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

Peru: Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male was 39.93 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
39.93
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
67th
of 106 countries
All-time high
40.44
in 2018
All-time low
35.18
in 1998
Years of data
22
1997–2021

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

0102030401997200920211997: 36.41998: 35.21999: 36.12000: 35.22001: 36.12002: 35.92005: 36.32006: 36.42007: 36.62009: 37.22010: 37.42011: 37.92012: 38.32013: 38.92014: 39.22015: 39.72016: 39.72017: 40.32018: 40.42019: 40.42020: 39.72021: 39.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Peru recorded 39.93 for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Peru peaked at 40.44 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 35.18, in 1998.

Peru ranks 67th of 106 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, male in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Peru, 1997 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1997 36.43
1998 35.18 -3.4%
1999 36.14 +2.7%
2000 35.22 -2.5%
2001 36.14 +2.6%
2002 35.9 -0.7%
2005 36.34 +1.2%
2006 36.36 +0.0%
2007 36.61 +0.7%
2009 37.16 +1.5%
2010 37.38 +0.6%
2011 37.87 +1.3%
2012 38.27 +1.0%
2013 38.87 +1.6%
2014 39.18 +0.8%
2015 39.7 +1.3%
2016 39.7 -0.0%
2017 40.27 +1.4%
2018 40.44 +0.4%
2019 40.42 -0.0%
2020 39.71 -1.8%
2021 39.93 +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 35.92 35.18 36.43 3
2000s 36.25 35.22 37.16 7
2010s 39.21 37.38 40.44 10
2020s 39.82 39.71 39.93 2

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 64 Jamaica 40.04 compare
  2. 65 Trinidad and Tobago 40.02 compare
  3. 66 India 39.95 compare
  4. 68 Morocco 39.75 compare
  5. 69 Colombia 39.54 compare
  6. 70 Jordan 39.47 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Peru?
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Peru was 39.93 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 40.44 in 2018.
What is the lowest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 35.18 in 1998.
How does Peru rank for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male?
Peru ranks 67th out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,490 data points, 1970–2021
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