Labor force, female in Peru
Peru: Labor force, female was 45.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Peru, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, female in Peru is 45.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Peru peaked at 45.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 37.2%, in 1992.
Peru ranks 98th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37.3% | — |
| 1991 | 37.3% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 37.2% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 37.7% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 38.3% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 39.4% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 40.5% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 41.6% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 41.4% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 42.6% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 40.9% | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 42.8% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 43.2% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 43.5% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 43.8% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 44.1% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 44.4% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 44.8% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 45.0% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 45.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 45.6% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 45.5% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 45.5% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 45.4% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 45.3% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 45.0% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 45.3% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 45.5% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 45.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 45.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 43.9% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 45.6% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 45.4% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 45.3% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 45.2% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 45.2% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.3% | 37.2% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.8% | 40.9% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.4% | 45.0% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.1% | 43.9% | 45.6% | 6 |
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More education data for Peru
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 199,824 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Peru?
- Labor force, female in Peru was 45.2% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 45.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.2% in 1992.
- How does Peru rank for labor force, female?
- Peru ranks 98th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.