Peru Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Peru unemployment rate for 2023 was 4.82%, a 0.97% increase from 2022.
  • Peru unemployment rate for 2022 was 3.85%, a 1.25% decline from 2021.
  • Peru unemployment rate for 2021 was 5.10%, a 2.08% decline from 2020.
  • Peru unemployment rate for 2020 was 7.18%, a 3.8% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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South Africa 27.99%
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Gabon 20.36%
Namibia 19.42%
Libya 18.74%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 18.67%
Jordan 17.94%
Iraq 15.53%
Montenegro 15.25%
North Macedonia 13.08%
Guyana 12.43%
Algeria 11.81%
Albania 11.58%
Lebanon 11.57%
St. Lucia 11.09%
Bosnia 10.42%
Samoa 9.75%
Colombia 9.57%
Turkey 9.41%
Iran 9.10%
Serbia 8.68%
Equatorial Guinea 8.67%
Armenia 8.59%
Costa Rica 8.30%
Belize 8.26%
Brazil 7.95%
Suriname 7.70%
Mauritius 6.06%
Paraguay 5.78%
Azerbaijan 5.64%
Romania 5.60%
Dominican Republic 5.56%
Venezuela 5.53%
Kazakhstan 4.85%
Peru 4.82%
China 4.67%
Jamaica 4.42%
Fiji 4.33%
Bulgaria 4.30%
Maldives 4.13%
Turkmenistan 4.12%
Malaysia 3.86%
Belarus 3.57%
Ecuador 3.37%
Russia 3.33%
Mexico 2.81%
Guatemala 2.71%
Tonga 2.30%
Cuba 1.16%
Thailand 0.91%
Peru Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2023 4.82% 0.97%
2022 3.85% -1.25%
2021 5.10% -2.08%
2020 7.18% 3.80%
2019 3.38% -0.11%
2018 3.49% -0.20%
2017 3.69% -0.05%
2016 3.74% 0.47%
2015 3.27% 0.06%
2014 3.21% -0.37%
2013 3.58% 0.34%
2012 3.24% -0.24%
2011 3.48% -0.12%
2010 3.60% -0.36%
2009 3.96% -0.07%
2008 4.03% -0.05%
2007 4.08% -0.09%
2006 4.17% -0.70%
2005 4.87% 0.16%
2004 4.71% 0.56%
2003 4.15% -0.69%
2002 4.84% -0.23%
2001 5.07% 0.10%
2000 4.97% -0.05%
1999 5.02% -0.09%
1998 5.11% 0.33%
1997 4.78% -0.17%
1996 4.95% 0.21%
1995 4.74% 0.21%
1994 4.53% -0.30%
1993 4.83% -0.27%
1992 5.10% 0.14%
1991 4.96% 0.14%