Public sector employees in Peru

Peru: Public sector employees was 1,517 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
1,517
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
19th
of 64 countries
All-time high
1,517
in 2022
All-time low
1,072
in 2005
Years of data
19
2004–2022

Public sector employees in Peru, 2004–2022

05001.0k1.5k2004201320222004: 1.1k2005: 1.1k2006: 1.1k2007: 1.3k2008: 1.3k2009: 1.4k2010: 1.4k2011: 1.4k2012: 1.5k2013: 1.5k2014: 1.5k2015: 1.5k2016: 1.5k2017: 1.5k2018: 1.5k2019: 1.5k2020: 1.3k2021: 1.4k2022: 1.5k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employees in Peru is 1,517, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employees in Peru peaked at 1,517 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,072, in 2005.

That places Peru 19th out of 64 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Public sector employees in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employees in Peru, 2004 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2004 1,101
2005 1,072 -2.6%
2006 1,136 +6.0%
2007 1,280 +12.6%
2008 1,295 +1.2%
2009 1,364 +5.3%
2010 1,375 +0.8%
2011 1,426 +3.7%
2012 1,499 +5.1%
2013 1,463 -2.4%
2014 1,483 +1.3%
2015 1,471 -0.8%
2016 1,502 +2.1%
2017 1,473 -1.9%
2018 1,474 +0.1%
2019 1,507 +2.2%
2020 1,342 -10.9%
2021 1,446 +7.8%
2022 1,517 +4.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,208 1,072 1,364 6
2010s 1,467 1,375 1,507 10
2020s 1,435 1,342 1,517 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 16 Ghana 2,686 compare
  2. 17 Bangladesh 2,526 compare
  3. 18 Argentina 2,123 compare
  4. 20 Tanzania 1,299 compare
  5. 21 Myanmar 1,201 compare
  6. 22 Sri Lanka 1,149 compare

See the full ranking of 64 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employees in Peru?
Public sector employees in Peru was 1,517 in 2022, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest public sector employees recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 1,517 in 2022.
What is the lowest public sector employees recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 1,072 in 2005.
How does Peru rank for public sector employees?
Peru ranks 19th out of 64 countries with data for 2022.
Is public sector employees rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 Public sector employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employees
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
64 places, 943 data points, 1987–2026
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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. Employees are all those workers who hold paid employment jobs, which are those where the incumbents hold employment contracts which give them a basic remuneration not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work. Type of job contract refers to permanent versus temporary (i.e. short-term or casual) contracts. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.