Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in Peru

Peru: Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male was 0.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
down 19.0%
World rank
74th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2020
All-time low
0.1%
in 2000
Years of data
22
1997–2021

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in Peru, 1997–2021

00.0250.050.0750.10.1251997200920211997: 0.086 % of male youth labor force1998: 0.078 % of male youth labor force1999: 0.081 % of male youth labor force2000: 0.055 % of male youth labor force2001: 0.075 % of male youth labor force2002: 0.088 % of male youth labor force2005: 0.089 % of male youth labor force2006: 0.072 % of male youth labor force2007: 0.086 % of male youth labor force2009: 0.078 % of male youth labor force2010: 0.072 % of male youth labor force2011: 0.075 % of male youth labor force2012: 0.062 % of male youth labor force2013: 0.065 % of male youth labor force2014: 0.073 % of male youth labor force2015: 0.07 % of male youth labor force2016: 0.085 % of male youth labor force2017: 0.085 % of male youth labor force2018: 0.079 % of male youth labor force2019: 0.076 % of male youth labor force2020: 0.121 % of male youth labor force2021: 0.098 % of male youth labor force

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male youth labor force.

Analysis

Peru recorded 0.1% for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in 2021.

The figure is down 19.0% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in Peru peaked at 0.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.

Peru ranks 74th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male (% of male youth labor force) in Peru, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of male youth labor force Change
1997 0.1%
1998 0.1% -9.8%
1999 0.1% +3.5%
2000 0.1% -31.1%
2001 0.1% +35.2%
2002 0.1% +17.4%
2005 0.1% +1.2%
2006 0.1% -19.8%
2007 0.1% +19.9%
2009 0.1% -8.7%
2010 0.1% -7.7%
2011 0.1% +4.5%
2012 0.1% -17.9%
2013 0.1% +5.2%
2014 0.1% +12.0%
2015 0.1% -4.4%
2016 0.1% +21.2%
2017 0.1% +0.6%
2018 0.1% -7.1%
2019 0.1% -4.5%
2020 0.1% +59.5%
2021 0.1% -19.0%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 46% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 0.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 71% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 71 Bangladesh 0.1% compare
  2. 72 Belarus 0.1% compare
  3. 73 Korea 0.1% compare
  4. 75 Netherlands 0.1% compare
  5. 76 United States of America 0.1% compare
  6. 77 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in Peru?
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in Peru was 0.1% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2020.
What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
How does Peru rank for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male?
Peru ranks 74th out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. 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 Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male (% of male youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male (% of male youth labor force)
Unit
% of male youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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