Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Peru
Peru: Employment in services, female (% of female employment) was 69.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Peru, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Peru is 69.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Peru peaked at 69.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 60.2%, in 1992.
Peru ranks 102nd 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.
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 60.5% | — |
| 1992 | 60.2% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 60.4% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 61.3% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 61.5% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 61.4% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 61.7% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 61.5% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 61.2% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 61.5% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 61.2% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 61.7% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 62.0% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 62.5% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 63.1% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 64.0% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 65.0% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 65.6% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 66.1% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 66.7% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 67.1% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 67.5% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 67.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 67.9% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 67.6% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 67.4% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 69.0% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 69.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 69.5% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 61.0% | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 65.7% | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 66.0% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 68.8% | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 68.9% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 69.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.1% | 60.2% | 61.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 63.3% | 61.2% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.9% | 66.7% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.6% | 61.0% | 69.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 99 Namibia 70.9% compare
- 100 Romania 69.5% compare
- 101 Maldives 69.5% compare
- 103 North Macedonia 68.0% compare
- 104 Kyrgyzstan 67.7% compare
- 105 Sao Tome and Principe 67.6% compare
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 employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Peru?
- Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Peru was 69.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 69.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.2% in 1992.
- How does Peru rank for employment in services, female (% of female employment)?
- Peru ranks 102nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).