LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Peru
Peru: LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment was 10.06 in 2025. ▲ Rising
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Peru, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Peru stood at 10.06.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.9% on the previous year and up 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Peru peaked at 13.01 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.49, in 2018.
Peru ranks 16th of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7.27 | — |
| 2015 | 6.94 | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 7.24 | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 6.91 | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 6.49 | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 8.35 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | 11.43 | +36.9% |
| 2021 | 10.41 | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 13.01 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | 8.5 | -34.7% |
| 2024 | 12.4 | +45.9% |
| 2025 | 10.06 | -18.9% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 10.06 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.4, 1.2× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.2 | 6.49 | 8.35 | 6 |
| 2020s | 10.97 | 8.5 | 13.01 | 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 lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Peru?
- Lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Peru was 10.06 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 13.01 in 2022.
- What is the lowest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.49 in 2018.
- How does Peru rank for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment?
- Peru ranks 16th out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.9%. 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 LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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. LU2 represents the share of the labour force that are either in unemployment or time-related underemployment. The term disability, as defined in the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), is used as an umbrella term, covering impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions. For measurement purposes, a person with disability is defined as a person who is limited in the kind or amount of activities that he or she can do because of ongoing difficulties due to a long-term physical condition, mental condition or health problem. For more information, refer to the Disability Labour Market Indicators (DLMI) database description.