Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Paraguay
Paraguay: Armed forces personnel of total labor force was 0.8838 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Paraguay, 1990–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 0.8838 for armed forces personnel of total labor force in 2020.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel of total labor force in Paraguay peaked at 1.8 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.83, in 2016.
Paraguay ranks 80th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.9807 | — |
| 1991 | 0.9541 | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.9305 | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.9031 | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8755 | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 1.5 | +71.0% |
| 1996 | 1.8 | +20.4% |
| 1997 | 1.75 | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 1.7 | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 1.66 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 1.63 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 1.52 | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 1.49 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 1.48 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9836 | -33.5% |
| 2005 | 1.02 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 1.09 | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 1.04 | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 1.01 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9643 | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9707 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9472 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.883 | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8816 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8879 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8709 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.83 | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8524 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8886 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8697 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8838 | +1.6% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.8838 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9714, 91% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.8838 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8838, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Paraguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +71.0% | 0.8755 | 1.5 |
| 2004 | -33.5% | 1.48 | 0.9836 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.31 | 0.8755 | 1.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.22 | 0.9643 | 1.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8882 | 0.83 | 0.9707 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8838 | 0.8838 | 0.8838 | 1 |
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More work & labour data for Paraguay
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.23 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2175 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2425 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9753 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,607 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,290 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,534 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,514 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 9,048 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel of total labor force in Paraguay?
- Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Paraguay was 0.8838 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel of total labor force recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8 in 1996.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel of total labor force recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.83 in 2016.
- How does Paraguay rank for armed forces personnel of total labor force?
- Paraguay ranks 80th out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel of total labor force rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Armed forces personnel of total labor force. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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