Peru - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Peru was 45.20 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 46.05 in 2010, while its lowest value was 37.66 in 1992.

Definition: 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.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 37.67
1991 37.74
1992 37.66
1993 38.19
1994 38.69
1995 39.79
1996 40.93
1997 42.01
1998 41.86
1999 43.02
2000 41.38
2001 43.27
2002 43.63
2003 43.98
2004 44.31
2005 44.64
2006 44.98
2007 45.45
2008 45.49
2009 45.52
2010 46.05
2011 45.90
2012 45.85
2013 45.81
2014 45.76
2015 45.41
2016 45.65
2017 45.69
2018 45.80
2019 45.75
2020 44.04
2021 45.20

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Peru was 18,566,810 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 18,798,560 in 2019 and a minimum value of 7,954,619 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1990 7,954,619
1991 8,164,299
1992 8,346,409
1993 8,698,406
1994 9,061,460
1995 9,622,536
1996 10,097,300
1997 10,586,750
1998 11,054,580
1999 11,552,670
2000 11,411,050
2001 12,183,760
2002 12,735,230
2003 13,270,140
2004 13,792,040
2005 14,304,500
2006 14,791,040
2007 15,335,520
2008 15,563,960
2009 15,822,840
2010 16,182,680
2011 16,311,050
2012 16,382,490
2013 16,511,390
2014 16,606,060
2015 16,632,750
2016 17,321,380
2017 17,829,190
2018 18,321,790
2019 18,798,560
2020 16,201,830
2021 18,566,810

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure