Unemployment rate,Percent in Peru
Peru: Unemployment rate,Percent was 5.4% in 2026. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate,Percent in Peru, 2002–2026
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate,percent in Peru is 5.4%, measured in 2026. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.8% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate,percent in Peru peaked at 14.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2026.
Peru ranks 34th of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Unemployment rate,Percent in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 9.4% | — |
| 2003 | 9.4% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9.6% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 8.5% | -10.6% |
| 2007 | 8.4% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 8.4% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 8.4% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 7.8% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 7.7% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | -12.2% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | +116.6% |
| 2021 | 10.7% | -24.4% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | -28.1% |
| 2023 | 6.8% | -11.7% |
| 2024 | 6.4% | -5.5% |
| 2025 | 5.9% | -7.8% |
| 2026 | 5.4% | -8.8% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 5.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.2%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Peru's 5.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.4%, 84% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate,Percent in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +116.6% | 6.5% | 14.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.9% | 8.4% | 9.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 5.9% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 5.4% | 14.2% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More reference data data for Peru
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 35.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate,percent in Peru?
- Unemployment rate,percent in Peru was 5.4% in 2026, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2026.
- How does Peru rank for unemployment rate,percent?
- Peru ranks 34th out of 71 countries with data for 2026.
- Is unemployment rate,percent rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate,Percent,,,. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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