Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Peru
Peru: Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) was 24.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Peru, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Peru stood at 24.3%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Peru peaked at 36.7% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 24.3%, in 2025.
Peru ranks 76th 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.
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 36.4% | — |
| 1992 | 36.7% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 36.3% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 35.0% | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 34.2% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 34.2% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 33.7% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 33.9% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 34.0% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 33.8% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 34.0% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 33.4% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 32.9% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 32.4% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 31.6% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 30.6% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 29.5% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 28.8% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 27.9% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 26.5% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 27.3% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 26.2% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 25.8% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 26.3% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 27.0% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 26.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 26.6% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 26.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 25.6% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 32.9% | +28.9% |
| 2021 | 26.3% | -20.3% |
| 2022 | 26.0% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 25.3% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 24.7% | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 24.3% | -1.6% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 24.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.7%, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Peru's 24.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.1%, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 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 | +28.9% | 25.6% | 32.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.9% | 33.7% | 36.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 31.5% | 27.9% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 25.6% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 24.3% | 32.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 73 Philippines 25.6% compare
- 74 Morocco 25.0% compare
- 75 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 24.9% compare
- 77 Uzbekistan 24.2% compare
- 78 China 24.2% compare
- 79 Namibia 23.3% compare
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 employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Peru?
- Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Peru was 24.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 36.7% in 1992.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 2025.
- How does Peru rank for employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment)?
- Peru ranks 76th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. 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 Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).