Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, total in Peru

Peru: Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, total was 0.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.5%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
16th
of 26 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2014
All-time low
0.4%
in 2005
Years of data
11
2005–2016

Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, total in Peru, 2005–2016

00.20.40.62005201020162005: 0.417 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.433 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.462 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.495 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.483 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.511 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.537 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.536 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.551 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.537 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.545 % of total employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total employed population in working age.

Analysis

Peru recorded 0.5% for employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, total in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, total in Peru peaked at 0.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2005.

That places Peru 16th out of 26 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, total in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Peru, 2005 to 2016.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
2005 0.4% —
2006 0.4% +3.9%
2007 0.5% +6.8%
2009 0.5% +7.0%
2010 0.5% -2.3%
2011 0.5% +5.7%
2012 0.5% +5.2%
2013 0.5% -0.2%
2014 0.6% +2.8%
2015 0.5% -2.5%
2016 0.5% +1.4%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 0.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 92% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 0.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5%, 1.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 4
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 7

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 13 Dominican Republic 0.6% compare
  2. 14 Panama 0.6% compare
  3. 15 Mexico 0.5% compare
  4. 17 Brazil 0.5% compare
  5. 18 Bolivia 0.5% compare
  6. 19 Honduras 0.5% compare

See the full ranking of 26 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, total in Peru?
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, total in Peru was 0.5% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, total recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2014.
What is the lowest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, total recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2005.
How does Peru rank for employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, total?
Peru ranks 16th out of 26 countries with data for 2016.
Is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. 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 Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 300 data points, 1981–2021
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