Lima city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Lima city's poverty rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
20.7%
2023
21.2%
Total change
+0.5 pp
% change
+2.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.7% | — |
| 2019 | 19.9% | -0.8 pp (-3.9%) |
| 2020 | 21.7% | +1.8 pp (9%) |
| 2021 | 22.6% | +0.9 pp (4.1%) |
| 2022 | 18.9% | -3.7 pp (-16.4%) |
| 2023 | 21.2% | +2.3 pp (12.2%) |