Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Paraguay
Paraguay: Part time employment, total (% of total employment) was 31.4% 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 31.4% for part time employment, total in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Paraguay peaked at 48.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 29.4%, in 2011.
Paraguay ranks 42nd of 115 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 (% of total employment) in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 48.0% | — |
| 1999 | 31.1% | -35.2% |
| 2001 | 37.6% | +20.9% |
| 2002 | 36.2% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 34.1% | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 35.0% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 31.8% | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 30.2% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 32.9% | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 31.7% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 36.3% | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 31.1% | -14.2% |
| 2011 | 29.4% | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 35.5% | +20.8% |
| 2013 | 30.9% | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 31.1% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 32.6% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 34.0% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 32.1% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 34.4% | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 34.8% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 38.8% | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 34.7% | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 33.5% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 32.8% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 31.3% | -4.4% |
| 2025 | 31.4% | +0.3% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 31.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.8%, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 31.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.2%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.6% | 31.1% | 48.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 34.0% | 30.2% | 37.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 29.4% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.8% | 31.3% | 38.8% | 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, total in Paraguay?
- Part time employment, total in Paraguay was 31.4% 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 48.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.4% in 2011.
- How does Paraguay rank for part time employment, total?
- Paraguay ranks 42nd out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. 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.