Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Peru

Peru: Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
down 14.6%
World rank
21st
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2005
All-time low
0.1%
in 2017
Years of data
22
1997–2021

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

00.050.10.150.21997200920211997: 0.15 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.191 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.197 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.199 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.188 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.196 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.201 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.196 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.174 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.169 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.167 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.167 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.159 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.154 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.154 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.147 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.146 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.14 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.14 % of total employed population in working age2019: 0.14 % of total employed population in working age2020: 0.18 % of total employed population in working age2021: 0.154 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Peru stood at 0.2%.

The figure is down 14.6% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Peru peaked at 0.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2017.

That places Peru 21st 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 workers, aged 15-64, total in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Unpaid 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 0.2%
1998 0.2% +27.1%
1999 0.2% +3.1%
2000 0.2% +1.1%
2001 0.2% -5.9%
2002 0.2% +4.6%
2005 0.2% +2.6%
2006 0.2% -2.9%
2007 0.2% -11.1%
2009 0.2% -2.9%
2010 0.2% -0.8%
2011 0.2% +0.0%
2012 0.2% -5.4%
2013 0.2% -3.0%
2014 0.2% +0.1%
2015 0.1% -4.8%
2016 0.1% -0.4%
2017 0.1% -4.3%
2018 0.1% +0.6%
2019 0.1% -0.5%
2020 0.2% +29.0%
2021 0.2% -14.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 3
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 7
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Peru?
Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Peru was 0.2% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2005.
What is the lowest unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2017.
How does Peru rank for unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total?
Peru ranks 21st out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
Is unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. 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 Unpaid 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 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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