Labour Force (Total) rose 15.2% to 18.4 mil in Peru in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Peru reached an all time high of 18.5 mil in 2019 and an all time low of 7.92 mil in 1990. When compared to Peru's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Bolivia amounted to 6.32 mil, 99.5 mil in Brazil, 8.68 mil in Chile and 26.1 mil in Colombia in 2021.
Peru has been ranked 34th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Argentina | mil | 19.2 | 19.4 | 19.6 | 20.1 | 20.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bolivia | mil | 4.98 | 5.10 | 5.31 | 5.66 | 5.68 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | mil | 99.0 | 100 | 102 | 103 | 105 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chile | mil | 8.56 | 8.66 | 8.86 | 9.05 | 9.21 | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | mil | 24.8 | 25.0 | 25.5 | 26.0 | 26.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Paraguay | mil | 2.92 | 3.06 | 3.13 | 3.26 | 3.34 | ||||||||||||||||
| Peru | mil | 16.7 | 17.2 | 17.6 | 18.0 | 18.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uruguay | mil | 1.74 | 1.74 | 1.74 | 1.74 | 1.73 | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | mil | 13.6 | 13.5 | 13.1 | 12.2 | 10.9 |
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