Employers, female (% of female employment) in Peru
Peru: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 2.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Peru, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Peru recorded 2.2% for employers, female (% of female employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Peru peaked at 2.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1991.
Peru ranks 81st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.1% | — |
| 1992 | 1.2% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 1.2% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 1.3% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | -10.4% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | +10.8% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | -13.1% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -14.7% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +20.9% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | +27.0% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 2.2% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.2% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Peru
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4349 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4225 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4473 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6786 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 35,667 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,953 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 19,027 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 19,136 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 38,163 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, female (% of female employment) in Peru?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Peru was 2.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1991.
- How does Peru rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Peru ranks 81st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).