Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Peru

Peru: Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban was 0.5% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
79th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2015
All-time low
0.5%
in 2000
Years of data
22
1997–2021

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

00.20.40.61997200920211997: 0.549 % of urban employed population in working age1998: 0.512 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.528 % of urban employed population in working age2000: 0.504 % of urban employed population in working age2001: 0.53 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.545 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.516 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.54 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.541 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.544 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.535 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.547 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.554 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.566 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.561 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.575 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.564 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.557 % of urban employed population in working age2018: 0.55 % of urban employed population in working age2019: 0.549 % of urban employed population in working age2020: 0.523 % of urban employed population in working age2021: 0.528 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Peru recorded 0.5% for wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Peru peaked at 0.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2000.

That places Peru 79th out of 94 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Peru, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1997 0.5%
1998 0.5% -6.8%
1999 0.5% +3.2%
2000 0.5% -4.6%
2001 0.5% +5.2%
2002 0.5% +2.8%
2005 0.5% -5.3%
2006 0.5% +4.5%
2007 0.5% +0.2%
2009 0.5% +0.6%
2010 0.5% -1.6%
2011 0.5% +2.1%
2012 0.6% +1.3%
2013 0.6% +2.1%
2014 0.6% -0.8%
2015 0.6% +2.5%
2016 0.6% -2.0%
2017 0.6% -1.2%
2018 0.6% -1.2%
2019 0.5% -0.2%
2020 0.5% -4.7%
2021 0.5% +0.8%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Peru?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Peru was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2015.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2000.
How does Peru rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, urban?
Peru ranks 79th out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,312 data points, 1970–2021
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