Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, rural in Paraguay

Paraguay: Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, rural was 0.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.2%
Change on year
up 6.4%
World rank
26th
of 80 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2017
All-time low
0.0%
in 1997
Years of data
16
1997–2017

Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, rural in Paraguay, 1997–2017

00.050.10.150.20.251997200720171997: 0 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.188 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.163 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.17 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.172 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.168 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.156 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.163 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.188 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.184 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.195 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.225 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.226 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.213 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.221 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.235 % of rural employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural employed population in working age.

Analysis

In 2017, employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, rural in Paraguay stood at 0.2%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and up 44.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, rural in Paraguay peaked at 0.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1997.

That places Paraguay 26th out of 80 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, rural in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Paraguay, 1997 to 2017.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1997 0.0%
2001 0.2%
2002 0.2% -13.6%
2003 0.2% +4.5%
2004 0.2% +1.0%
2005 0.2% -2.4%
2006 0.2% -6.8%
2007 0.2% +4.2%
2009 0.2% +15.5%
2010 0.2% -2.5%
2012 0.2% +6.5%
2013 0.2% +15.3%
2014 0.2% +0.4%
2015 0.2% -5.8%
2016 0.2% +3.7%
2017 0.2% +6.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 8
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, rural in Paraguay?
Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, rural in Paraguay was 0.2% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2017.
What is the lowest employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1997.
How does Paraguay rank for employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, rural?
Paraguay ranks 26th out of 80 countries with data for 2017.
Is employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Paraguay data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 1,017 data points, 1970–2021
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