Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female in Peru

Peru: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female was 0.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
68th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2015
All-time low
0.3%
in 2000
Years of data
22
1997–2021

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female in Peru, 1997–2021

00.10.20.30.41997200920211997: 0.34 % of female employed population in working age1998: 0.309 % of female employed population in working age1999: 0.321 % of female employed population in working age2000: 0.292 % of female employed population in working age2001: 0.32 % of female employed population in working age2002: 0.337 % of female employed population in working age2005: 0.319 % of female employed population in working age2006: 0.337 % of female employed population in working age2007: 0.356 % of female employed population in working age2009: 0.361 % of female employed population in working age2010: 0.36 % of female employed population in working age2011: 0.373 % of female employed population in working age2012: 0.381 % of female employed population in working age2013: 0.386 % of female employed population in working age2014: 0.386 % of female employed population in working age2015: 0.395 % of female employed population in working age2016: 0.391 % of female employed population in working age2017: 0.389 % of female employed population in working age2018: 0.385 % of female employed population in working age2019: 0.382 % of female employed population in working age2020: 0.325 % of female employed population in working age2021: 0.339 % of female employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female in Peru stood at 0.3%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female in Peru peaked at 0.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2000.

Peru ranks 68th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age) in Peru, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of female employed population in working age Change
1997 0.3%
1998 0.3% -9.2%
1999 0.3% +3.8%
2000 0.3% -8.9%
2001 0.3% +9.5%
2002 0.3% +5.3%
2005 0.3% -5.2%
2006 0.3% +5.6%
2007 0.4% +5.7%
2009 0.4% +1.2%
2010 0.4% -0.2%
2011 0.4% +3.5%
2012 0.4% +2.2%
2013 0.4% +1.4%
2014 0.4% +0.0%
2015 0.4% +2.3%
2016 0.4% -1.2%
2017 0.4% -0.3%
2018 0.4% -1.1%
2019 0.4% -0.8%
2020 0.3% -15.0%
2021 0.3% +4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 3
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 7
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 10
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2

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  4. 69 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.3% compare
  5. 70 Cambodia 0.3% compare
  6. 71 Gambia 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female in Peru?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female in Peru was 0.3% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2015.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2000.
How does Peru rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female?
Peru ranks 68th out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age)
Unit
% of female employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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