Informal job workers, aged 15-24 in Peru

Peru: Informal job workers, aged 15-24 was 0.8% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
11th
of 38 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2000
All-time low
0.8%
in 2015
Years of data
15
1999–2016

Informal job workers, aged 15-24 in Peru, 1999–2016

00.20.40.60.811999200720161999: 0.963 % of employed population aged 15-242000: 0.966 % of employed population aged 15-242001: 0.947 % of employed population aged 15-242002: 0.941 % of employed population aged 15-242005: 0.901 % of employed population aged 15-242006: 0.894 % of employed population aged 15-242007: 0.878 % of employed population aged 15-242009: 0.846 % of employed population aged 15-242010: 0.851 % of employed population aged 15-242011: 0.825 % of employed population aged 15-242012: 0.808 % of employed population aged 15-242013: 0.802 % of employed population aged 15-242014: 0.795 % of employed population aged 15-242015: 0.789 % of employed population aged 15-242016: 0.793 % of employed population aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 15-24.

Analysis

The most recent figure for informal job workers, aged 15-24 in Peru is 0.8%, measured in 2016.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal job workers, aged 15-24 in Peru peaked at 1.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2015.

That places Peru 11th out of 38 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Informal job workers, aged 15-24 in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Informal job workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24) in Peru, 1999 to 2016.
Year % of employed population aged 15-24 Change
1999 1.0%
2000 1.0% +0.3%
2001 0.9% -2.0%
2002 0.9% -0.6%
2005 0.9% -4.2%
2006 0.9% -0.8%
2007 0.9% -1.8%
2009 0.8% -3.7%
2010 0.9% +0.7%
2011 0.8% -3.1%
2012 0.8% -2.0%
2013 0.8% -0.8%
2014 0.8% -0.8%
2015 0.8% -0.7%
2016 0.8% +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 1.0% 7
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 8 Bolivia 0.9% compare
  2. 9 Nicaragua 0.8% compare
  3. 10 Honduras 0.8% compare
  4. 12 Guatemala 0.8% compare
  5. 13 Paraguay 0.8% compare
  6. 14 El Salvador 0.8% compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal job workers, aged 15-24 in Peru?
Informal job workers, aged 15-24 in Peru was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest informal job workers, aged 15-24 recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2000.
What is the lowest informal job workers, aged 15-24 recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2015.
How does Peru rank for informal job workers, aged 15-24?
Peru ranks 11th out of 38 countries with data for 2016.
Is informal job workers, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. 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 Informal job workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal job workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed population aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
38 places, 450 data points, 1981–2021
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