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PeruEmployers (% of total employment)

Category: LaborSource: World Bank World Development IndicatorsGlobal Rank: #71 of 187
Latest Value
3.8%
2025
YoY Change
+0.4%
20242025
Global Rank
#71
of 187 countries
Maximum
4.7%
2007
Minimum
2.8%
2020
CAGR
-0.8%
26 years
Last
3.8%
Previous
3.8%
Highest
4.7%
Lowest
2.8%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators

Historical Data

YearValueChange
20253.8%+0.4%
20243.8%-4.2%
20234.0%+21.8%
20223.3%+0.3%
20213.3%+18.5%
20202.8%-7.2%
20193.0%-1.6%
20183.0%+1.6%
20173.0%-9.7%
20163.3%+4.3%
20153.2%-7.6%
20143.4%-10.8%
20133.8%-11.3%
20124.3%+1.8%
20114.2%-10.2%
20104.7%+4.7%
20094.5%+0.2%
20084.5%-5.1%
20074.7%+8.4%
20064.4%-1.2%
20054.4%+2.3%
20044.3%+1.9%
20034.3%+1.9%
20024.2%+1.9%
20014.1%-12.7%
20004.7%

Top Countries — Employers (% of total employment)

#CountryValueYear
1Djibouti20.8%2025
2Nigeria19.7%2025
3Timor-Leste16.2%2025
4Azerbaijan13.1%2025
5Uzbekistan12.1%2025
6Honduras10.2%2025
7Angola9.6%2025
8Sao Tome and Principe9.0%2025
9Lebanon9.0%2023
10Tonga8.1%2025
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About This Indicator

Definition

Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).

Methodology

Data compiled by ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: January 17, 2026.

Source: World Bank - World Development IndicatorsView original source →