Wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Peru

Peru: Wage workers, aged 15-64, female was 0.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
88th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2015
All-time low
0.3%
in 2000
Years of data
22
1997–2021

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

00.10.20.30.41997200920211997: 0.364 % of female employed population in working age1998: 0.327 % of female employed population in working age1999: 0.348 % of female employed population in working age2000: 0.32 % of female employed population in working age2001: 0.35 % of female employed population in working age2002: 0.361 % of female employed population in working age2005: 0.348 % of female employed population in working age2006: 0.366 % of female employed population in working age2007: 0.382 % of female employed population in working age2009: 0.386 % of female employed population in working age2010: 0.386 % of female employed population in working age2011: 0.4 % of female employed population in working age2012: 0.409 % of female employed population in working age2013: 0.412 % of female employed population in working age2014: 0.416 % of female employed population in working age2015: 0.428 % of female employed population in working age2016: 0.424 % of female employed population in working age2017: 0.42 % of female employed population in working age2018: 0.419 % of female employed population in working age2019: 0.416 % of female employed population in working age2020: 0.369 % of female employed population in working age2021: 0.387 % of female employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female employed population in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Peru is 0.4%, measured in 2021.

The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Peru peaked at 0.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2000.

That places Peru 88th out of 106 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.

Wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age) in Peru, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of female employed population in working age Change
1997 0.4%
1998 0.3% -10.2%
1999 0.3% +6.5%
2000 0.3% -8.2%
2001 0.4% +9.4%
2002 0.4% +3.2%
2005 0.3% -3.6%
2006 0.4% +5.0%
2007 0.4% +4.5%
2009 0.4% +1.0%
2010 0.4% -0.2%
2011 0.4% +3.7%
2012 0.4% +2.3%
2013 0.4% +0.7%
2014 0.4% +0.8%
2015 0.4% +3.0%
2016 0.4% -1.0%
2017 0.4% -0.9%
2018 0.4% -0.4%
2019 0.4% -0.6%
2020 0.4% -11.4%
2021 0.4% +4.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 3
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 7
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 10
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Peru?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Peru was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2015.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2000.
How does Peru rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, female?
Peru ranks 88th out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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 workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age)
Unit
% of female employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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