Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Peru's unemployment rate stands at 5.12% as of 2025-12-31, down from 5.2% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Peru's unemployment rate was 5.12%, down from 5.2% in 2024.
In 2024, Peru's unemployment rate was 5.2%, up from 4.9% in 2023.
In 2023, Peru's unemployment rate was 4.9%, up from 4.29% in 2022.
In 2022, Peru's unemployment rate was 4.29%, down from 5.1% in 2021.
In 2021, Peru's unemployment rate was 5.1%, down from 7.18% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.12% | -0.082% |
| 2024 | 5.2% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | +0.608% |
| 2022 | 4.29% | -0.806% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | -2.08% |
| 2020 | 7.18% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 3.38% | -0.113% |
| 2018 | 3.49% | -0.199% |
| 2017 | 3.69% | -0.05% |
| 2016 | 3.74% | +0.469% |
| 2015 | 3.27% | +0.064% |
| 2014 | 3.21% | -0.367% |
| 2013 | 3.58% | +0.337% |
| 2012 | 3.24% | -0.239% |
| 2011 | 3.48% | -0.123% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | -0.36% |
| 2009 | 3.96% | -0.07% |
| 2008 | 4.03% | -0.05% |
| 2007 | 4.08% | -0.09% |
| 2006 | 4.17% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 4.87% | +0.16% |
| 2004 | 4.71% | +0.56% |
| 2003 | 4.15% | -0.69% |
| 2002 | 4.84% | -0.228% |
| 2001 | 5.07% | +0.109% |
| 2000 | 4.96% | -0.052% |
| 1999 | 5.01% | -0.088% |
| 1998 | 5.1% | +0.337% |
| 1997 | 4.76% | -0.167% |
| 1996 | 4.93% | +0.221% |
| 1995 | 4.71% | +0.217% |
| 1994 | 4.49% | -0.304% |
| 1993 | 4.8% | -0.273% |
| 1992 | 5.07% | +0.142% |
| 1991 | 4.93% | — |
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Peru's unemployment rate is 5.12% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 5.2% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 7.18% (2020); the lowest is 3.21% (2014), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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