was living on less than 3.20 U.S. dollars per day. This share has been continuously decreasing since 2010 when it totaled until 2019. Still, social inequality remains a challenge in Peru and in the whole Latin American region.
Share of population living on less than 3.20 U.S. dollars per day in Peru from 2010 to 2022
Characteristic
Percentage of population
2022
9.5%
2021
10%
2020
17.37%
2019
9.59%
2018
10.65%
2017
12.39%
2016
12.49%
2015
12.79%
2014
13.12%
2013
14.07%
2012
14.84%
2011
16.29%
2010
17.83%
0%2.5%5%7.5%10%12.5%15%17.5%20%
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OWID. (June 12, 2024). Share of population living on less than 3.20 U.S. dollars per day in Peru from 2010 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/788958/poverty-rate-peru/
OWID. "Share of population living on less than 3.20 U.S. dollars per day in Peru from 2010 to 2022." Chart. June 12, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/788958/poverty-rate-peru/
OWID. (2024). Share of population living on less than 3.20 U.S. dollars per day in Peru from 2010 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/788958/poverty-rate-peru/
OWID. "Share of Population Living on Less than 3.20 U.S. Dollars per Day in Peru from 2010 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/788958/poverty-rate-peru/
OWID, Share of population living on less than 3.20 U.S. dollars per day in Peru from 2010 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/788958/poverty-rate-peru/ (last visited May 18, 2025)
Share of population living on less than 3.20 U.S. dollars per day in Peru from 2010 to 2022 [Graph], OWID, June 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/788958/poverty-rate-peru/
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