Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Peru

Peru: Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural was 0.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
up 40.4%
World rank
76th
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2012
All-time low
0.2%
in 2020
Years of data
22
1997–2021

Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Peru, 1997–2021

00.10.20.31997200920211997: 0.244 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241998: 0.259 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241999: 0.224 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242000: 0.265 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242001: 0.206 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242002: 0.201 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242005: 0.229 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242006: 0.231 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242007: 0.29 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.324 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242010: 0.33 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242011: 0.315 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242012: 0.334 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242013: 0.329 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242014: 0.319 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242015: 0.295 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242016: 0.302 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242017: 0.301 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242018: 0.286 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242019: 0.292 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242020: 0.191 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242021: 0.268 % of rural employed youth aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural employed youth aged 15-24.

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Peru is 0.3%, measured in 2021.

The figure is up 40.4% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Peru peaked at 0.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2020.

Peru ranks 76th of 86 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24) in Peru, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of rural employed youth aged 15-24 Change
1997 0.2%
1998 0.3% +5.9%
1999 0.2% -13.4%
2000 0.3% +18.3%
2001 0.2% -22.1%
2002 0.2% -2.8%
2005 0.2% +14.1%
2006 0.2% +1.1%
2007 0.3% +25.3%
2009 0.3% +11.6%
2010 0.3% +1.8%
2011 0.3% -4.5%
2012 0.3% +6.1%
2013 0.3% -1.5%
2014 0.3% -3.2%
2015 0.3% -7.5%
2016 0.3% +2.6%
2017 0.3% -0.6%
2018 0.3% -4.7%
2019 0.3% +2.0%
2020 0.2% -34.6%
2021 0.3% +40.4%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 0.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 44% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 0.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4%, 60% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 3
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 7
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 10
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 2

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 73 Mongolia 0.3% compare
  2. 74 Nicaragua 0.3% compare
  3. 75 Ecuador 0.3% compare
  4. 77 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.3% compare
  5. 78 Georgia 0.3% compare
  6. 79 Ethiopia 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Peru?
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Peru was 0.3% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2012.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2020.
How does Peru rank for youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural?
Peru ranks 76th out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. 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 Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24)
Unit
% of rural employed youth aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,157 data points, 1970–2021
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