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.
In 2024, approximately 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 *** million self-employed people. Peru is among the Latin American and Caribbean countries with the highest rates of self-employment.
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ILO. (August 5, 2025). Self-employed workers as share of total employed population in Peru from 2012 to 2024 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 16, 2026, from /statistics/1038349/share-self-employed-workers-peru/
ILO. "Self-employed workers as share of total employed population in Peru from 2012 to 2024." Chart. August 5, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 16, 2026. /statistics/1038349/share-self-employed-workers-peru/
ILO. (2025). Self-employed workers as share of total employed population in Peru from 2012 to 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 16, 2026. /statistics/1038349/share-self-employed-workers-peru/
ILO. "Self-employed Workers as Share of Total Employed Population in Peru from 2012 to 2024." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 5 Aug 2025, /statistics/1038349/share-self-employed-workers-peru/
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Self-employed workers as share of total employed population in Peru from 2012 to 2024 [Graph], ILO, August 5, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1038349/share-self-employed-workers-peru/
