Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) in Peru
Peru: Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) was 84.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) in Peru, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) in Peru is 84.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) in Peru peaked at 89.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 75.9%, in 1992.
Peru ranks 26th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 76.0% | — |
| 1991 | 76.1% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 75.9% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 76.5% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 77.1% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 78.4% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 78.9% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 79.3% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 80.7% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 80.5% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 80.1% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 81.0% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 81.8% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 82.7% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 83.6% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 84.5% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 87.4% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 89.3% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 88.8% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 89.5% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 89.4% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 89.3% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 89.1% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 89.0% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 88.3% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 87.4% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 86.4% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 88.1% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 87.8% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 87.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 81.5% | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 82.4% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 84.0% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 84.5% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 84.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.9% | 75.9% | 80.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.9% | 80.1% | 89.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.3% | 86.4% | 89.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.8% | 81.5% | 86.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) in Peru?
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) in Peru was 84.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 89.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.9% in 1992.
- How does Peru rank for labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64)?
- Peru ranks 26th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.