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

Peru: Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban was 0.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.9%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
80th
of 88 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 1999
All-time low
0.9%
in 2020
Years of data
22
1997–2021

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

00.20.40.60.811997200920211997: 0.954 % of urban employed female population in working age1998: 0.942 % of urban employed female population in working age1999: 0.961 % of urban employed female population in working age2000: 0.951 % of urban employed female population in working age2001: 0.929 % of urban employed female population in working age2002: 0.925 % of urban employed female population in working age2005: 0.909 % of urban employed female population in working age2006: 0.917 % of urban employed female population in working age2007: 0.938 % of urban employed female population in working age2009: 0.936 % of urban employed female population in working age2010: 0.936 % of urban employed female population in working age2011: 0.931 % of urban employed female population in working age2012: 0.938 % of urban employed female population in working age2013: 0.93 % of urban employed female population in working age2014: 0.926 % of urban employed female population in working age2015: 0.92 % of urban employed female population in working age2016: 0.91 % of urban employed female population in working age2017: 0.918 % of urban employed female population in working age2018: 0.916 % of urban employed female population in working age2019: 0.913 % of urban employed female population in working age2020: 0.851 % of urban employed female population in working age2021: 0.865 % of urban employed female population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban in Peru stood at 0.9%.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban in Peru peaked at 1.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2020.

That places Peru 80th out of 88 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, urban in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed female population in working age) in Peru, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of urban employed female population in working age Change
1997 1.0%
1998 0.9% -1.3%
1999 1.0% +2.0%
2000 1.0% -1.0%
2001 0.9% -2.4%
2002 0.9% -0.4%
2005 0.9% -1.8%
2006 0.9% +0.9%
2007 0.9% +2.3%
2009 0.9% -0.2%
2010 0.9% -0.1%
2011 0.9% -0.5%
2012 0.9% +0.7%
2013 0.9% -0.9%
2014 0.9% -0.4%
2015 0.9% -0.7%
2016 0.9% -1.1%
2017 0.9% +1.0%
2018 0.9% -0.3%
2019 0.9% -0.4%
2020 0.9% -6.7%
2021 0.9% +1.6%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 0.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.0%, 88% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 0.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.0%, 88% of the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 3
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 7
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 10
2020s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 77 Zambia 0.9% compare
  2. 78 Thailand 0.9% compare
  3. 79 Bangladesh 0.9% compare
  4. 81 Pakistan 0.9% compare
  5. 82 Rwanda 0.8% compare
  6. 83 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban in Peru?
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban in Peru was 0.9% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1999.
What is the lowest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2020.
How does Peru rank for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban?
Peru ranks 80th out of 88 countries with data for 2021.
Is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. 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, urban (% of urban 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, urban (% of urban employed female population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed female population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
88 places, 1,180 data points, 1970–2021
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