Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural in Peru

Peru: Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural was 0.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
down 12.1%
World rank
8th
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2006
All-time low
0.3%
in 1997
Years of data
22
1997–2021

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

00.10.20.30.41997200920211997: 0.312 % of rural employed population in working age1998: 0.356 % of rural employed population in working age1999: 0.393 % of rural employed population in working age2000: 0.364 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.371 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.387 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.395 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.397 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.363 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.358 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.356 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.369 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.349 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.352 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.35 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.345 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.342 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.336 % of rural employed population in working age2018: 0.332 % of rural employed population in working age2019: 0.328 % of rural employed population in working age2020: 0.389 % of rural employed population in working age2021: 0.342 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Peru recorded 0.3% for unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.1% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural in Peru peaked at 0.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1997.

That places Peru 8th out of 91 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Unpaid 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 0.3%
1998 0.4% +14.4%
1999 0.4% +10.1%
2000 0.4% -7.2%
2001 0.4% +1.9%
2002 0.4% +4.1%
2005 0.4% +2.2%
2006 0.4% +0.5%
2007 0.4% -8.4%
2009 0.4% -1.6%
2010 0.4% -0.4%
2011 0.4% +3.6%
2012 0.3% -5.4%
2013 0.4% +0.8%
2014 0.4% -0.6%
2015 0.3% -1.5%
2016 0.3% -0.8%
2017 0.3% -1.8%
2018 0.3% -1.0%
2019 0.3% -1.4%
2020 0.4% +18.7%
2021 0.3% -12.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 3
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 7
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 10
2020s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 2

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  4. 9 Ghana 0.3% compare
  5. 10 Morocco 0.3% compare
  6. 11 Bolivia 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural in Peru?
Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural in Peru was 0.3% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2006.
What is the lowest unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1997.
How does Peru rank for unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural?
Peru ranks 8th out of 91 countries with data for 2021.
Is unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. 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 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
Unpaid 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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