Part time employment, total in Peru
Peru: Part time employment, total was 52.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, total in Peru, 1997–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
Peru recorded 52.6% for part time employment, total in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Peru peaked at 56.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 46.9%, in 2005.
Peru ranks 6th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Part time employment, total in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 49.2% | — |
| 1998 | 52.2% | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 53.7% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 50.9% | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 50.7% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 47.0% | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 49.8% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 47.2% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 46.9% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 47.9% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 48.2% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 49.2% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 50.6% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 52.1% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 52.3% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 52.9% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 53.2% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 54.0% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 52.9% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 53.9% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 53.9% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 53.4% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 53.1% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 56.5% | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 54.3% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 53.1% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 53.5% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 53.5% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 52.6% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.7% | 49.2% | 53.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 48.8% | 46.9% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.2% | 52.1% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.9% | 52.6% | 56.5% | 6 |
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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)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 38,163 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, total in Peru?
- Part time employment, total in Peru was 52.6% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, total recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 56.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.9% in 2005.
- How does Peru rank for part time employment, total?
- Peru ranks 6th out of 111 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, total (% of total 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.