Wage workers, aged 15-24 in Peru

Peru: Wage workers, aged 15-24 was 0.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
up 10.0%
World rank
87th
of 105 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2015
All-time low
0.4%
in 1998
Years of data
22
1997–2021

Wage workers, aged 15-24 in Peru, 1997–2021

00.20.40.61997200920211997: 0.525 % of employed population aged 15-241998: 0.446 % of employed population aged 15-241999: 0.493 % of employed population aged 15-242000: 0.458 % of employed population aged 15-242001: 0.485 % of employed population aged 15-242002: 0.472 % of employed population aged 15-242005: 0.457 % of employed population aged 15-242006: 0.486 % of employed population aged 15-242007: 0.498 % of employed population aged 15-242009: 0.513 % of employed population aged 15-242010: 0.508 % of employed population aged 15-242011: 0.512 % of employed population aged 15-242012: 0.532 % of employed population aged 15-242013: 0.541 % of employed population aged 15-242014: 0.535 % of employed population aged 15-242015: 0.557 % of employed population aged 15-242016: 0.543 % of employed population aged 15-242017: 0.543 % of employed population aged 15-242018: 0.536 % of employed population aged 15-242019: 0.524 % of employed population aged 15-242020: 0.456 % of employed population aged 15-242021: 0.501 % of employed population aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 15-24.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage workers, aged 15-24 in Peru is 0.5%, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of up 10.0% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-24 in Peru peaked at 0.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1998.

That places Peru 87th out of 105 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 3
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 7
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 10
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2

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  4. 88 Ecuador 0.5% compare
  5. 89 Pakistan 0.5% compare
  6. 90 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-24 in Peru?
Wage workers, aged 15-24 in Peru was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-24 recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2015.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-24 recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1998.
How does Peru rank for wage workers, aged 15-24?
Peru ranks 87th out of 105 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage workers, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. 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 workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed population aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
105 places, 1,488 data points, 1970–2021
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