Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Paraguay
Paraguay: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 5.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Paraguay, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Paraguay stood at 5.4%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Paraguay peaked at 13.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2025.
Paraguay ranks 69th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 13.5% | — |
| 1992 | 13.4% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 13.2% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 13.2% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 13.1% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 13.0% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 13.0% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 13.0% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 12.8% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 12.7% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 12.6% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 12.4% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 10.0% | -19.1% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 9.5% | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 10.3% | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | -20.8% |
| 2008 | 8.4% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | -11.7% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | -16.9% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | +42.6% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | -19.4% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 5.6% | -6.3% |
| 2025 | 5.4% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.1% | 12.8% | 13.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 8.2% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 5.6% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 5.4% | 7.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Paraguay?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Paraguay was 5.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2025.
- How does Paraguay rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Paraguay ranks 69th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.