Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in Peru

Peru: Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment was 17.92 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
17.92 million
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
13th
of 35 countries
All-time high
17.92 million
in 2025
All-time low
14.63 million
in 2020
Years of data
11
2015–2025

Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in Peru, 2015–2025

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M2015202020252015: 15.9M2016: 16.2M2017: 16.4M2018: 16.7M2019: 17.1M2020: 14.6M2021: 16.9M2022: 17.6M2023: 17.2M2024: 17.6M2025: 17.9M

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Analysis

Peru recorded 17.92 million for economic outlook no 114 — total employment in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Peru peaked at 17.92 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14.63 million, in 2020.

That places Peru 13th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment (labour force survey basis) in Peru, 2015 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2015 15.89 million
2016 16.17 million +1.7%
2017 16.43 million +1.6%
2018 16.74 million +1.9%
2019 17.10 million +2.2%
2020 14.63 million -14.5%
2021 16.91 million +15.6%
2022 17.65 million +4.3%
2023 17.19 million -2.6%
2024 17.55 million +2.1%
2025 17.92 million +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 16.47 million 15.89 million 17.10 million 5
2020s 16.97 million 14.63 million 17.92 million 6

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 10 Colombia 23.51 million compare
  2. 11 Spain 22.01 million compare
  3. 12 Canada 20.64 million compare
  4. 14 South Africa 16.91 million compare
  5. 15 Australia 14.32 million compare
  6. 16 Chile 9.46 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Peru?
Economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Peru was 17.92 million in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest economic outlook no 114 — total employment recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 17.92 million in 2025.
What is the lowest economic outlook no 114 — total employment recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 14.63 million in 2020.
How does Peru rank for economic outlook no 114 — total employment?
Peru ranks 13th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
Is economic outlook no 114 — total employment rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment (labour force survey basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment (labour force survey basis)
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Coverage
46 places, 2,067 data points, 1960–2025
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The OECD Economic Outlook presents the OECD’s analysis of the major global economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, government spending, prices and current balances based on a review of each member country and of the induced effect on each of them on international developments. EO114 Database inventory EO114 Last historical points OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact: eco.outlook@oecd.org