Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-24 in Peru

Peru: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-24 was 0.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
up 20.5%
World rank
60th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2021
All-time low
0.2%
in 1998
Years of data
22
1997–2021

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-24 in Peru, 1997–2021

00.10.20.31997200920211997: 0.261 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector1998: 0.205 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector1999: 0.251 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2000: 0.253 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2001: 0.245 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2002: 0.21 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2005: 0.236 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2006: 0.255 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2007: 0.252 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2009: 0.253 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2010: 0.236 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2011: 0.232 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2012: 0.264 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2013: 0.23 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2014: 0.246 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2015: 0.256 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2016: 0.24 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2017: 0.243 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2018: 0.265 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2019: 0.273 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2020: 0.234 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2021: 0.282 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector.

Analysis

In 2021, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-24 in Peru stood at 0.3%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 20.5% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-24 in Peru peaked at 0.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1998.

Peru ranks 60th of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-24 in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-24 (% of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector) in Peru, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector Change
1997 0.3%
1998 0.2% -21.6%
1999 0.3% +22.7%
2000 0.3% +0.9%
2001 0.2% -3.3%
2002 0.2% -14.2%
2005 0.2% +12.3%
2006 0.3% +8.1%
2007 0.3% -1.0%
2009 0.3% +0.2%
2010 0.2% -6.7%
2011 0.2% -1.6%
2012 0.3% +13.5%
2013 0.2% -12.7%
2014 0.2% +6.9%
2015 0.3% +4.1%
2016 0.2% -6.3%
2017 0.2% +1.1%
2018 0.3% +9.1%
2019 0.3% +3.1%
2020 0.2% -14.4%
2021 0.3% +20.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 3
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 7
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 10
2020s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-24 in Peru?
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-24 in Peru was 0.3% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-24 recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-24 recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1998.
How does Peru rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-24?
Peru ranks 60th out of 90 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. 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 Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-24 (% of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-24 (% of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector)
Unit
% of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,254 data points, 1970–2021
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