Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Peru

Peru: Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
20th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 1998
All-time low
0.5%
in 2015
Years of data
22
1997–2021

Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Peru, 1997–2021

00.20.40.61997200920211997: 0.511 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.551 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.541 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.55 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.532 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.528 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.533 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.513 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.497 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.492 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.492 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.493 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.479 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.474 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.48 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.473 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.478 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.486 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.489 % of total employed population in working age2019: 0.487 % of total employed population in working age2020: 0.538 % of total employed population in working age2021: 0.513 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Peru stood at 0.5%.

That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Peru peaked at 0.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2015.

That places Peru 20th out of 107 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Unpaid or self-employed workers, 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 0.5%
1998 0.6% +7.8%
1999 0.5% -1.8%
2000 0.6% +1.8%
2001 0.5% -3.3%
2002 0.5% -0.7%
2005 0.5% +0.9%
2006 0.5% -3.7%
2007 0.5% -3.2%
2009 0.5% -1.1%
2010 0.5% +0.1%
2011 0.5% +0.1%
2012 0.5% -2.9%
2013 0.5% -1.0%
2014 0.5% +1.4%
2015 0.5% -1.5%
2016 0.5% +1.0%
2017 0.5% +1.8%
2018 0.5% +0.6%
2019 0.5% -0.4%
2020 0.5% +10.5%
2021 0.5% -4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 3
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 7
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 10
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Peru?
Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Peru was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1998.
What is the lowest unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2015.
How does Peru rank for unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total?
Peru ranks 20th out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
Is unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unpaid or self-employed workers, 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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