Informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural in Peru

Peru: Informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural was 0.9% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
7th
of 34 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2000
All-time low
0.9%
in 2014
Years of data
15
1999–2016

Informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural in Peru, 1999–2016

00.20.40.60.811999200720161999: 0.985 % of rural employed population in working age2000: 0.987 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.966 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.964 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.949 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.953 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.948 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.938 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.938 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.938 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.928 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.926 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.926 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.933 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.936 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural in Peru is 0.9%, measured in 2016.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural in Peru peaked at 1.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2014.

Peru ranks 7th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Peru, 1999 to 2016.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1999 1.0%
2000 1.0% +0.2%
2001 1.0% -2.1%
2002 1.0% -0.3%
2005 0.9% -1.5%
2006 1.0% +0.4%
2007 0.9% -0.6%
2009 0.9% -1.0%
2010 0.9% -0.0%
2011 0.9% -0.0%
2012 0.9% -1.1%
2013 0.9% -0.2%
2014 0.9% -0.1%
2015 0.9% +0.8%
2016 0.9% +0.3%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 4 Morocco 1.0% compare
  2. 5 Ghana 0.9% compare
  3. 6 Pakistan 0.9% compare
  4. 8 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.9% compare
  5. 9 Nicaragua 0.9% compare
  6. 10 Honduras 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural in Peru?
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural in Peru was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2000.
What is the lowest informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2014.
How does Peru rank for informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural?
Peru ranks 7th out of 34 countries with data for 2016.
Is informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 410 data points, 1981–2021
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