Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, rural in Peru

Peru: Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, rural was 0.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.9%
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
2nd
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2021
All-time low
0.8%
in 1997
Years of data
22
1997–2021

Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, rural in Peru, 1997–2021

00.20.40.60.811997200920211997: 0.764 % of rural population in working age1998: 0.832 % of rural population in working age1999: 0.862 % of rural population in working age2000: 0.853 % of rural population in working age2001: 0.839 % of rural population in working age2002: 0.85 % of rural population in working age2005: 0.886 % of rural population in working age2006: 0.899 % of rural population in working age2007: 0.901 % of rural population in working age2009: 0.909 % of rural population in working age2010: 0.909 % of rural population in working age2011: 0.91 % of rural population in working age2012: 0.904 % of rural population in working age2013: 0.898 % of rural population in working age2014: 0.903 % of rural population in working age2015: 0.892 % of rural population in working age2016: 0.898 % of rural population in working age2017: 0.898 % of rural population in working age2018: 0.9 % of rural population in working age2019: 0.906 % of rural population in working age2020: 0.892 % of rural population in working age2021: 0.926 % of rural population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, rural in Peru stood at 0.9%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, rural in Peru peaked at 0.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1997.

That places Peru 2nd out of 94 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, rural in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural population in working age) in Peru, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of rural population in working age Change
1997 0.8%
1998 0.8% +8.9%
1999 0.9% +3.7%
2000 0.9% -1.1%
2001 0.8% -1.6%
2002 0.9% +1.3%
2005 0.9% +4.2%
2006 0.9% +1.5%
2007 0.9% +0.2%
2009 0.9% +0.8%
2010 0.9% +0.0%
2011 0.9% +0.1%
2012 0.9% -0.6%
2013 0.9% -0.7%
2014 0.9% +0.6%
2015 0.9% -1.3%
2016 0.9% +0.8%
2017 0.9% -0.1%
2018 0.9% +0.3%
2019 0.9% +0.7%
2020 0.9% -1.5%
2021 0.9% +3.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 3
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 7
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 10
2020s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, rural in Peru?
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, rural in Peru was 0.9% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2021.
What is the lowest employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1997.
How does Peru rank for employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, rural?
Peru ranks 2nd out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
Is employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural population in working age)
Unit
% of rural population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,311 data points, 1970–2021
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