In 2023, approximately 52.6 percent of the employed Peruvian population was considered self-employed, or having a job where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced, that is over 9.2 million self-employed people. Peru is among the Latin American and Caribbean countries with the highest rates of self-employment.
Self-employed workers as share of total employed population in Peru from 2012 to 2023
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According to ILO, self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs", which are commonly characterized as jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers comprise four sub-categories: employers, own-account workers, members of producers' cooperatives, and contributing family workers.
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ILO. (June 12, 2024). Self-employed workers as share of total employed population in Peru from 2012 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038349/share-self-employed-workers-peru/
ILO. "Self-employed workers as share of total employed population in Peru from 2012 to 2023." Chart. June 12, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038349/share-self-employed-workers-peru/
ILO. (2024). Self-employed workers as share of total employed population in Peru from 2012 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038349/share-self-employed-workers-peru/
ILO. "Self-employed Workers as Share of Total Employed Population in Peru from 2012 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038349/share-self-employed-workers-peru/
ILO, Self-employed workers as share of total employed population in Peru from 2012 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038349/share-self-employed-workers-peru/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Self-employed workers as share of total employed population in Peru from 2012 to 2023 [Graph], ILO, June 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038349/share-self-employed-workers-peru/