Coverage (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Peru
Peru: Coverage (%) - All Social Assistance -urban was 75.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Coverage (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Peru, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
The most recent figure for coverage (%) - all social assistance -urban in Peru is 75.5%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 11.0% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage (%) - all social assistance -urban in Peru peaked at 86.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 28.6%, in 2008.
That places Peru 7th out of 37 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.9% | 28.6% | 45.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 53.0% | 44.9% | 86.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.6% | 69.6% | 84.8% | 3 |
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More work & labour data for Peru
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 72.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 80.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 80.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 65.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 77.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 84.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 69.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coverage (%) - all social assistance -urban in Peru?
- Coverage (%) - all social assistance -urban in Peru was 75.5% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest coverage (%) - all social assistance -urban recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 86.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest coverage (%) - all social assistance -urban recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.6% in 2008.
- How does Peru rank for coverage (%) - all social assistance -urban?
- Peru ranks 7th out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
- Is coverage (%) - all social assistance -urban rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Coverage (%) - All Social Assistance -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population participating in Social Assistance programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)