Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Paraguay
Paraguay: Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) was 24.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, male in Paraguay, 1998–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total male employment.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 24.9% for part time employment, male in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, male in Paraguay peaked at 50.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 21.9%, in 2011.
That places Paraguay 44th 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, male (% of total male employment) in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of total male employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 50.0% | — |
| 1999 | 25.8% | -48.4% |
| 2001 | 31.6% | +22.5% |
| 2002 | 30.4% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 27.2% | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 27.6% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 23.7% | -14.0% |
| 2006 | 23.1% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 24.8% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 24.4% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 28.9% | +18.5% |
| 2010 | 23.5% | -18.6% |
| 2011 | 21.9% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 27.6% | +26.1% |
| 2013 | 23.9% | -13.6% |
| 2014 | 24.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 26.4% | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 27.9% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 26.2% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 29.0% | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 29.2% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 32.9% | +12.9% |
| 2021 | 29.3% | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 27.2% | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 26.7% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 25.1% | -5.9% |
| 2025 | 24.9% | -0.6% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 24.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.2%, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 24.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22.5%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.9% | 25.8% | 50.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.9% | 23.1% | 31.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 21.9% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.7% | 24.9% | 32.9% | 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, male in Paraguay?
- Part time employment, male in Paraguay was 24.9% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, male recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 50.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest part time employment, male recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.9% in 2011.
- How does Paraguay rank for part time employment, male?
- Paraguay ranks 44th out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, male rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. 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, male (% of total male 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.