Peru Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

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 2023 was 54.21%, a 1.74% decline from 2022.
  • Peru labor force participation rate for 2022 was 55.95%, a 1.84% 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.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
St. Lucia 63.80%
Paraguay 56.84%
Brazil 54.49%
Peru 54.21%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 53.37%
Guatemala 51.88%
Belize 49.71%
China 48.32%
Maldives 47.64%
Azerbaijan 46.74%
Ecuador 45.60%
Dominican Republic 45.41%
Mexico 44.74%
Colombia 44.56%
Guyana 44.54%
Malaysia 44.26%
Turkey 44.06%
Samoa 43.52%
Kazakhstan 42.26%
Belarus 42.04%
Cuba 41.50%
Fiji 39.77%
Thailand 39.52%
Costa Rica 39.10%
Botswana 38.83%
Armenia 38.35%
Lebanon 35.64%
Suriname 34.74%
Jamaica 33.87%
Mauritius 33.84%
Albania 33.82%
Serbia 31.86%
Montenegro 31.35%
South Africa 31.21%
Turkmenistan 29.66%
Bosnia 28.76%
Equatorial Guinea 28.59%
North Macedonia 28.31%
Tonga 28.28%
Namibia 28.13%
Russia 27.99%
Venezuela 27.22%
Iraq 26.66%
Jordan 26.03%
Romania 24.96%
Algeria 23.26%
Bulgaria 22.87%
Iran 22.44%
Gabon 18.30%
Libya 17.12%
Peru Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 54.21% -1.74%
2022 55.95% -1.84%
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% 0.04%
1991 44.90% 0.04%