Time-related underemployment, male in Peru
Peru: Time-related underemployment, male was 5.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Time-related underemployment, male in Peru, 1997–2025
Source: International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/. Measured in % of employment.
Analysis
In 2025, time-related underemployment, male in Peru stood at 5.2%.
That represents a change of down 26.6% on the previous year and up 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment, male in Peru peaked at 14.7% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2018.
That places Peru 25th out of 103 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Time-related underemployment, male in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 14.7% | — |
| 1998 | 14.5% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 12.6% | -12.8% |
| 2000 | 11.0% | -12.9% |
| 2001 | 10.6% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | -21.8% |
| 2003 | 8.2% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 8.7% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | -15.3% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | -27.1% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | -12.4% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | +61.8% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | +47.5% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | -51.4% |
| 2024 | 7.0% | +91.8% |
| 2025 | 5.2% | -26.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.9% | 12.6% | 14.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 8.1% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 3.0% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 3.7% | 7.5% | 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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 272,367 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 263,360 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 273,303 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time-related underemployment, male in Peru?
- Time-related underemployment, male in Peru was 5.2% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest time-related underemployment, male recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 14.7% in 1997.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment, male recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2018.
- How does Peru rank for time-related underemployment, male?
- Peru ranks 25th out of 103 countries with data for 2025.
- Is time-related underemployment, male rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Time-related underemployment, male (% of employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Time-related underemployment refers to all persons in employment who (i) wanted to work additional hours, (ii) had worked less than a specified hours threshold (working time in all jobs), and (iii) were available to work additional hours given an opportunity for more work.