Employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, urban in Paraguay

Paraguay: Employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, urban was 0.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.1%
Change on year
down 12.9%
World rank
66th
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1997
All-time low
0.1%
in 2002
Years of data
16
1997–2017

Employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, urban in Paraguay, 1997–2017

0.050.10.150.21997200720171997: 0.221 % of urban employed population in working age2001: 0.07 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.063 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.077 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.064 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.079 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.079 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.073 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.08 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.077 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.075 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.102 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.103 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.101 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.095 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.083 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Paraguay recorded 0.1% for employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, urban in 2017.

That represents a change of down 12.9% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, urban in Paraguay peaked at 0.2% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2002.

Paraguay ranks 66th of 82 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, urban in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Paraguay, 1997 to 2017.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1997 0.2%
2001 0.1% -68.1%
2002 0.1% -9.9%
2003 0.1% +21.1%
2004 0.1% -17.4%
2005 0.1% +24.1%
2006 0.1% -0.3%
2007 0.1% -6.9%
2009 0.1% +8.9%
2010 0.1% -3.4%
2012 0.1% -2.0%
2013 0.1% +35.5%
2014 0.1% +1.2%
2015 0.1% -2.5%
2016 0.1% -5.8%
2017 0.1% -12.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 8
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 7

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  4. 67 Bangladesh 0.1% compare
  5. 68 Argentina 0.1% compare
  6. 69 Nicaragua 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, urban in Paraguay?
Employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, urban in Paraguay was 0.1% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1997.
What is the lowest employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2002.
How does Paraguay rank for employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, urban?
Paraguay ranks 66th out of 82 countries with data for 2017.
Is employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Paraguay data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
82 places, 1,037 data points, 1970–2021
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