Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Peru
Peru: Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) was 77.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Peru, 1990–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Peru is 77.0%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Peru peaked at 83.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 69.4%, in 1991.
Peru ranks 28th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 71.6% | — |
| 1991 | 69.4% | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 70.1% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 70.9% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 71.7% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 74.2% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 82.4% | +11.0% |
| 1998 | 79.9% | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 77.2% | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 77.9% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 77.2% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 83.9% | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 76.0% | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 81.0% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 78.0% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 81.7% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 83.3% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 83.1% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 83.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 83.8% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 83.4% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 83.6% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 82.8% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 82.3% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 81.5% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 80.2% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 81.7% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 81.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 82.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 72.4% | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 75.4% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 79.5% | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 77.2% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 77.3% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 77.0% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.1% | 69.4% | 82.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 80.5% | 76.0% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.3% | 80.2% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.5% | 72.4% | 79.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Peru?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Peru was 77.0% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 83.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.4% in 1991.
- How does Peru rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%)?
- Peru ranks 28th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.