Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in Peru

Peru: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural was 0.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.6%
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
2nd
of 76 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2014
All-time low
0.4%
in 1997
Years of data
17
1997–2016

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in Peru, 1997–2016

00.20.40.61997200620161997: 0.431 % of rural employed population in working age1998: 0.519 % of rural employed population in working age1999: 0.543 % of rural employed population in working age2000: 0.478 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.494 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.482 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.518 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.521 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.523 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.548 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.562 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.563 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.568 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.567 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.579 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.567 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.577 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in Peru is 0.6%, measured in 2016.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in Peru peaked at 0.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1997.

Peru ranks 2nd of 76 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Peru, 1997 to 2016.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1997 0.4%
1998 0.5% +20.6%
1999 0.5% +4.5%
2000 0.5% -12.0%
2001 0.5% +3.4%
2002 0.5% -2.6%
2005 0.5% +7.6%
2006 0.5% +0.6%
2007 0.5% +0.3%
2009 0.5% +4.9%
2010 0.6% +2.5%
2011 0.6% +0.1%
2012 0.6% +0.9%
2013 0.6% -0.0%
2014 0.6% +2.0%
2015 0.6% -2.0%
2016 0.6% +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 3
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 7
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in Peru?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in Peru was 0.6% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2014.
What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1997.
How does Peru rank for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural?
Peru ranks 2nd out of 76 countries with data for 2016.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. 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 Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, 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
76 places, 1,013 data points, 1980–2021
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