Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female in Peru

Peru: Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female was 40.42 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
40.42
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
66th
of 105 countries
All-time high
40.84
in 2019
All-time low
35.81
in 1998
Years of data
22
1997–2021

Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female in Peru, 1997–2021

0102030401997200920211997: 36.51998: 35.81999: 362000: 362001: 36.52002: 36.42005: 37.12006: 37.32007: 37.12009: 37.82010: 38.12011: 38.62012: 392013: 39.42014: 402015: 402016: 40.22017: 40.72018: 40.72019: 40.82020: 40.22021: 40.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female in Peru is 40.42, measured in 2021.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female in Peru peaked at 40.84 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 35.81, in 1998.

Peru ranks 66th of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female in Peru, 1997 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1997 36.47
1998 35.81 -1.8%
1999 36.04 +0.6%
2000 36.01 -0.1%
2001 36.53 +1.4%
2002 36.41 -0.3%
2005 37.14 +2.0%
2006 37.31 +0.5%
2007 37.14 -0.5%
2009 37.84 +1.9%
2010 38.12 +0.7%
2011 38.63 +1.3%
2012 38.97 +0.9%
2013 39.41 +1.1%
2014 40 +1.5%
2015 39.97 -0.1%
2016 40.16 +0.5%
2017 40.66 +1.2%
2018 40.72 +0.1%
2019 40.84 +0.3%
2020 40.21 -1.6%
2021 40.42 +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 36.11 35.81 36.47 3
2000s 36.91 36.01 37.84 7
2010s 39.75 38.12 40.84 10
2020s 40.31 40.21 40.42 2

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 63 Dominican Republic 40.8 compare
  2. 64 Palestine, State of 40.8 compare
  3. 65 Paraguay 40.46 compare
  4. 67 Trinidad and Tobago 40.4 compare
  5. 68 Ecuador 40.3 compare
  6. 69 India 40.08 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female in Peru?
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female in Peru was 40.42 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 40.84 in 2019.
What is the lowest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 35.81 in 1998.
How does Peru rank for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female?
Peru ranks 66th out of 105 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
105 places, 1,476 data points, 1970–2021
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