Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Paraguay
Paraguay: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) was 68.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Paraguay, 1993–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Paraguay stood at 68.7%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Paraguay peaked at 68.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 57.8%, in 1996.
That places Paraguay 25th out of 178 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 65.6% | — |
| 1994 | 67.9% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 57.8% | -14.8% |
| 1998 | 64.1% | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 62.2% | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 63.9% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 62.3% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 63.0% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 66.7% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 66.9% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 63.5% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 65.6% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 66.2% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 65.8% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 64.6% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 64.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 68.4% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 66.8% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 64.5% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 64.8% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 66.3% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 66.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 67.4% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 67.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 64.8% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 66.5% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 65.7% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 66.6% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 66.2% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 68.7% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.5% | 57.8% | 67.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 64.9% | 62.3% | 66.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 66.2% | 64.5% | 68.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.4% | 64.8% | 68.7% | 6 |
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- 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)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,290 1000 No (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Paraguay?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Paraguay was 68.7% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 68.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.8% in 1996.
- How does Paraguay rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?
- Paraguay ranks 25th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.