Share of female workers by sector in Peru
Peru: Share of female workers by sector was 21.68 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of female workers by sector in Peru, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of female workers by sector in Peru is 21.68, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female workers by sector in Peru peaked at 29.87 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 21.37, in 2018.
That places Peru 73rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of female workers by sector in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 27.77 | — |
| 1992 | 28.27 | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 28.06 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 27.21 | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 27.02 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 27.15 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 26.91 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 27.29 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 27.61 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 27.46 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 27.88 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 27.44 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 27.23 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 26.82 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 26.25 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 25.38 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 24.3 | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 23.62 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 23.28 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 22.92 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 22.61 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 21.99 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 22.1 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 22.28 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 22.77 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 22.94 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 21.58 | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 21.37 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 21.48 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 29.87 | +39.1% |
| 2021 | 25.52 | -14.6% |
| 2022 | 25.28 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 22.31 | -11.7% |
| 2024 | 21.8 | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 21.68 | -0.6% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 21.68 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.64, 1.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Peru's 21.68 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.27, 4.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of female workers by sector 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 | +39.1% | 21.48 | 29.87 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.48 | 26.91 | 28.27 | 9 |
| 2000s | 25.96 | 23.28 | 27.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.2 | 21.37 | 22.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.41 | 21.68 | 29.87 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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 share of female workers by sector in Peru?
- Share of female workers by sector in Peru was 21.68 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of female workers by sector recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 29.87 in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of female workers by sector recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.37 in 2018.
- How does Peru rank for share of female workers by sector?
- Peru ranks 73rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of female workers by sector rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of female workers by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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