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

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

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
77th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2015
All-time low
0.4%
in 2000
Years of data
22
1997–2021

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

00.20.40.61997200920211997: 0.458 % of female workers in the service sector1998: 0.435 % of female workers in the service sector1999: 0.461 % of female workers in the service sector2000: 0.416 % of female workers in the service sector2001: 0.456 % of female workers in the service sector2002: 0.494 % of female workers in the service sector2005: 0.462 % of female workers in the service sector2006: 0.483 % of female workers in the service sector2007: 0.484 % of female workers in the service sector2009: 0.486 % of female workers in the service sector2010: 0.48 % of female workers in the service sector2011: 0.498 % of female workers in the service sector2012: 0.503 % of female workers in the service sector2013: 0.515 % of female workers in the service sector2014: 0.512 % of female workers in the service sector2015: 0.53 % of female workers in the service sector2016: 0.525 % of female workers in the service sector2017: 0.515 % of female workers in the service sector2018: 0.509 % of female workers in the service sector2019: 0.504 % of female workers in the service sector2020: 0.492 % of female workers in the service sector2021: 0.477 % of female workers in the service sector

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

Analysis

Peru recorded 0.5% for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female in Peru peaked at 0.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2000.

Peru ranks 77th 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 services, aged 15-64, female in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the service sector) in Peru, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of female workers in the service sector Change
1997 0.5%
1998 0.4% -5.0%
1999 0.5% +6.0%
2000 0.4% -9.6%
2001 0.5% +9.4%
2002 0.5% +8.4%
2005 0.5% -6.5%
2006 0.5% +4.7%
2007 0.5% +0.0%
2009 0.5% +0.5%
2010 0.5% -1.2%
2011 0.5% +3.7%
2012 0.5% +1.0%
2013 0.5% +2.4%
2014 0.5% -0.6%
2015 0.5% +3.5%
2016 0.5% -0.9%
2017 0.5% -1.8%
2018 0.5% -1.3%
2019 0.5% -1.0%
2020 0.5% -2.4%
2021 0.5% -3.0%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 74 Nicaragua 0.5% compare
  2. 75 Indonesia 0.5% compare
  3. 76 Honduras 0.5% compare
  4. 78 Ecuador 0.5% compare
  5. 79 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.5% compare
  6. 80 Mozambique 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female in Peru?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female in Peru was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2015.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
How does Peru rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female?
Peru ranks 77th out of 90 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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 services, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the service sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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