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Labor force — Peru

Labor force in Peru in 2025 — 19,242,514 people. Ranked 34 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 144.1%.

2025 19.24M people +1.59% vs 2024
World rank 34of 182
Period maximum 19.24M people2025
Period minimum 7.88M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Peru, 1990–20255M10M15M20M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 7,882,065 people1991: 8,099,101 people1992: 8,284,575 people1993: 8,643,934 people1994: 9,018,294 people1995: 9,592,942 people1996: 10,071,526 people1997: 10,563,686 people1998: 11,039,085 people1999: 11,549,983 people2000: 11,421,931 people2001: 12,219,945 people2002: 12,684,823 people2003: 13,141,432 people2004: 13,589,275 people2005: 14,025,537 people2006: 14,840,428 people2007: 15,475,880 people2008: 15,688,718 people2009: 15,961,805 people2010: 16,300,474 people2011: 16,389,689 people2012: 16,569,598 people2013: 16,673,246 people2014: 16,746,275 people2015: 16,759,049 people2016: 16,939,632 people2017: 17,644,346 people2018: 18,124,121 people2019: 18,599,717 people2020: 16,861,243 people2021: 17,853,296 people2022: 18,756,175 people2023: 18,608,668 people2024: 18,941,504 people2025: 19,242,514 people
Change over the period: +11.36M (+144.13%) Average annual rate: 2.58 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Peru

Peru 19.24M people
World 3.74B people
Latin America & Caribbean 325M people
South America computed 220M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.38B people
Labor force — Peru, by year Peru All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 19.24M +301,010 +1.59%
2024 18.94M +332,836 +1.79%
2023 18.61M −147,507 −0.79%
2022 18.76M +902,879 +5.06%
2021 17.85M +992,053 +5.88%
2020 16.86M −1.74M −9.35%
2019 18.6M +475,596 +2.62%
2018 18.12M +479,775 +2.72%
2017 17.64M +704,714 +4.16%
2016 16.94M +180,583 +1.08%
2015 16.76M +12,774 +0.08%
2014 16.75M +73,029 +0.44%
2013 16.67M +103,648 +0.63%
2012 16.57M +179,909 +1.1%
2011 16.39M +89,215 +0.55%
2010 16.3M +338,669 +2.12%
2009 15.96M +273,087 +1.74%
2008 15.69M +212,838 +1.38%
2007 15.48M +635,452 +4.28%
2006 14.84M +814,891 +5.81%
2005 14.03M +436,262 +3.21%
2004 13.59M +447,843 +3.41%
2003 13.14M +456,609 +3.6%
2002 12.68M +464,878 +3.8%
2001 12.22M +798,014 +6.99%
2000 11.42M −128,052 −1.11%
1999 11.55M +510,898 +4.63%
1998 11.04M +475,399 +4.5%
1997 10.56M +492,160 +4.89%
1996 10.07M +478,584 +4.99%
1995 9.59M +574,648 +6.37%
1994 9.02M +374,360 +4.33%
1993 8.64M +359,359 +4.34%
1992 8.28M +185,474 +2.29%
1991 8.1M +217,036 +2.75%
1990 7.88M — —

South America, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

BR Brazil 108M CO Colombia 27.1M AR Argentina 22.42M PE Peru 19.24M VE Venezuela 11.12M CL Chile 10.33M EC Ecuador 8.98M BO Bolivia 6.98M PY Paraguay 3.53M UY Uruguay 1.81M GY Guyana 326,682 SR Suriname 257,128
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About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.

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