Employers, total (% of total employment) in Paraguay
Paraguay: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 5.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Paraguay, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, total (% of total employment) in Paraguay stood at 5.2%.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Paraguay peaked at 6.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 1991.
That places Paraguay 36th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.5% | — |
| 1992 | 3.5% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 3.5% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 3.5% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 3.5% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 3.6% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 3.6% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 3.6% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 3.7% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 3.7% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 3.8% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | +15.3% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | -22.8% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | +12.1% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | -20.4% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 5.2% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 5.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.6% | 3.5% | 3.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 3.7% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 5.0% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.6% | 5.2% | 6 |
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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)
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- 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, total (% of total employment) in Paraguay?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Paraguay was 5.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 1991.
- How does Paraguay rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Paraguay ranks 36th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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, total (% of total 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).