Informal employment rate in Paraguay
Paraguay: Informal employment rate was 64.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Informal employment rate in Paraguay, 2008–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, informal employment rate in Paraguay stood at 64.5. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment rate in Paraguay peaked at 77.69 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 64.5, in 2025.
That places Paraguay 23rd 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.
Informal employment rate in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 77.69 | — |
| 2009 | 77.56 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 76.75 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 73.9 | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 74.24 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 71.48 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 70.13 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 70.69 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 72.17 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 69.81 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 69.28 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 68.01 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 68.75 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 67.34 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 65.73 | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 65.45 | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 64.5 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.62 | 77.56 | 77.69 | 2 |
| 2010s | 71.65 | 68.01 | 76.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.35 | 64.5 | 68.75 | 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 informal employment rate in Paraguay?
- Informal employment rate in Paraguay was 64.5 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest informal employment rate recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 77.69 in 2008.
- What is the lowest informal employment rate recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.5 in 2025.
- How does Paraguay rank for informal employment rate?
- Paraguay ranks 23rd out of 81 countries with data for 2025.
- Is informal employment rate rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. 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 Informal employment rate (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 informal employment 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 economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.