Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Paraguay
Paraguay: Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 was -5.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Paraguay, 1990–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Paraguay stood at -5.5%.
The figure is down 35.4% on the previous year and down 204.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Paraguay peaked at 34.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, -9.9%, in 2021.
That places Paraguay 58th out of 67 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.2% | 0.9% | 34.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 9.2% | -4.5% | 15.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | -5.1% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -5.7% | -9.9% | -3.3% | 4 |
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More work & labour data for Paraguay
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 70.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 81.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 72.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 59.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 73.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 84.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 63.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Paraguay?
- Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Paraguay was -5.5% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 34.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.9% in 2021.
- How does Paraguay rank for gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025?
- Paraguay ranks 58th out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 204.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference between average earnings of men and average earnings of women expressed as a percentage of average earnings of men.