Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Peru

Peru: Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural was 0.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
75th
of 96 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2020
All-time low
0.5%
in 1997
Years of data
22
1997–2021

Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Peru, 1997–2021

00.20.40.61997200920211997: 0.514 % of rural population1998: 0.517 % of rural population1999: 0.519 % of rural population2000: 0.528 % of rural population2001: 0.528 % of rural population2002: 0.532 % of rural population2005: 0.538 % of rural population2006: 0.542 % of rural population2007: 0.543 % of rural population2009: 0.558 % of rural population2010: 0.56 % of rural population2011: 0.565 % of rural population2012: 0.576 % of rural population2013: 0.575 % of rural population2014: 0.583 % of rural population2015: 0.573 % of rural population2016: 0.57 % of rural population2017: 0.573 % of rural population2018: 0.573 % of rural population2019: 0.573 % of rural population2020: 0.596 % of rural population2021: 0.584 % of rural population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural population.

Analysis

The most recent figure for working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Peru is 0.6%, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Peru peaked at 0.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1997.

Peru ranks 75th of 96 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural population) in Peru, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of rural population Change
1997 0.5%
1998 0.5% +0.5%
1999 0.5% +0.4%
2000 0.5% +1.7%
2001 0.5% +0.1%
2002 0.5% +0.8%
2005 0.5% +1.0%
2006 0.5% +0.8%
2007 0.5% +0.2%
2009 0.6% +2.8%
2010 0.6% +0.5%
2011 0.6% +0.8%
2012 0.6% +2.0%
2013 0.6% -0.3%
2014 0.6% +1.6%
2015 0.6% -1.8%
2016 0.6% -0.5%
2017 0.6% +0.5%
2018 0.6% -0.1%
2019 0.6% +0.1%
2020 0.6% +3.9%
2021 0.6% -1.9%

Averages by decade

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

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  4. 76 Ecuador 0.6% compare
  5. 77 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.6% compare
  6. 78 Rwanda 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Peru?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Peru was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2020.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1997.
How does Peru rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, rural?
Peru ranks 75th out of 96 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural population)
Unit
% of rural population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
96 places, 1,344 data points, 1970–2021
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