Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Paraguay
Paraguay: Employment in services, female (% of female employment) was 80.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Paraguay, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Paraguay is 80.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Paraguay peaked at 80.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 64.6%, in 2004.
Paraguay ranks 77th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 73.3% | — |
| 1992 | 73.0% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 73.2% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 73.3% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 73.6% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 73.5% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 73.6% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 73.3% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 73.0% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 71.2% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 70.7% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 70.2% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 70.2% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 64.6% | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 68.4% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 70.6% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 68.5% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 72.5% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 68.9% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 73.1% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 71.5% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 69.1% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 75.8% | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 74.8% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 76.2% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 76.7% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 76.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 77.1% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 78.3% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 75.3% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 76.2% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 79.9% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 80.6% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 80.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 80.7% | +0.2% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 80.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.0%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 80.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 83.8%, 96% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.3% | 73.0% | 73.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 69.6% | 64.6% | 72.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.9% | 69.1% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.9% | 75.3% | 80.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 74 Costa Rica 82.1% compare
- 75 Lithuania 81.8% compare
- 76 Colombia 80.8% compare
- 78 Panama 79.9% compare
- 79 El Salvador 79.7% compare
- 80 Kazakhstan 79.4% compare
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 employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Paraguay?
- Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Paraguay was 80.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 80.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.6% in 2004.
- How does Paraguay rank for employment in services, female (% of female employment)?
- Paraguay ranks 77th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).