Unemployment in Peru
5.1%
% of labor force · 2025
89th highest of 181 countries
In 2015: 3.3%
Nearby in the ranking
- Brunei 5.3%
- Mongolia 5.2%
- Guinea 5.2%
- Peru 5.1%
- Dominican Rep. 5.1%
- New Zealand 5.1%
- Vanuatu 5.1%
More about Peru
About the data
Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
- Unit
- % of labor force
- Years
- 1991–2025
- Data as of
- 2026-09-28
- Source
- World Bank
- License
- CC BY 4.0
- Credit
- World Bank, World Development Indicators (SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS), CC BY 4.0