Annual working hours per worker in Peru
Peru: Annual working hours per worker was 2,143 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours per worker in Peru, 1950–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
Peru recorded 2,143 hours per worker for annual working hours per worker in 2023.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Peru peaked at 2,509 hours per worker in 1950 and was at its lowest, 2,060 hours per worker, in 2020.
Peru ranks 40th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,455 hours per worker | 2,402 hours per worker | 2,509 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1960s | 2,339 hours per worker | 2,289 hours per worker | 2,390 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,236 hours per worker | 2,202 hours per worker | 2,277 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,163 hours per worker | 2,132 hours per worker | 2,194 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,116 hours per worker | 2,101 hours per worker | 2,126 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,107 hours per worker | 2,098 hours per worker | 2,123 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,134 hours per worker | 2,112 hours per worker | 2,140 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,109 hours per worker | 2,060 hours per worker | 2,143 hours per worker | 4 |
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More work & labour data for Peru
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 72.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 80.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 80.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 65.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 77.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 84.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 69.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Peru?
- Annual working hours per worker in Peru was 2,143 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 2,509 hours per worker in 1950.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,060 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Peru rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Peru ranks 40th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.