Peru Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023

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 2021 was 59.45%, a 9.32% increase from 2020.
  • Peru labor force participation rate for 2020 was 50.14%, a 11.7% decline from 2019.
  • Peru labor force participation rate for 2019 was 61.84%, a 0.11% increase from 2018.
  • Peru labor force participation rate for 2018 was 61.72%, a 0.22% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Peru 59.45%
Paraguay 59.39%
St. Lucia 54.97%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 52.32%
Brazil 51.64%
Guatemala 49.17%
Colombia 48.69%
China 48.07%
Maldives 46.42%
Guyana 46.39%
Belarus 45.74%
Malaysia 44.97%
Mexico 44.82%
Ecuador 44.31%
Belize 44.14%
Costa Rica 44.04%
Dominican Republic 42.78%
Turkey 41.48%
Azerbaijan 40.67%
Kazakhstan 40.38%
Thailand 39.63%
Mauritius 38.68%
Fiji 38.14%
Suriname 36.53%
Bosnia 36.07%
Cuba 35.89%
Botswana 35.40%
Armenia 35.36%
Albania 34.68%
Montenegro 34.49%
Venezuela 33.13%
Russia 32.54%
Samoa 32.27%
Jamaica 31.95%
North Macedonia 30.15%
Serbia 29.89%
Romania 28.57%
Namibia 28.45%
Lebanon 28.39%
Equatorial Guinea 27.43%
Iraq 26.99%
Turkmenistan 26.41%
Jordan 25.04%
Tonga 24.50%
Iran 24.29%
Algeria 22.83%
South Africa 22.43%
Bulgaria 20.70%
Gabon 16.66%
Libya 16.20%
Peru Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2021 59.45% 9.32%
2020 50.14% -11.70%
2019 61.84% 0.11%
2018 61.72% -0.22%
2017 61.95% 0.30%
2016 61.65% 1.18%
2015 60.47% -3.54%
2014 64.01% -1.68%
2013 65.70% -1.47%
2012 67.16% -1.52%
2011 68.68% -1.21%
2010 69.89% 0.61%
2009 69.28% -0.04%
2008 69.32% 0.79%
2007 68.53% 1.27%
2006 67.27% 1.89%
2005 65.37% 2.45%
2004 62.93% 2.52%
2003 60.41% 2.58%
2002 57.84% 2.62%
2001 55.22% 3.00%
2000 52.21% -4.67%
1999 56.88% 2.10%
1998 54.78% 2.05%
1997 52.73% 0.51%
1996 52.22% 0.50%
1995 51.71% 3.75%
1994 47.96% 1.34%
1993 46.63% 1.34%
1992 45.29% -0.05%
1991 45.34% -0.04%
1990 45.39% -0.04%