Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Peru
Peru: Labor force, total, per square kilometre was 14.54 units per square kilometre in 2023. β² Rising
Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Peru, 1990β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Peru recorded 14.54 units per square kilometre for labor force, total, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per square kilometre in Peru peaked at 14.65 units per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.16 units per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Peru 140th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.4 units per square kilometre | 6.16 units per square kilometre | 9.02 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.86 units per square kilometre | 8.92 units per square kilometre | 12.47 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.34 units per square kilometre | 12.73 units per square kilometre | 14.53 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.08 units per square kilometre | 13.17 units per square kilometre | 14.65 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 137 Latvia 15.56 units per square kilometre compare
- 138 Lao People's Democratic Republic 15.22 units per square kilometre compare
- 139 Solomon Islands 15.09 units per square kilometre compare
- 141 Yemen 14.52 units per square kilometre compare
- 142 Kyrgyzstan 14.19 units per square kilometre compare
- 143 Sweden 13.9 units per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Peru?
- Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Peru was 14.54 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 14.65 units per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.16 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Peru rank for labor force, total, per square kilometre?
- Peru ranks 140th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is labor force, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Labor force, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.