How does Peru rank for monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre?

Peru ranks 159th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.

Is monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre rising or falling in Peru?

Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre in Peru

Name: Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre in Peru
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Peru: Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre was 0.0008 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.0008 units per square kilometre

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

159th

of 169 countries

All-time high

0.0008 units per square kilometre

in 2022

All-time low

0.0003 units per square kilometre

in 1997

Years of data

1997–2023

Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre in Peru, 1997–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

Peru recorded 0.0008 units per square kilometre for monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in Peru peaked at 0.0008 units per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 units per square kilometre, in 1997.

Peru ranks 159th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre in Peru, 1997 to 2023.
Year	units per square kilometre	Change
1997	0.0003 units per square kilometre	—
1998	0.0003 units per square kilometre	+0.0%
1999	0.0003 units per square kilometre	+0.0%
2000	0.0003 units per square kilometre	+18.8%
2001	0.0003 units per square kilometre	+0.0%
2002	0.0003 units per square kilometre	+0.0%
2003	0.0004 units per square kilometre	+12.2%
2004	0.0004 units per square kilometre	+0.0%
2005	0.0004 units per square kilometre	+0.0%
2006	0.0004 units per square kilometre	+8.7%
2007	0.0004 units per square kilometre	+6.0%
2008	0.0004 units per square kilometre	+3.8%
2009	0.0004 units per square kilometre	+0.0%
2010	0.0005 units per square kilometre	+5.5%
2011	0.0005 units per square kilometre	+16.4%
2012	0.0006 units per square kilometre	+11.1%
2013	0.0006 units per square kilometre	+0.0%
2014	0.0006 units per square kilometre	+0.0%
2015	0.0006 units per square kilometre	+0.0%
2016	0.0007 units per square kilometre	+13.3%
2017	0.0007 units per square kilometre	+0.0%
2018	0.0007 units per square kilometre	+9.4%
2019	0.0007 units per square kilometre	+0.0%
2020	0.0007 units per square kilometre	+0.0%
2021	0.0007 units per square kilometre	+0.0%
2022	0.0008 units per square kilometre	+10.2%
2023	0.0008 units per square kilometre	+0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	0.0003 units per square kilometre	0.0003 units per square kilometre	0.0003 units per square kilometre	3
2000s	0.0004 units per square kilometre	0.0003 units per square kilometre	0.0004 units per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.0006 units per square kilometre	0.0005 units per square kilometre	0.0007 units per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.0008 units per square kilometre	0.0007 units per square kilometre	0.0008 units per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Peru

156 Oman 0.0011 units per square kilometre compare
157 Russia 0.001 units per square kilometre compare
158 Liberia 0.0009 units per square kilometre compare
160 Libya 0.0006 units per square kilometre compare
161 Australia 0.0005 units per square kilometre compare
162 Ethiopia 0.0004 units per square kilometre compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in Peru?: Monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in Peru was 0.0008 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre recorded in Peru?: The highest recorded value was 0.0008 units per square kilometre in 2022.
What is the lowest monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre recorded in Peru?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 units per square kilometre in 1997.
How does Peru rank for monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre?: Peru ranks 159th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
Is monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre rising or falling in Peru?: Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Monthly minimum wage International Labour Organization
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Indicator: Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre
Unit: units per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 169 places, 3,647 data points, 1980–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.