Part time employment, female in Paraguay
Paraguay: Part time employment, female was 39.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, female in Paraguay, 1998–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for part time employment, female in Paraguay is 39.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Paraguay peaked at 54.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 38.2%, in 1998.
That places Paraguay 37th out of 111 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Part time employment, female in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 38.2% | — |
| 1999 | 39.1% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 46.6% | +19.2% |
| 2002 | 52.7% | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 52.1% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 53.7% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 50.7% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 49.1% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 50.7% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 50.6% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 54.2% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 49.9% | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 45.7% | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 52.9% | +15.7% |
| 2013 | 46.4% | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 47.6% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 47.8% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 49.3% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 42.2% | -14.4% |
| 2018 | 42.6% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 42.5% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 45.8% | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 45.7% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 42.7% | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 42.1% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 41.6% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 39.5% | -5.0% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 39.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.6%, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 39.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 39.5%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.7% | 38.2% | 39.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 51.2% | 46.6% | 54.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 46.7% | 42.2% | 52.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.9% | 39.5% | 45.8% | 6 |
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 part time employment, female in Paraguay?
- Part time employment, female in Paraguay was 39.5% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, female recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 54.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.2% in 1998.
- How does Paraguay rank for part time employment, female?
- Paraguay ranks 37th out of 111 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, female (% of total female employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.