Informal tourism sector employment in Peru
Peru: Informal tourism sector employment was 2,107 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Informal tourism sector employment in Peru, 2007–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for informal tourism sector employment in Peru is 2,107, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal tourism sector employment in Peru peaked at 2,185 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,278, in 2007.
Peru ranks 6th of 24 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Informal tourism sector employment in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1,278 | — |
| 2008 | 1,441 | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 1,486 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 1,635 | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 1,637 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,569 | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 1,598 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 1,643 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 1,727 | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 1,670 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 1,772 | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 1,942 | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 1,905 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 1,391 | -27.0% |
| 2021 | 1,651 | +18.7% |
| 2022 | 2,046 | +23.9% |
| 2023 | 2,143 | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 2,185 | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 2,107 | -3.6% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 2,107 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 461.33, 4.6× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Peru's 2,107 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 500.79, 4.2× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,402 | 1,278 | 1,486 | 3 |
| 2010s | 1,710 | 1,569 | 1,942 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,920 | 1,391 | 2,185 | 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 informal tourism sector employment in Peru?
- Informal tourism sector employment in Peru was 2,107 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest informal tourism sector employment recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 2,185 in 2024.
- What is the lowest informal tourism sector employment recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,278 in 2007.
- How does Peru rank for informal tourism sector employment?
- Peru ranks 6th out of 24 countries with data for 2025.
- Is informal tourism sector employment rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Informal tourism sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.