Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Peru
Peru: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) was 35.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Peru, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
Peru recorded 35.0% for own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Peru peaked at 35.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 31.5%, in 1994.
Peru ranks 45th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 34.1% | — |
| 1992 | 34.3% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 32.2% | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 31.5% | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 32.2% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 32.6% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 32.4% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 33.0% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 32.9% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 32.9% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 33.2% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 32.8% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 33.0% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 32.9% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 33.2% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 32.7% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 34.0% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 34.9% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 34.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 35.1% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 34.8% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 34.5% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 34.8% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 35.3% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 34.5% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 35.0% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.8% | 31.5% | 34.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 33.4% | 32.7% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.9% | 34.5% | 35.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 42 Bhutan 36.1% compare
- 43 El Salvador 35.8% compare
- 44 Ecuador 35.6% compare
- 46 Burkina Faso 34.1% compare
- 47 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 33.9% compare
- 48 Zambia 33.6% compare
More gender data for Peru
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,988 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.3909 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 28,205 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 28,205 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 261,493 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 271,554 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 262,030 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 271,974 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 262,425 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Peru?
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Peru was 35.0% in 2016, according to International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
- What is the highest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 35.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.5% in 1994.
- How does Peru rank for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Peru ranks 45th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017, published as part of Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Own-account workers are workers who, working on their own account or with one or more more partners, hold the types of jobs defined as "self-employment jobs" and have not engaged on a continuous basis any employees to work for them. Own account workers are a subcategory of "self-employed".