Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Paraguay
Paraguay: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) was 40.4% 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 40.4%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Paraguay peaked at 47.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 40.2%, in 2024.
That places Paraguay 40th out of 115 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 (% of total female employment) in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 44.5% | — |
| 1999 | 40.3% | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 47.2% | +17.2% |
| 2002 | 46.0% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 45.3% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 46.4% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 44.1% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 41.6% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 45.2% | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 43.5% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 47.6% | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 43.2% | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 40.4% | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 46.6% | +15.2% |
| 2013 | 40.5% | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 41.5% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 41.3% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 43.2% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 40.9% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 42.5% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 43.1% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 47.5% | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 42.9% | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 42.7% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 41.6% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 40.2% | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 40.4% | +0.5% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 40.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.4%, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 40.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.9%, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.4% | 40.3% | 44.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 45.2% | 41.6% | 47.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 42.3% | 40.4% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.5% | 40.2% | 47.5% | 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 40.4% 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 47.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.2% in 2024.
- How does Paraguay rank for part time employment, female?
- Paraguay ranks 40th out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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.