Wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 in Peru

Peru: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 was 0.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.8%
Change on year
up 6.2%
World rank
62nd
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2015
All-time low
0.7%
in 2006
Years of data
22
1997–2021

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

00.20.40.60.81997200920211997: 0.748 % of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector1998: 0.689 % of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector1999: 0.708 % of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector2000: 0.724 % of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector2001: 0.748 % of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector2002: 0.736 % of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector2005: 0.73 % of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector2006: 0.687 % of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector2007: 0.736 % of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector2009: 0.769 % of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector2010: 0.774 % of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector2011: 0.763 % of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector2012: 0.773 % of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector2013: 0.78 % of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector2014: 0.806 % of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector2015: 0.819 % of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector2016: 0.808 % of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector2017: 0.78 % of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector2018: 0.77 % of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector2019: 0.785 % of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector2020: 0.756 % of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector2021: 0.802 % of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector

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

Analysis

In 2021, wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 in Peru stood at 0.8%.

The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 in Peru peaked at 0.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2006.

Peru ranks 62nd 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 industry, aged 15-24 in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 (% of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector) in Peru, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector Change
1997 0.7%
1998 0.7% -7.9%
1999 0.7% +2.7%
2000 0.7% +2.2%
2001 0.7% +3.4%
2002 0.7% -1.6%
2005 0.7% -0.8%
2006 0.7% -5.9%
2007 0.7% +7.2%
2009 0.8% +4.5%
2010 0.8% +0.5%
2011 0.8% -1.4%
2012 0.8% +1.4%
2013 0.8% +0.8%
2014 0.8% +3.4%
2015 0.8% +1.5%
2016 0.8% -1.3%
2017 0.8% -3.5%
2018 0.8% -1.3%
2019 0.8% +1.9%
2020 0.8% -3.7%
2021 0.8% +6.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 3
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 7
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 10
2020s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 2

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 59 Nicaragua 0.8% compare
  2. 60 El Salvador 0.8% compare
  3. 61 Rwanda 0.8% compare
  4. 63 Ecuador 0.8% compare
  5. 64 Argentina 0.8% compare
  6. 65 Brazil 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 in Peru?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 in Peru was 0.8% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2015.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2006.
How does Peru rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-24?
Peru ranks 62nd out of 90 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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 industry, aged 15-24 (% of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 (% of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,259 data points, 1970–2021
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