Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Paraguay
Paraguay: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 74.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Paraguay, 1962–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Paraguay stood at 74.0%. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Paraguay peaked at 74.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 24.5%, in 1982.
That places Paraguay 123rd out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 26.7% | — |
| 1972 | 25.6% | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 24.5% | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 62.5% | +154.7% |
| 1990 | 61.2% | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 58.7% | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 61.0% | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 62.1% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 61.4% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 69.4% | +12.9% |
| 1996 | 66.8% | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 55.7% | -16.6% |
| 1999 | 56.6% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 62.7% | +10.8% |
| 2001 | 62.4% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 60.4% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 61.6% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 66.3% | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 65.6% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 61.4% | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 64.6% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 63.4% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 65.6% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 64.4% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 66.9% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 72.4% | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 70.3% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 66.7% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 67.7% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 67.6% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 68.6% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 70.4% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 71.2% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 68.6% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 71.1% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 71.6% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 71.3% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 72.0% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 74.0% | +2.8% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 74.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.1%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 74.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 73.9%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Paraguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +154.7% | 24.5% | 62.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.7% | 26.7% | 26.7% | 1 |
| 1970s | 25.6% | 25.6% | 25.6% | 1 |
| 1980s | 43.5% | 24.5% | 62.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 61.4% | 55.7% | 69.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 63.4% | 60.4% | 66.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.6% | 64.4% | 72.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.4% | 68.6% | 74.0% | 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 ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Paraguay?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Paraguay was 74.0% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 74.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.5% in 1982.
- How does Paraguay rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Paraguay ranks 123rd out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is the proportion of female labor force participation relative to male labor force participation. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.