Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural in Peru
Peru: Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural was 12.44 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural in Peru, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of formal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in Peru is 12.44 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.4% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of formal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in Peru peaked at 75.76 % in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7.53 %, in 2010.
That places Peru 31st out of 39 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 66.71 % | — |
| 2003 | 75.76 % | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 73.77 % | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 72.53 % | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 70.33 % | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 7.79 % | -88.9% |
| 2008 | 7.89 % | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 8.58 % | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 7.53 % | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 9.93 % | +31.9% |
| 2012 | 13.36 % | +34.5% |
| 2013 | 12.1 % | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 16.85 % | +39.3% |
| 2015 | 14.43 % | -14.4% |
| 2016 | 16.63 % | +15.2% |
| 2017 | 16.94 % | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 16.27 % | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 14.67 % | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 15.07 % | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 15.88 % | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 10.33 % | -34.9% |
| 2023 | 10.08 % | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 12.44 % | +23.4% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 12.44 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 44.02 %, 28% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Peru's 12.44 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24.73 %, 50% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -88.9% | 70.33 % | 7.79 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.92 % | 7.79 % | 75.76 % | 8 |
| 2010s | 13.87 % | 7.53 % | 16.94 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.76 % | 10.08 % | 15.88 % | 5 |
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 formal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in Peru?
- Share of formal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in Peru was 12.44 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of formal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 75.76 % in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of formal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.53 % in 2010.
- How does Peru rank for share of formal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural?
- Peru ranks 31st out of 39 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of formal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural agrifood systems — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.