Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Peru

Peru: Wage workers, aged 25-64 was 0.4% in 2021. β–² Rising

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
85th
of 105 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2015
All-time low
0.4%
in 1999
Years of data
22
1997–2021

Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Peru, 1997–2021

00.10.20.30.40.51997200920211997: 0.405 % of employed population aged 25-641998: 0.377 % of employed population aged 25-641999: 0.373 % of employed population aged 25-642000: 0.375 % of employed population aged 25-642001: 0.401 % of employed population aged 25-642002: 0.41 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.403 % of employed population aged 25-642006: 0.421 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.435 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.44 % of employed population aged 25-642010: 0.438 % of employed population aged 25-642011: 0.442 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.453 % of employed population aged 25-642013: 0.463 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.462 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.471 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.466 % of employed population aged 25-642017: 0.46 % of employed population aged 25-642018: 0.459 % of employed population aged 25-642019: 0.465 % of employed population aged 25-642020: 0.431 % of employed population aged 25-642021: 0.446 % of employed population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 25-64.

Analysis

Peru recorded 0.4% for wage workers, aged 25-64 in 2021.

The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 25-64 in Peru peaked at 0.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1999.

Peru ranks 85th of 105 countries on this measure, 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 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 3
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 7
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 10
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 82 Ecuador 0.5% compare
  2. 83 Thailand 0.5% compare
  3. 84 India 0.5% compare
  4. 86 Pakistan 0.4% compare
  5. 87 Bangladesh 0.4% compare
  6. 88 Cambodia 0.4% compare

See the full ranking of 105 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 25-64 in Peru?
Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Peru was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2015.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1999.
How does Peru rank for wage workers, aged 25-64?
Peru ranks 85th out of 105 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage workers, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed population aged 25-64
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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