Employment outside the formal sector in Paraguay
Paraguay: Employment outside the formal sector was 1,422 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment outside the formal sector in Paraguay, 2008–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 1,422 for employment outside the formal sector in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment outside the formal sector in Paraguay peaked at 1,817 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1,409, in 2024.
That places Paraguay 34th out of 81 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Employment outside the formal sector in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1,598 | — |
| 2009 | 1,717 | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 1,667 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 1,709 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 1,817 | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 1,780 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 1,680 | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 1,735 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 1,691 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 1,463 | -13.5% |
| 2018 | 1,437 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 1,440 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,452 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 1,427 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 1,417 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 1,409 | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 1,422 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,657 | 1,598 | 1,717 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1,642 | 1,437 | 1,817 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,426 | 1,409 | 1,452 | 5 |
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 employment outside the formal sector in Paraguay?
- Employment outside the formal sector in Paraguay was 1,422 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment outside the formal sector recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1,817 in 2012.
- What is the lowest employment outside the formal sector recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,409 in 2024.
- How does Paraguay rank for employment outside the formal sector?
- Paraguay ranks 34th out of 81 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment outside the formal sector rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. This harmonized series for employment outside the formal sector is derived using the same set of criteria across countries to improve comparability. The criteria used are based on employment status, institutional sector, destination of production, bookkeeping, registration, social security contribution, places of work and size. Data disaggregated by occupation are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO). Data may have been regrouped from the national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCO. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.