Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Peru
Peru: Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture was 93.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Peru, 2002–2025
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Peru stood at 93.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Peru peaked at 99.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 92.4%, in 2021.
Peru ranks 23rd of 81 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 99.6% | — |
| 2003 | 99.8% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 98.7% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 97.4% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 97.3% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 97.2% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 96.5% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 95.9% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 95.3% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 94.9% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 94.6% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 94.2% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 94.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 93.5% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 93.1% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 92.8% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 92.4% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 93.7% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 94.4% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 93.7% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 93.3% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.0% | 96.5% | 99.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 94.6% | 93.1% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.4% | 92.4% | 94.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More agriculture & rural data for Peru
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0747 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 637.02 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.144 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Peru?
- Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Peru was 93.3% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.4% in 2021.
- How does Peru rank for share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture?
- Peru ranks 23rd out of 81 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%).