Slum population in Peru
45.1% of the urban population of Peru lived in slums in 2022.
Peru, 2022
45.1%
Change from 2020
+1.3percentage points
World, 2022
23.2%
Position in 2022
45th of 181
Slum population in Peru over time
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% of urban population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Peru | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 45.1% | 23.2% |
| 2020 | 43.7% | – |
| 2018 | 44.2% | 19.7% |
| 2016 | 45.9% | – |
| 2014 | 47.1% | – |
| 2012 | 46.1% | – |
| 2010 | 38.2% | – |
| 2008 | 40.0% | – |
| 2006 | 41.9% | – |
| 2004 | 43.7% | – |
| 2002 | 45.6% | – |
| 2000 | 47.4% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 43.7% in 2020, a change of +1.3 percentage points.
- Since 2002, when it was 45.6%, the figure has changed by −0.5 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2022, Peru has the 45th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 23.2%.