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

Peru: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural was 0.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
up 39.2%
World rank
74th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2012
All-time low
0.1%
in 2002
Years of data
22
1997–2021

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

00.10.20.31997200920211997: 0.139 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241998: 0.135 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241999: 0.133 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242000: 0.159 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242001: 0.113 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242002: 0.109 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242005: 0.142 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242006: 0.14 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242007: 0.195 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.227 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242010: 0.236 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242011: 0.222 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242012: 0.252 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242013: 0.244 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242014: 0.241 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242015: 0.22 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242016: 0.224 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242017: 0.217 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242018: 0.207 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242019: 0.21 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242020: 0.134 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242021: 0.187 % of rural employed youth aged 15-24

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

Analysis

In 2021, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Peru stood at 0.2%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.2% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Peru peaked at 0.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2002.

Peru ranks 74th of 84 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 wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage 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 0.1%
1998 0.1% -3.3%
1999 0.1% -1.1%
2000 0.2% +19.0%
2001 0.1% -28.5%
2002 0.1% -3.5%
2005 0.1% +30.2%
2006 0.1% -1.8%
2007 0.2% +39.4%
2009 0.2% +16.5%
2010 0.2% +3.9%
2011 0.2% -5.9%
2012 0.3% +13.4%
2013 0.2% -3.2%
2014 0.2% -1.1%
2015 0.2% -8.7%
2016 0.2% +1.8%
2017 0.2% -3.2%
2018 0.2% -4.6%
2019 0.2% +1.7%
2020 0.1% -36.2%
2021 0.2% +39.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 3
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 7
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 10
2020s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 2

Countries ranked near Peru

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  2. 72 Honduras 0.2% compare
  3. 73 Ecuador 0.2% compare
  4. 75 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.1% compare
  5. 76 Ghana 0.1% compare
  6. 77 Nepal 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Peru?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Peru was 0.2% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage 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 wage employment, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2002.
How does Peru rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural?
Peru ranks 74th out of 84 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. 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, 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 wage 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
84 places, 1,136 data points, 1970–2021
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