Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male in Peru

Peru: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male was 0.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
up 16.3%
World rank
69th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2013
All-time low
0.5%
in 1998
Years of data
22
1997–2021

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

00.20.40.61997200920211997: 0.522 % of male employed youth aged 15-241998: 0.457 % of male employed youth aged 15-241999: 0.474 % of male employed youth aged 15-242000: 0.471 % of male employed youth aged 15-242001: 0.487 % of male employed youth aged 15-242002: 0.478 % of male employed youth aged 15-242005: 0.469 % of male employed youth aged 15-242006: 0.513 % of male employed youth aged 15-242007: 0.556 % of male employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.593 % of male employed youth aged 15-242010: 0.615 % of male employed youth aged 15-242011: 0.607 % of male employed youth aged 15-242012: 0.621 % of male employed youth aged 15-242013: 0.64 % of male employed youth aged 15-242014: 0.621 % of male employed youth aged 15-242015: 0.624 % of male employed youth aged 15-242016: 0.635 % of male employed youth aged 15-242017: 0.637 % of male employed youth aged 15-242018: 0.63 % of male employed youth aged 15-242019: 0.626 % of male employed youth aged 15-242020: 0.487 % of male employed youth aged 15-242021: 0.566 % of male employed youth aged 15-24

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

Analysis

In 2021, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male in Peru stood at 0.6%.

The figure is up 16.3% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male in Peru peaked at 0.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1998.

That places Peru 69th out of 90 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male (% of male employed youth aged 15-24) in Peru, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of male employed youth aged 15-24 Change
1997 0.5%
1998 0.5% -12.4%
1999 0.5% +3.8%
2000 0.5% -0.7%
2001 0.5% +3.5%
2002 0.5% -1.8%
2005 0.5% -2.0%
2006 0.5% +9.6%
2007 0.6% +8.3%
2009 0.6% +6.7%
2010 0.6% +3.8%
2011 0.6% -1.3%
2012 0.6% +2.2%
2013 0.6% +3.0%
2014 0.6% -2.8%
2015 0.6% +0.4%
2016 0.6% +1.7%
2017 0.6% +0.3%
2018 0.6% -1.1%
2019 0.6% -0.7%
2020 0.5% -22.2%
2021 0.6% +16.3%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 0.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 76% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 0.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7%, 76% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

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 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 2

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 66 El Salvador 0.6% compare
  2. 67 India 0.6% compare
  3. 68 Thailand 0.6% compare
  4. 70 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.6% compare
  5. 71 Cambodia 0.6% compare
  6. 72 Mongolia 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male in Peru?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male in Peru was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2013.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1998.
How does Peru rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male?
Peru ranks 69th out of 90 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. 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 Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male (% of male employed youth aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male (% of male employed youth aged 15-24)
Unit
% of male employed youth aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,259 data points, 1970–2021
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