Employment-to-population ratio in Peru
The ILO estimates that 69.1% of people aged 15 and over in Peru were employed in 2025.
Peru, 2025
69.1%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
World, 2025
57.9%
Position in 2025
22nd of 181
Employment-to-population ratio in Peru over time
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% of population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Peru | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 69.1% | 57.9% |
| 2024 | 69.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023 | 69.1% | 58.1% |
| 2022 | 71.3% | 57.5% |
| 2021 | 68.3% | 56.7% |
| 2020 | 64.0% | 55.7% |
| 2019 | 74.7% | 57.6% |
| 2018 | 74.5% | 57.7% |
| 2017 | 74.2% | 57.7% |
| 2016 | 72.6% | 57.8% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 69.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 73.4%, the figure has changed by −4.3 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Peru has the 22nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.9%.
More for Peru
All statistics for Peru
Labour force participation
72.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
5.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
9.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
65.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
23.1%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
16.8%
2025 · World Bank