Last updated: 12/11/2021 Peru Region: Latin America & CaribbeanCapital: LimaCurrency: PEN Social Protection and Economic Data Income Category: Upper middle income Data from World Bank (2021) Population growth (%): 1.41% Data from World Bank (2020) Human Development Index (HDI): 0.78 Data from Human Development Report (2019) Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP): 2.20% Data from World Bank (2020) Age dependency ratio (%): 50.19% Data from World Bank (2021) Population: 32 971 846 Data from World Bank (2020) Gross Domestic Product (GDP): 202.01 bi Data from World Bank (2020) Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita: 6 126.87 Data from World Bank (2020) Resources on socialprotection.org Legal and Policy Frameworks Legal instrument 15 Policy document 2 Programmes Social assistance 3 Social insurance 0 Labour market 4 Other Content publications 170 databases 50 webinars 9 blog posts 37 multimedia 31 news 45 Social Protection Programmes Programa de Apoyo Crediticio a la Pequeña y Microempresa, PAME (Microenterprise Support Programme) Peru - Fondo de Cooperación para el Desarollo Social, FONCODES (Cooperation Fund for Social Development) National Solidarity Assistance Programme “Pension 65“ Peru - Ministerio de Desarrollo e Inclusión social, MIDIS (Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion) Juntos (National Programme of Direct Support to the Poorest) Peru - Ministerio de Desarrollo e Inclusión social, MIDIS (Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion) Trabaja Perú - Programme for the Generation of Inclusive Social Employment Peru - Ministerio de Trabajo y Promoción del Empleo, MTPE (Ministry of Labour and Employment Promotion), Peru - Government Profile Jóvenes productivos (Productive Youth) Peru - Ministerio de Trabajo y Promoción del Empleo, MTPE (Ministry of Labour and Employment Promotion) National Programme for the Promotion of Employment Opportunities "Impulsa Perú" Peru - Ministerio de Trabajo y Promoción del Empleo, MTPE (Ministry of Labour and Employment Promotion), Peru - Government Profile Legal and Policy Frameworks Programas sociales en el Perú: elementos para una propuesta desde el control gubernamental 2008 America, Peru Peru: Decreto Supremo Nº 044-2020-PCM 2020 America, Peru Peru: Resolución Ministerial N° 075-2020-TR Aprueban el Padrón de hogares con trabajadores independientes en vulnerabilidad económica beneficiarios del subsidio monetario autorizado en el Decreto de Urgencia Nº 033-2020 2020 America, Peru Peru: Resolución Ministerial n. 012-2020-MIDIS 2020 America, Peru Peru: Decreto Supremo N° 011-2020-TR 2020 America, Peru Peru: Decreto de Urgencia Nº 017-2019 2019 America, Peru