Annual working hours per worker in Paraguay
Paraguay: Annual working hours per worker was 2,123 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours per worker in Paraguay, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 2,123 hours per worker for annual working hours per worker in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Paraguay peaked at 2,333 hours per worker in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1,855 hours per worker, in 2020.
That places Paraguay 45th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,251 hours per worker | 2,176 hours per worker | 2,304 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2010s | 2,176 hours per worker | 2,051 hours per worker | 2,333 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,025 hours per worker | 1,855 hours per worker | 2,123 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 42 Tanzania 2,129 hours per worker compare
- 43 Uganda 2,128 hours per worker compare
- 44 Saudi Arabia 2,125 hours per worker compare
- 46 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,122 hours per worker compare
- 47 Angola 2,114 hours per worker compare
- 48 Cote d'Ivoire 2,103 hours per worker compare
More work & labour data for Paraguay
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 70.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 81.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 72.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 59.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 73.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 84.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 63.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Paraguay?
- Annual working hours per worker in Paraguay was 2,123 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2,333 hours per worker in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,855 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Paraguay rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Paraguay ranks 45th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.