Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Peru
Peru: Unemployment rate young vs older adults was 9.7 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Peru, 1991–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Peru recorded 9.7 for unemployment rate young vs older adults in 2024.
The figure is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate young vs older adults in Peru peaked at 12.66 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.7, in 1994.
Peru ranks 121st of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.99 | — |
| 1992 | 6.08 | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 5.91 | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 5.7 | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 5.83 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 5.93 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 5.77 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 6.02 | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 5.99 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 5.95 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 6.07 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 5.93 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 6.36 | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 7.74 | +21.6% |
| 2005 | 8.43 | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 7.15 | -15.1% |
| 2007 | 7.54 | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 7.43 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 7.11 | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 6.84 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 7 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 6.85 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 7.01 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 7.55 | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 6.88 | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 8.27 | +20.3% |
| 2017 | 8.32 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 8.34 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 7.41 | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 12.66 | +71.0% |
| 2021 | 9.59 | -24.3% |
| 2022 | 7.68 | -19.9% |
| 2023 | 8.85 | +15.2% |
| 2024 | 9.7 | +9.7% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 9.7 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.67, 62% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Peru's 9.7 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.67, 62% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate young vs older adults 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 | +71.0% | 7.41 | 12.66 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.91 | 5.7 | 6.08 | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.97 | 5.93 | 8.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.45 | 6.84 | 8.34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.7 | 7.68 | 12.66 | 5 |
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 young vs older adults in Peru?
- Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Peru was 9.7 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate young vs older adults recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 12.66 in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate young vs older adults recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7 in 1994.
- How does Peru rank for unemployment rate young vs older adults?
- Peru ranks 121st out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate young vs older adults rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate young vs older adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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