Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in Peru
Peru: Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) was 5.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Peru, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Peru stood at 5.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 56.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Peru peaked at 7.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2014.
Peru ranks 95th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.9% | — |
| 1992 | 5.1% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 4.8% | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 4.5% | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 4.7% | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 4.9% | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 4.8% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 5.1% | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 5.0% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 5.0% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 5.1% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | -14.3% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | -14.4% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | +112.5% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | -29.0% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -15.8% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | +14.2% |
| 2024 | 5.2% | +6.1% |
| 2025 | 5.1% | -1.6% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 5.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.6%, 91% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Peru's 5.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.0%, 85% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +112.5% | 3.4% | 7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.9% | 4.5% | 5.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 4.0% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 4.3% | 7.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More education data for Peru
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 224,754 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 84,765 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 770,032 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 745,341 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.11 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.71 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1083 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Peru?
- Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Peru was 5.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, total (% of total labor force) recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment, total (% of total labor force) recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2014.
- How does Peru rank for unemployment, total (% of total labor force)?
- Peru ranks 95th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, total (% of total labor force) rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.