Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Peru
Peru: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 54.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Peru, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Peru stood at 54.7%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Peru peaked at 72.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 54.7%, in 2025.
Peru ranks 60th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 70.3% | — |
| 1992 | 70.6% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 70.7% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 70.7% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 70.4% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 70.2% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 69.8% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 71.2% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 69.1% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 72.0% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 67.8% | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 68.0% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 68.1% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 68.2% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 67.5% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 66.2% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 65.0% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 64.1% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 64.1% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 64.0% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 62.5% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 61.4% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 61.1% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 60.7% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 59.9% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 60.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 60.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 60.6% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 60.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 60.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 58.3% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 58.3% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 56.5% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 55.1% | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 54.7% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.3% | 69.1% | 71.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 67.1% | 64.1% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.1% | 59.9% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.3% | 54.7% | 60.6% | 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. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6786 % change on previous year (2050)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,953 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 19,027 1000 No (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 38,163 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Peru?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Peru was 54.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 72.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.7% in 2025.
- How does Peru rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Peru ranks 60th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.