Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Peru
Peru: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 4.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Peru, 1969–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Peru is 4.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Peru peaked at 11.8% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2014.
That places Peru 117th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 1 |
| 1970s | 5.2% | 4.0% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.8% | 4.8% | 11.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 7.1% | 4.4% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 4.0% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 4.0% | 7.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Peru?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Peru was 4.3% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 1985.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2014.
- How does Peru rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Peru ranks 117th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.