Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Peru
Peru: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 7.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Peru, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Peru stood at 7.2%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Peru peaked at 15.2% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2025.
Peru ranks 47th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 15.2% | — |
| 1992 | 15.2% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 15.0% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 14.9% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 14.6% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 14.2% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 13.7% | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 13.5% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 13.2% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 13.6% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 12.1% | -11.2% |
| 2002 | 12.8% | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 13.5% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 14.3% | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 13.0% | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 12.9% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 11.4% | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 11.3% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 11.3% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 9.6% | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 9.6% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | -19.0% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 8.1% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 7.4% | -8.2% |
| 2025 | 7.2% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.4% | 13.2% | 15.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 11.3% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 9.2% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 7.2% | 9.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Peru?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Peru was 7.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2% in 1992.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2025.
- How does Peru rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Peru ranks 47th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.