Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Peru

Peru: Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural was 0.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
up 17.0%
World rank
79th
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2012
All-time low
0.2%
in 2002
Years of data
22
1997–2021

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

00.050.10.150.20.251997200920211997: 0.213 % of rural employed population in working age1998: 0.184 % of rural employed population in working age1999: 0.19 % of rural employed population in working age2000: 0.209 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.202 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.176 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.199 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.196 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.223 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.229 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.234 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.215 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.237 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.227 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.235 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.225 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.221 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.215 % of rural employed population in working age2018: 0.217 % of rural employed population in working age2019: 0.225 % of rural employed population in working age2020: 0.187 % of rural employed population in working age2021: 0.219 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Peru is 0.2%, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of up 17.0% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Peru peaked at 0.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2002.

That places Peru 79th out of 91 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, rural in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Peru, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1997 0.2%
1998 0.2% -13.9%
1999 0.2% +3.4%
2000 0.2% +10.1%
2001 0.2% -3.5%
2002 0.2% -12.9%
2005 0.2% +13.6%
2006 0.2% -1.8%
2007 0.2% +13.7%
2009 0.2% +2.9%
2010 0.2% +1.9%
2011 0.2% -7.9%
2012 0.2% +10.1%
2013 0.2% -3.9%
2014 0.2% +3.5%
2015 0.2% -4.4%
2016 0.2% -2.0%
2017 0.2% -2.7%
2018 0.2% +1.2%
2019 0.2% +3.5%
2020 0.2% -16.8%
2021 0.2% +17.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 3
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 7
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 10
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Peru?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Peru was 0.2% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2012.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2002.
How does Peru rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, rural?
Peru ranks 79th out of 91 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,284 data points, 1970–2021
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