Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Paraguay
Paraguay: Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment was 10.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Paraguay, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Paraguay stood at 10.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Paraguay peaked at 12.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2005.
Paraguay ranks 65th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.7% | — |
| 2001 | 11.6% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | -10.8% |
| 2003 | 10.9% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 11.4% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 9.7% | -14.6% |
| 2006 | 10.5% | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 12.2% | +15.5% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 11.2% | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 10.6% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10.1% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | +12.8% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 10.4% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 10.7% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 10.5% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 10.3% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 10.8% | +5.4% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 10.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.6%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 10.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.7%, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.2% | 9.7% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 10.1% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 10.3% | 10.8% | 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 manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Paraguay?
- Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Paraguay was 10.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2005.
- How does Paraguay rank for manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment?
- Paraguay ranks 65th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%).