Part time employment, total in Paraguay
Paraguay: Part time employment, total was 28.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, total in Paraguay, 1998–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 28.9% for part time employment, total in 2025.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Paraguay peaked at 43.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 1998.
Paraguay ranks 36th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Part time employment, total in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 26.2% | — |
| 1999 | 27.0% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 31.2% | +15.5% |
| 2002 | 43.5% | +39.5% |
| 2003 | 40.9% | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 41.9% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 38.7% | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 37.2% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 38.8% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 38.5% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 42.8% | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 37.3% | -12.9% |
| 2011 | 35.1% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 42.1% | +19.6% |
| 2013 | 36.6% | -12.9% |
| 2014 | 37.5% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 38.7% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 40.6% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 29.8% | -26.5% |
| 2018 | 30.7% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 31.7% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 35.3% | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 34.1% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 31.2% | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 30.8% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 30.7% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 28.9% | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.6% | 26.2% | 27.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 39.3% | 31.2% | 43.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 36.0% | 29.8% | 42.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.8% | 28.9% | 35.3% | 6 |
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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, total in Paraguay?
- Part time employment, total in Paraguay was 28.9% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, total recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 43.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 1998.
- How does Paraguay rank for part time employment, total?
- Paraguay ranks 36th out of 111 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. 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, total (% of total 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.