Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Peru

Peru: Wage workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
87th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2015
All-time low
0.4%
in 1998
Years of data
22
1997–2021

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

00.10.20.30.40.51997200920211997: 0.436 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.396 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.406 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.397 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.422 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.425 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.417 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.437 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.45 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.457 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.454 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.458 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.471 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.48 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.478 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.488 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.481 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.476 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.474 % of total employed population in working age2019: 0.476 % of total employed population in working age2020: 0.435 % of total employed population in working age2021: 0.456 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Peru stood at 0.5%.

The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Peru peaked at 0.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1998.

Peru ranks 87th of 106 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Peru, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1997 0.4%
1998 0.4% -9.3%
1999 0.4% +2.5%
2000 0.4% -2.1%
2001 0.4% +6.3%
2002 0.4% +0.7%
2005 0.4% -2.0%
2006 0.4% +4.9%
2007 0.5% +3.0%
2009 0.5% +1.5%
2010 0.5% -0.6%
2011 0.5% +0.9%
2012 0.5% +2.8%
2013 0.5% +1.9%
2014 0.5% -0.4%
2015 0.5% +2.1%
2016 0.5% -1.4%
2017 0.5% -1.0%
2018 0.5% -0.5%
2019 0.5% +0.4%
2020 0.4% -8.4%
2021 0.5% +4.8%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Peru?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Peru was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2015.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1998.
How does Peru rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, total?
Peru ranks 87th out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,582 data points, 1970–2021
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