Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Peru

Peru: Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural was 0.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
up 23.6%
World rank
77th
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 1997
All-time low
0.2%
in 2020
Years of data
22
1997–2021

Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Peru, 1997–2021

00.10.20.31997200920211997: 0.343 % of rural employed female population in working age1998: 0.318 % of rural employed female population in working age1999: 0.261 % of rural employed female population in working age2000: 0.299 % of rural employed female population in working age2001: 0.265 % of rural employed female population in working age2002: 0.255 % of rural employed female population in working age2005: 0.253 % of rural employed female population in working age2006: 0.253 % of rural employed female population in working age2007: 0.284 % of rural employed female population in working age2009: 0.296 % of rural employed female population in working age2010: 0.289 % of rural employed female population in working age2011: 0.292 % of rural employed female population in working age2012: 0.285 % of rural employed female population in working age2013: 0.287 % of rural employed female population in working age2014: 0.283 % of rural employed female population in working age2015: 0.274 % of rural employed female population in working age2016: 0.273 % of rural employed female population in working age2017: 0.28 % of rural employed female population in working age2018: 0.28 % of rural employed female population in working age2019: 0.272 % of rural employed female population in working age2020: 0.192 % of rural employed female population in working age2021: 0.237 % of rural employed female population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Peru is 0.2%, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.6% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Peru peaked at 0.3% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2020.

That places Peru 77th out of 86 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed female population in working age) in Peru, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of rural employed female population in working age Change
1997 0.3%
1998 0.3% -7.1%
1999 0.3% -18.0%
2000 0.3% +14.6%
2001 0.3% -11.4%
2002 0.3% -3.6%
2005 0.3% -1.0%
2006 0.3% +0.2%
2007 0.3% +12.1%
2009 0.3% +4.3%
2010 0.3% -2.3%
2011 0.3% +1.1%
2012 0.3% -2.6%
2013 0.3% +0.8%
2014 0.3% -1.3%
2015 0.3% -3.5%
2016 0.3% -0.1%
2017 0.3% +2.5%
2018 0.3% +0.1%
2019 0.3% -2.8%
2020 0.2% -29.7%
2021 0.2% +23.6%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 0.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 34% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 0.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7%, 34% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2020 -29.7% 0.3% 0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 3
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 7
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 10
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 74 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.3% compare
  2. 75 India 0.3% compare
  3. 76 Georgia 0.3% compare
  4. 78 Madagascar 0.2% compare
  5. 79 Pakistan 0.2% compare
  6. 80 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Peru?
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Peru was 0.2% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1997.
What is the lowest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2020.
How does Peru rank for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural?
Peru ranks 77th out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
Is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. 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 Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed female population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed female population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed female population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,157 data points, 1970–2021
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