Unemployment rate in Peru
Peru: Unemployment rate was 5.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate in Peru, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 5.1% for unemployment rate in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 56.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in Peru peaked at 7.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2014.
That places Peru 94th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.9% | 4.5% | 5.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 4.0% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 4.3% | 7.2% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Peru
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 72.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 80.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 80.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 65.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 77.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 84.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 69.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate in Peru?
- Unemployment rate in Peru was 5.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2014.
- How does Peru rank for unemployment rate?
- Peru ranks 94th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.