Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Peru

Peru: Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural was 30.97 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
30.97
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
75th
of 76 countries
All-time high
36.48
in 1997
All-time low
30.97
in 2016
Years of data
17
1997–2016

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Peru, 1997–2016

0102030401997200620161997: 36.51998: 331999: 32.22000: 34.52001: 34.52002: 352005: 33.42006: 33.32007: 33.32009: 32.42010: 31.72011: 31.82012: 31.52013: 31.42014: 312015: 31.52016: 31

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Peru is 30.97, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Peru peaked at 36.48 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 30.97, in 2016.

That places Peru 75th out of 76 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Peru, 1997 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1997 36.48 —
1998 33.01 -9.5%
1999 32.2 -2.5%
2000 34.48 +7.1%
2001 34.53 +0.2%
2002 35.01 +1.4%
2005 33.4 -4.6%
2006 33.33 -0.2%
2007 33.31 -0.0%
2009 32.37 -2.8%
2010 31.75 -1.9%
2011 31.77 +0.1%
2012 31.46 -1.0%
2013 31.43 -0.1%
2014 31.03 -1.3%
2015 31.51 +1.6%
2016 30.97 -1.7%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 30.97 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40.59, 76% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 30.97 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 40.31, 77% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 33.9 32.2 36.48 3
2000s 33.77 32.37 35.01 7
2010s 31.42 30.97 31.77 7

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 72 Rwanda 33.27 compare
  2. 73 Netherlands 31.45 compare
  3. 74 Panama 31.13 compare
  4. 76 Georgia 26.56 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Peru?
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Peru was 30.97 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 36.48 in 1997.
What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 30.97 in 2016.
How does Peru rank for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural?
Peru ranks 75th out of 76 countries with data for 2016.
Is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
76 places, 1,013 data points, 1980–2021
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