Employment rate in Peru
Peru: Employment rate was 69.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rate in Peru, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 69.1% for employment rate in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rate in Peru peaked at 76.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 55.9%, in 1992.
That places Peru 22nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.9% | 55.9% | 64.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 69.9% | 62.5% | 75.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.7% | 72.6% | 76.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.5% | 64.0% | 71.3% | 6 |
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- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 72.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 80.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 80.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 65.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 77.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 84.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 69.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rate in Peru?
- Employment rate in Peru was 69.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employment rate recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 76.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest employment rate recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.9% in 1992.
- How does Peru rank for employment rate?
- Peru ranks 22nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rate rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Employment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and older) who are employed.