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

Peru: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total was 0.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
up 6.3%
World rank
69th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2013
All-time low
0.3%
in 2000
Years of data
22
1997–2021

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

00.10.20.30.41997200920211997: 0.381 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.349 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.352 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.338 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.359 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.373 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.358 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.378 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.399 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.409 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.408 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.412 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.424 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.434 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.429 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.434 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.428 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.425 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.42 % of total employed population in working age2019: 0.422 % of total employed population in working age2020: 0.367 % of total employed population in working age2021: 0.39 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Peru stood at 0.4%.

The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Peru peaked at 0.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2000.

That places Peru 69th out of 107 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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, total in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Peru, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1997 0.4%
1998 0.3% -8.4%
1999 0.4% +0.7%
2000 0.3% -3.8%
2001 0.4% +6.3%
2002 0.4% +3.8%
2005 0.4% -4.0%
2006 0.4% +5.7%
2007 0.4% +5.6%
2009 0.4% +2.3%
2010 0.4% -0.1%
2011 0.4% +0.9%
2012 0.4% +3.0%
2013 0.4% +2.3%
2014 0.4% -1.2%
2015 0.4% +1.2%
2016 0.4% -1.4%
2017 0.4% -0.8%
2018 0.4% -1.1%
2019 0.4% +0.5%
2020 0.4% -13.1%
2021 0.4% +6.3%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Peru?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Peru was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2013.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2000.
How does Peru rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total?
Peru ranks 69th out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. 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, total (% of total 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, 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
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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