Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) in Paraguay
Paraguay: Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) was 5.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) in Paraguay, 1979–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment, female (% of female labor force) in Paraguay stood at 5.7%.
That represents a change of down 22.8% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, female (% of female labor force) in Paraguay peaked at 11.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 1993.
That places Paraguay 98th out of 181 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 7.4% | — |
| 1980 | 4.8% | -35.1% |
| 1982 | 5.9% | +22.6% |
| 1983 | 5.9% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 4.8% | -18.3% |
| 1985 | 5.2% | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 5.8% | +13.5% |
| 1987 | 4.3% | -25.8% |
| 1988 | 4.6% | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 4.9% | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 5.3% | +9.6% |
| 1991 | 4.7% | -11.2% |
| 1992 | 3.7% | -22.3% |
| 1993 | 2.8% | -25.0% |
| 1994 | 3.7% | +35.2% |
| 1995 | 3.7% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 8.6% | +132.3% |
| 1997 | 6.8% | -20.6% |
| 1998 | 5.1% | -25.5% |
| 1999 | 6.1% | +20.3% |
| 2000 | 8.9% | +45.1% |
| 2001 | 7.2% | -19.0% |
| 2002 | 11.8% | +64.1% |
| 2003 | 8.3% | -29.5% |
| 2004 | 8.4% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | -25.2% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | -14.6% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | +36.5% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | -27.0% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | +35.9% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | +16.0% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | +19.8% |
| 2021 | 9.6% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 8.3% | -13.7% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | -11.2% |
| 2024 | 7.3% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 5.7% | -22.8% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 5.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.7%, 74% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 5.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.9%, 72% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +132.3% | 3.7% | 8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.4% | 7.4% | 7.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 5.1% | 4.3% | 5.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 5.1% | 2.8% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 6.0% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 4.9% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 5.7% | 9.9% | 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 unemployment, female (% of female labor force) in Paraguay?
- Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) in Paraguay was 5.7% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, female (% of female labor force) recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest unemployment, female (% of female labor force) recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 1993.
- How does Paraguay rank for unemployment, female (% of female labor force)?
- Paraguay ranks 98th out of 181 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, female (% of female labor force) rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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 Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.