Labor force, total, per capita in Peru
Peru: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.5565 units per person in 2025. β² Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Peru, 1990β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.5565 units per person for labor force, total, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Peru peaked at 0.5732 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.358 units per person, in 1990.
Peru ranks 23rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3914 units per person | 0.358 units per person | 0.4411 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4976 units per person | 0.4294 units per person | 0.5524 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5599 units per person | 0.5488 units per person | 0.5732 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5454 units per person | 0.5135 units per person | 0.5603 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More education data for Peru
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 112.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0058 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Peru?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Peru was 0.5565 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5732 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.358 units per person in 1990.
- How does Peru rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Peru ranks 23rd out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.