Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Peru
Peru: Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 was 63.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Peru, 1961–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Peru stood at 63.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Peru peaked at 72.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 1972.
Peru ranks 37th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22.4% | — |
| 1972 | 20.0% | -10.8% |
| 1979 | 31.2% | +56.3% |
| 1980 | 31.3% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 25.3% | -19.2% |
| 1982 | 31.5% | +24.5% |
| 1984 | 39.7% | +26.3% |
| 1986 | 49.8% | +25.3% |
| 1987 | 48.4% | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 48.2% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 47.8% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 43.5% | -8.9% |
| 1992 | 43.8% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 29.7% | -32.1% |
| 1994 | 46.5% | +56.2% |
| 1995 | 49.5% | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 64.8% | +30.9% |
| 1998 | 63.5% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 63.8% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 63.5% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 61.5% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 68.4% | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 61.8% | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 66.9% | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 64.3% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 67.5% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 70.1% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 70.3% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 70.5% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 72.0% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 71.2% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 70.9% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 70.1% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 69.2% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 67.6% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 67.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 69.3% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 69.8% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 70.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 59.8% | -14.5% |
| 2021 | 64.8% | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 66.4% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 64.8% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 64.6% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 63.7% | -1.5% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 63.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.2%, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Peru's 63.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 53.7%, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +56.3% | 20.0% | 31.2% |
| 1994 | +56.2% | 29.7% | 46.5% |
| 1993 | -32.1% | 43.8% | 29.7% |
| 1997 | +30.9% | 49.5% | 64.8% |
| 1984 | +26.3% | 31.5% | 39.7% |
| 1986 | +25.3% | 39.7% | 49.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.4% | 22.4% | 22.4% | 1 |
| 1970s | 25.6% | 20.0% | 31.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 39.2% | 25.3% | 49.8% | 7 |
| 1990s | 50.3% | 29.7% | 64.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 66.5% | 61.5% | 70.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.8% | 67.6% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.0% | 59.8% | 66.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 34 Netherlands 64.4% compare
- 35 Kenya 64.1% compare
- 36 Sierra Leone 63.9% compare
- 38 Qatar 63.5% compare
- 39 Kazakhstan 63.3% compare
- 40 Seychelles 63.3% 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 female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Peru?
- Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Peru was 63.7% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 72.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 1972.
- How does Peru rank for female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025?
- Peru ranks 37th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. 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 labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population who are economically active (employed or unemployed). Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.