Unemployment rate women in Peru
Peru: Unemployment rate women was 5.78 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Unemployment rate women in Peru, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Peru recorded 5.78 for unemployment rate women in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and up 72.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate women in Peru peaked at 6.99 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.35, in 2015.
That places Peru 93rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Unemployment rate women in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5 | — |
| 1992 | 5.12 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 4.88 | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 4.61 | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 4.8 | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 5 | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 4.85 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 5.14 | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 5.06 | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 5.02 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 5.11 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 4.91 | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 4.07 | -17.3% |
| 2004 | 5.26 | +29.4% |
| 2005 | 5.03 | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 4.87 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 4.61 | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 4.62 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 4.2 | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 4.17 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 3.82 | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 3.72 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 3.96 | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 3.4 | -13.9% |
| 2015 | 3.35 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 3.98 | +18.8% |
| 2017 | 3.91 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 3.88 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 3.74 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 6.99 | +87.2% |
| 2021 | 5.55 | -20.6% |
| 2022 | 5.25 | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 5.8 | +10.5% |
| 2024 | 6.12 | +5.6% |
| 2025 | 5.78 | -5.6% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 5.78 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5, 77% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Peru's 5.78 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.33, 79% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate women 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +87.2% | 3.74 | 6.99 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.94 | 4.61 | 5.14 | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.77 | 4.07 | 5.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.79 | 3.35 | 4.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.92 | 5.25 | 6.99 | 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 unemployment rate women in Peru?
- Unemployment rate women in Peru was 5.78 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate women recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 6.99 in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate women recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.35 in 2015.
- How does Peru rank for unemployment rate women?
- Peru ranks 93rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate women rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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