Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Peru
Peru: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) was 45.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Peru, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Peru stood at 45.3%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Peru peaked at 45.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 28.0%, in 2000.
Peru ranks 128th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 29.7% | — |
| 1992 | 29.4% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 29.3% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 29.3% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 29.6% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 29.8% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 30.2% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 28.8% | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 30.9% | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 28.0% | -9.5% |
| 2001 | 32.2% | +14.9% |
| 2002 | 32.0% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 31.9% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 31.8% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 32.5% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 33.8% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 35.0% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 35.9% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 35.9% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 36.0% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 37.5% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 38.6% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 38.9% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 39.3% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 40.1% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 39.7% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 39.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 39.4% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 39.4% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 39.4% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 41.7% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 41.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 43.5% | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 44.9% | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 45.3% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.7% | 28.8% | 30.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 32.9% | 28.0% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.9% | 36.0% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.7% | 39.4% | 45.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Peru?
- Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Peru was 45.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 45.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.0% in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Peru ranks 128th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.