Unemployment rate in Paraguay
Paraguay: Unemployment rate was 4.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate in Paraguay, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rate in Paraguay stood at 4.8%.
That represents a change of down 15.5% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in Paraguay peaked at 9.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1995.
That places Paraguay 105th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.1% | 3.4% | 8.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 4.4% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 4.1% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 4.8% | 7.5% | 6 |
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- 107 United Kingdom 4.7% compare
- 108 Norway 4.6% compare
More work & labour data for Paraguay
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 70.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 81.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 72.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 59.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 73.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 84.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 63.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate in Paraguay?
- Unemployment rate in Paraguay was 4.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1995.
- How does Paraguay rank for unemployment rate?
- Paraguay ranks 105th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.