Female employment rate in Peru
Peru: Female employment rate was 60.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female employment rate in Peru, 1990–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 60.5% for female employment rate in 2025.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female employment rate in Peru peaked at 69.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 38.7%, in 1992.
Peru ranks 32nd of 172 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Female employment rate in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 42.3% | — |
| 1991 | 40.5% | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 38.7% | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 40.6% | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 41.1% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 45.7% | +11.2% |
| 1997 | 61.2% | +33.8% |
| 1998 | 60.1% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 61.0% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 58.5% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 65.0% | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 59.3% | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 63.4% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 61.1% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 64.2% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 66.9% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 67.0% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 67.6% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 69.0% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 68.5% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 68.2% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 67.4% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 66.9% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 65.3% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 65.0% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 66.6% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 67.1% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 67.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 55.6% | -17.4% |
| 2021 | 61.2% | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 63.2% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 61.3% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 61.0% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 60.5% | -0.7% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 60.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48.6%, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Peru's 60.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48.9%, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female employment rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +33.8% | 45.7% | 61.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.9% | 38.7% | 61.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 63.4% | 58.5% | 67.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.1% | 65.0% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.5% | 55.6% | 63.2% | 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 female employment rate in Peru?
- Female employment rate in Peru was 60.5% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female employment rate recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 69.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest female employment rate recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.7% in 1992.
- How does Peru rank for female employment rate?
- Peru ranks 32nd out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female employment rate rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female employment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population who are employed. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.