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

Peru: Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban was 0.3% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
16th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2021
All-time low
0.3%
in 2013
Years of data
22
1997–2021

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

00.10.20.31997200920211997: 0.327 % of urban employed population in working age1998: 0.33 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.334 % of urban employed population in working age2000: 0.335 % of urban employed population in working age2001: 0.326 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.304 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.316 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.3 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.304 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.305 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.309 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.307 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.3 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.299 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.306 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.301 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.306 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.322 % of urban employed population in working age2018: 0.325 % of urban employed population in working age2019: 0.325 % of urban employed population in working age2020: 0.34 % of urban employed population in working age2021: 0.341 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in Peru is 0.3%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in Peru peaked at 0.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2013.

That places Peru 16th out of 94 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Peru, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1997 0.3%
1998 0.3% +0.7%
1999 0.3% +1.3%
2000 0.3% +0.3%
2001 0.3% -2.6%
2002 0.3% -6.9%
2005 0.3% +4.0%
2006 0.3% -5.0%
2007 0.3% +1.2%
2009 0.3% +0.4%
2010 0.3% +1.4%
2011 0.3% -0.7%
2012 0.3% -2.1%
2013 0.3% -0.4%
2014 0.3% +2.5%
2015 0.3% -1.9%
2016 0.3% +1.8%
2017 0.3% +5.1%
2018 0.3% +0.9%
2019 0.3% +0.0%
2020 0.3% +4.9%
2021 0.3% +0.3%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in Peru?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in Peru was 0.3% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2013.
How does Peru rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban?
Peru ranks 16th out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,312 data points, 1970–2021
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