Peru Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Peru labor force participation rate for 2022 was 55.60%, a 2.19% decline from 2021.
  • Peru labor force participation rate for 2021 was 57.79%, a 1.85% increase from 2020.
  • Peru labor force participation rate for 2020 was 55.94%, a 6.28% decline from 2019.
  • Peru labor force participation rate for 2019 was 62.22%, a 0.17% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
St. Lucia 58.00%
Brazil 56.76%
Paraguay 56.37%
Peru 55.60%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 51.75%
Maldives 50.33%
Guatemala 49.69%
China 48.33%
Dominican Republic 47.04%
Ecuador 46.52%
Colombia 46.02%
Belize 45.23%
Mexico 44.51%
Malaysia 43.49%
Azerbaijan 43.41%
Samoa 43.34%
Guyana 43.03%
Turkey 42.74%
Belarus 42.70%
Costa Rica 42.64%
Kazakhstan 40.84%
Armenia 40.40%
Thailand 39.80%
Mauritius 39.31%
Cuba 39.25%
Fiji 38.00%
Lebanon 36.75%
Botswana 35.79%
Suriname 35.65%
Jamaica 34.93%
Albania 34.42%
Montenegro 33.23%
Bosnia 32.36%
South Africa 29.75%
Serbia 29.32%
Namibia 29.18%
Tonga 28.30%
North Macedonia 28.24%
Venezuela 27.89%
Equatorial Guinea 27.58%
Iraq 27.20%
Romania 25.90%
Turkmenistan 25.52%
Jordan 25.14%
Iran 24.43%
Algeria 23.51%
Bulgaria 21.26%
Gabon 17.49%
Libya 16.44%
Peru Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 55.60% -2.19%
2021 57.79% 1.85%
2020 55.94% -6.28%
2019 62.22% 0.17%
2018 62.05% -0.14%
2017 62.19% 1.65%
2016 60.54% -0.11%
2015 60.65% -3.48%
2014 64.13% -1.66%
2013 65.79% -1.46%
2012 67.25% -0.47%
2011 67.72% -1.39%
2010 69.11% 0.47%
2009 68.64% 0.16%
2008 68.48% 0.67%
2007 67.81% 1.79%
2006 66.02% 3.05%
2005 62.97% 1.91%
2004 61.06% 1.94%
2003 59.12% 1.97%
2002 57.15% 1.99%
2001 55.16% 3.12%
2000 52.04% -4.95%
1999 56.99% 2.14%
1998 54.85% 2.05%
1997 52.81% 0.62%
1996 52.19% 0.63%
1995 51.56% 3.73%
1994 47.83% 1.45%
1993 46.38% 1.45%
1992 44.94% 0.03%
1991 44.90% 0.00%
1990 44.90% 0.00%