Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in Peru
Peru: Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment was 17.92 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in Peru, 2015–2025
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More economy & growth data for Peru
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.35 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1224 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 1,044 current US$ per person (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.4595 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 3,918 current LCU per person (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0863 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 836.05 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 2,135 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 9.22 % change on previous year (2024)
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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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