Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Peru
Peru: Self-employed, total (% of total employment) was 51.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Peru, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Peru is 51.3%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Peru peaked at 64.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 51.3%, in 2025.
Peru ranks 58th of 186 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, total (% of total employment) in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 63.2% | — |
| 1992 | 63.6% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 63.7% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 63.7% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 63.4% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 63.2% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 62.7% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 64.8% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 63.7% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 64.5% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 61.1% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 61.5% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 61.9% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 62.3% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 61.4% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 59.9% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 58.9% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 58.2% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 57.8% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 58.0% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 57.6% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 56.1% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 55.2% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 55.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 54.7% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 55.3% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 55.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 55.9% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 55.6% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 55.9% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 53.0% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 52.9% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 52.6% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 51.7% | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 51.3% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.5% | 62.7% | 64.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 60.8% | 57.8% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.9% | 54.7% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.9% | 51.3% | 55.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Peru?
- Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Peru was 51.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 64.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.3% in 2025.
- How does Peru rank for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Peru ranks 58th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. 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, total (% of total 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.