Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) … ages national in Peru
Peru: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) … ages national was 48.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Peru, 1997–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Peru stood at 48.0%. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Peru peaked at 75.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 48.0%, in 2025.
Peru ranks 30th of 155 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) … ages national in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 60.2% | — |
| 1998 | 58.1% | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 57.2% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 58.6% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 54.7% | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 75.0% | +37.1% |
| 2003 | 61.3% | -18.2% |
| 2004 | 62.3% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 57.7% | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 61.3% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 62.7% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 63.4% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 63.8% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 64.5% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 63.0% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 62.7% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 61.3% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 59.4% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 56.6% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 55.7% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 57.1% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 57.0% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 57.7% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 48.9% | -15.2% |
| 2021 | 52.3% | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 54.7% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 51.2% | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 49.9% | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 48.0% | -3.9% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 48.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.6%, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Peru's 48.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 39.5%, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) … ages national in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +37.1% | 54.7% | 75.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.5% | 57.2% | 60.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 62.1% | 54.7% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.5% | 55.7% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.8% | 48.0% | 54.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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 to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Peru?
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Peru was 48.0% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 75.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.0% in 2025.
- How does Peru rank for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Peru ranks 30th out of 155 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, ages 15-24, total (%) (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.