Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Peru

Peru: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female was 0.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
75th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2014
All-time low
0.4%
in 2000
Years of data
22
1997–2021

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Peru, 1997–2021

00.10.20.30.40.51997200920211997: 0.412 % of female workers in the industrial sector1998: 0.373 % of female workers in the industrial sector1999: 0.391 % of female workers in the industrial sector2000: 0.356 % of female workers in the industrial sector2001: 0.416 % of female workers in the industrial sector2002: 0.366 % of female workers in the industrial sector2005: 0.431 % of female workers in the industrial sector2006: 0.396 % of female workers in the industrial sector2007: 0.432 % of female workers in the industrial sector2009: 0.416 % of female workers in the industrial sector2010: 0.433 % of female workers in the industrial sector2011: 0.451 % of female workers in the industrial sector2012: 0.476 % of female workers in the industrial sector2013: 0.452 % of female workers in the industrial sector2014: 0.496 % of female workers in the industrial sector2015: 0.481 % of female workers in the industrial sector2016: 0.483 % of female workers in the industrial sector2017: 0.467 % of female workers in the industrial sector2018: 0.465 % of female workers in the industrial sector2019: 0.475 % of female workers in the industrial sector2020: 0.443 % of female workers in the industrial sector2021: 0.471 % of female workers in the industrial sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female workers in the industrial sector.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Peru is 0.5%, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Peru peaked at 0.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2000.

Peru ranks 75th of 90 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the industrial sector) in Peru, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of female workers in the industrial sector Change
1997 0.4%
1998 0.4% -9.4%
1999 0.4% +4.9%
2000 0.4% -9.0%
2001 0.4% +16.8%
2002 0.4% -12.1%
2005 0.4% +17.6%
2006 0.4% -8.0%
2007 0.4% +9.2%
2009 0.4% -3.8%
2010 0.4% +4.2%
2011 0.5% +4.0%
2012 0.5% +5.5%
2013 0.5% -5.1%
2014 0.5% +9.7%
2015 0.5% -2.9%
2016 0.5% +0.4%
2017 0.5% -3.4%
2018 0.5% -0.4%
2019 0.5% +2.2%
2020 0.4% -6.7%
2021 0.5% +6.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 3
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 7
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 10
2020s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 2

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 72 Belize 0.5%
  2. 73 Paraguay 0.5% compare
  3. 74 Gambia 0.5% compare
  4. 76 Ecuador 0.5% compare
  5. 77 Guatemala 0.4% compare
  6. 78 Pakistan 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Peru?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Peru was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2014.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
How does Peru rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female?
Peru ranks 75th out of 90 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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 15-64, female (% of female workers in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of female workers 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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