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

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

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
up 17.2%
World rank
72nd
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2017
All-time low
0.5%
in 2020
Years of data
22
1997–2021

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

00.20.40.61997200920211997: 0.576 % of total employed youth aged 15-241998: 0.511 % of total employed youth aged 15-241999: 0.531 % of total employed youth aged 15-242000: 0.506 % of total employed youth aged 15-242001: 0.519 % of total employed youth aged 15-242002: 0.515 % of total employed youth aged 15-242005: 0.5 % of total employed youth aged 15-242006: 0.538 % of total employed youth aged 15-242007: 0.585 % of total employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.614 % of total employed youth aged 15-242010: 0.622 % of total employed youth aged 15-242011: 0.62 % of total employed youth aged 15-242012: 0.631 % of total employed youth aged 15-242013: 0.642 % of total employed youth aged 15-242014: 0.627 % of total employed youth aged 15-242015: 0.631 % of total employed youth aged 15-242016: 0.634 % of total employed youth aged 15-242017: 0.65 % of total employed youth aged 15-242018: 0.642 % of total employed youth aged 15-242019: 0.638 % of total employed youth aged 15-242020: 0.484 % of total employed youth aged 15-242021: 0.567 % of total employed youth aged 15-24

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

Analysis

Peru recorded 0.6% for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total in 2021.

That represents a change of up 17.2% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total in Peru peaked at 0.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2020.

That places Peru 72nd out of 92 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, total in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total (% of total employed youth aged 15-24) in Peru, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of total employed youth aged 15-24 Change
1997 0.6%
1998 0.5% -11.4%
1999 0.5% +4.0%
2000 0.5% -4.7%
2001 0.5% +2.5%
2002 0.5% -0.7%
2005 0.5% -2.9%
2006 0.5% +7.7%
2007 0.6% +8.7%
2009 0.6% +5.0%
2010 0.6% +1.3%
2011 0.6% -0.4%
2012 0.6% +1.9%
2013 0.6% +1.7%
2014 0.6% -2.3%
2015 0.6% +0.6%
2016 0.6% +0.4%
2017 0.6% +2.5%
2018 0.6% -1.2%
2019 0.6% -0.6%
2020 0.5% -24.1%
2021 0.6% +17.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 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. 69 Kyrgyzstan 0.6% compare
  2. 70 Cambodia 0.6% compare
  3. 71 Mongolia 0.6% compare
  4. 73 Guatemala 0.6% compare
  5. 74 India 0.6% compare
  6. 75 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total in Peru?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total 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, total recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2017.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
How does Peru rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total?
Peru ranks 72nd out of 92 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. 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, total (% of total employed youth aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total (% of total employed youth aged 15-24)
Unit
% of total employed youth aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
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Coverage
92 places, 1,346 data points, 1970–2021
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