Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Peru
Peru: Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) was 29.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, male in Peru, 1997–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total male employment.
Analysis
Peru recorded 29.8% for part time employment, male in 2025.
That represents a change of down 8.6% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, male in Peru peaked at 40.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.5%, in 2023.
Peru ranks 31st of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of total male employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 31.4% | — |
| 1998 | 33.6% | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 35.3% | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 34.3% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 33.1% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 29.3% | -11.3% |
| 2003 | 31.8% | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 32.0% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 31.1% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 31.9% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 32.2% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 32.8% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 33.6% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 34.6% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 33.7% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 33.7% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 32.6% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 32.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 31.3% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 32.1% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 32.5% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 32.3% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 32.8% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 40.4% | +23.2% |
| 2021 | 34.7% | -14.2% |
| 2022 | 32.1% | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 17.5% | -45.4% |
| 2024 | 32.6% | +86.5% |
| 2025 | 29.8% | -8.6% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 29.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.2%, 1.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Peru's 29.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22.5%, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +86.5% | 17.5% | 32.6% |
| 2023 | -45.4% | 32.1% | 17.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.4% | 31.4% | 35.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 32.2% | 29.3% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.8% | 31.3% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 17.5% | 40.4% | 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 part time employment, male in Peru?
- Part time employment, male in Peru was 29.8% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, male recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 40.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest part time employment, male recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5% in 2023.
- How does Peru rank for part time employment, male?
- Peru ranks 31st out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, male rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, male (% of total male employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.