Average age of employers, aged 15-64, total in Peru

Peru: Average age of employers, aged 15-64, total was 44.42 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
44.42
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
54th
of 98 countries
All-time high
45.33
in 2019
All-time low
41.21
in 1998
Years of data
22
1997–2021

Average age of employers, aged 15-64, total in Peru, 1997–2021

010203040501997200920211997: 41.61998: 41.21999: 41.42000: 42.12001: 41.72002: 42.22005: 42.72006: 43.12007: 42.22009: 42.52010: 43.22011: 44.22012: 442013: 44.52014: 44.62015: 44.32016: 44.72017: 44.82018: 44.72019: 45.32020: 45.22021: 44.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, average age of employers, aged 15-64, total in Peru stood at 44.42.

The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of employers, aged 15-64, total in Peru peaked at 45.33 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 41.21, in 1998.

That places Peru 54th out of 98 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Average age of employers, aged 15-64, total in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Average age of employers, aged 15-64, total in Peru, 1997 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1997 41.59 —
1998 41.21 -0.9%
1999 41.36 +0.4%
2000 42.07 +1.7%
2001 41.72 -0.8%
2002 42.23 +1.2%
2005 42.67 +1.1%
2006 43.06 +0.9%
2007 42.18 -2.0%
2009 42.54 +0.9%
2010 43.24 +1.6%
2011 44.22 +2.3%
2012 44.05 -0.4%
2013 44.47 +1.0%
2014 44.57 +0.2%
2015 44.26 -0.7%
2016 44.68 +1.0%
2017 44.77 +0.2%
2018 44.68 -0.2%
2019 45.33 +1.5%
2020 45.18 -0.3%
2021 44.42 -1.7%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 44.42 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 44.68, 99% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 44.42 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 43.97, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 41.39 41.21 41.59 3
2000s 42.35 41.72 43.06 7
2010s 44.43 43.24 45.33 10
2020s 44.8 44.42 45.18 2

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 51 Lithuania 44.64 compare
  2. 52 Palestine 44.5 compare
  3. 53 Egypt 44.45 compare
  4. 55 Poland 44.23 compare
  5. 56 Morocco 44.15 compare
  6. 57 Slovakia 44.1 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of employers, aged 15-64, total in Peru?
Average age of employers, aged 15-64, total in Peru was 44.42 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of employers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 45.33 in 2019.
What is the lowest average age of employers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 41.21 in 1998.
How does Peru rank for average age of employers, aged 15-64, total?
Peru ranks 54th out of 98 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of employers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age of employers, aged 15-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average age of employers, aged 15-64, total
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World Bank
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Coverage
98 places, 1,350 data points, 1970–2021
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