Peru had, in 2023, more than 20 percent of the indigenous population living in poverty, thus representing an increase of 2.1 percentage points compared to the previous year. Furthermore, over a fourth of afro-descendants in Peru lived under the poverty line as well.
Share of indigenous population living in poverty in Peru from 2005 to 2023
Characteristic
Share of population
2023
21.9%
2022
19.8%
2021
22.1%
2020
32.4%
2019
20%
2018
21.7%
2017
25.3%
2016
24.5%
2015
24.8%
2014
24.9%
2013
25.1%
2012
25.9%
2011
38.5%
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Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. (November 20, 2024). Share of indigenous population living in poverty in Peru from 2005 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289352/share-indigenous-population-living-poverty-peru/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. "Share of indigenous population living in poverty in Peru from 2005 to 2023." Chart. November 20, 2024. Statista. Accessed February 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289352/share-indigenous-population-living-poverty-peru/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. (2024). Share of indigenous population living in poverty in Peru from 2005 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289352/share-indigenous-population-living-poverty-peru/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. "Share of Indigenous Population Living in Poverty in Peru from 2005 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289352/share-indigenous-population-living-poverty-peru/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Share of indigenous population living in poverty in Peru from 2005 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289352/share-indigenous-population-living-poverty-peru/ (last visited February 18, 2025)
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