Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Peru

Peru: Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural was 0.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
17th
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2018
All-time low
0.4%
in 2006
Years of data
22
1997–2021

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Peru, 1997–2021

00.10.20.30.41997200920211997: 0.426 % of rural employed population in working age1998: 0.414 % of rural employed population in working age1999: 0.361 % of rural employed population in working age2000: 0.38 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.383 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.392 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.366 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.359 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.372 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.37 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.368 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.376 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.376 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.383 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.385 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.404 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.413 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.427 % of rural employed population in working age2018: 0.429 % of rural employed population in working age2019: 0.424 % of rural employed population in working age2020: 0.407 % of rural employed population in working age2021: 0.419 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Peru recorded 0.4% for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in 2021.

The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Peru peaked at 0.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2006.

Peru ranks 17th of 91 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Peru, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1997 0.4%
1998 0.4% -2.8%
1999 0.4% -12.9%
2000 0.4% +5.2%
2001 0.4% +0.9%
2002 0.4% +2.3%
2005 0.4% -6.6%
2006 0.4% -1.7%
2007 0.4% +3.6%
2009 0.4% -0.6%
2010 0.4% -0.6%
2011 0.4% +2.1%
2012 0.4% +0.1%
2013 0.4% +1.8%
2014 0.4% +0.6%
2015 0.4% +5.0%
2016 0.4% +2.2%
2017 0.4% +3.4%
2018 0.4% +0.4%
2019 0.4% -1.1%
2020 0.4% -4.1%
2021 0.4% +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 3
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 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 self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Peru?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Peru was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2018.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2006.
How does Peru rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural?
Peru ranks 17th out of 91 countries with data for 2021.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. 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 Self-employed 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
Self-employed 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
91 places, 1,284 data points, 1970–2021
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