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

Peru: Informal job workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.7% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.7%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
11th
of 40 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2000
All-time low
0.7%
in 2014
Years of data
15
1999–2016

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

00.20.40.60.811999200720161999: 0.905 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.908 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.848 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.842 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.804 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.796 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.775 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.754 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.76 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.744 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.726 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.722 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.717 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.719 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.719 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for informal job workers, aged 15-64, total in Peru is 0.7%, measured in 2016.

That represents a change of down 9.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal job workers, aged 15-64, total in Peru peaked at 0.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2014.

Peru ranks 11th of 40 countries on this measure, 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 15-64, total in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Informal job workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Peru, 1999 to 2016.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1999 0.9%
2000 0.9% +0.4%
2001 0.8% -6.6%
2002 0.8% -0.8%
2005 0.8% -4.5%
2006 0.8% -1.0%
2007 0.8% -2.6%
2009 0.8% -2.7%
2010 0.8% +0.7%
2011 0.7% -2.0%
2012 0.7% -2.5%
2013 0.7% -0.5%
2014 0.7% -0.8%
2015 0.7% +0.3%
2016 0.7% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 7
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 7

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 8 Nicaragua 0.8% compare
  2. 9 Honduras 0.8% compare
  3. 10 Guatemala 0.8% compare
  4. 12 Sri Lanka 0.7% compare
  5. 13 El Salvador 0.7% compare
  6. 14 Gambia 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal job workers, aged 15-64, total in Peru?
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, total in Peru was 0.7% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest informal job workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2000.
What is the lowest informal job workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2014.
How does Peru rank for informal job workers, aged 15-64, total?
Peru ranks 11th out of 40 countries with data for 2016.
Is informal job workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. 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, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
40 places, 509 data points, 1980–2021
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