Employers, male (% of male employment) in Paraguay
Paraguay: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 6.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Paraguay, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, male (% of male employment) in Paraguay is 6.8%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Paraguay peaked at 7.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 1995.
Paraguay ranks 37th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.7% | — |
| 1992 | 4.7% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 4.7% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.7% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 4.7% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 4.8% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 4.8% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 4.9% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 5.0% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 5.1% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 5.5% | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | +14.8% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 7.6% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | -16.4% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | -20.0% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 6.7% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 6.8% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 6.8% | +0.2% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 6.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.4%, 1.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 6.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.9%, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.8% | 4.7% | 4.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 5.0% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 6.5% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 6.1% | 6.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
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 employers, male (% of male employment) in Paraguay?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Paraguay was 6.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 1995.
- How does Paraguay rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Paraguay ranks 37th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).