Peru Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Peru youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 8.80%, a 0.76% increase from 2022.
  • Peru youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 8.04%, a 1.52% decline from 2021.
  • Peru youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 9.56%, a 3.07% decline from 2020.
  • Peru youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 12.64%, a 5.25% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Samoa 19.76%
Colombia 19.27%
Armenia 18.96%
Brazil 17.90%
Turkey 17.61%
Belize 17.41%
Equatorial Guinea 16.35%
China 15.72%
Fiji 15.24%
Maldives 14.93%
Jamaica 13.84%
Azerbaijan 13.55%
Paraguay 13.03%
Russia 12.70%
Malaysia 12.49%
Bulgaria 11.99%
Dominican Republic 11.75%
Venezuela 10.77%
Belarus 10.23%
Turkmenistan 9.06%
Peru 8.80%
Ecuador 7.21%
Tonga 6.70%
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Peru Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 8.80% 0.76%
2022 8.04% -1.52%
2021 9.56% -3.07%
2020 12.64% 5.25%
2019 7.39% -0.94%
2018 8.33% 0.02%
2017 8.31% 0.04%
2016 8.27% 1.39%
2015 6.88% -0.68%
2014 7.55% 0.54%
2013 7.01% 0.16%
2012 6.85% -0.15%
2011 7.00% 0.16%
2010 6.84% -0.26%
2009 7.11% -0.32%
2008 7.42% -0.11%
2007 7.53% 0.38%
2006 7.15% -1.28%
2005 8.42% 0.66%
2004 7.76% 1.36%
2003 6.40% 0.44%
2002 5.96% -0.14%
2001 6.10% 0.06%
2000 6.04% 0.00%
1999 6.04% -0.06%
1998 6.10% 0.19%
1997 5.90% -0.09%
1996 6.00% 0.15%
1995 5.85% 0.12%
1994 5.73% -0.20%
1993 5.93% -0.17%
1992 6.10% 0.08%
1991 6.02% 0.08%