Employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, urban in Paraguay

Paraguay: Employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, urban was 0.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.1%
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
20th
of 51 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2013
All-time low
0.1%
in 2017
Years of data
22
1997–2020

Employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, urban in Paraguay, 1997–2020

00.050.10.151997200820201997: 0.113 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.123 % of urban employed population in working age2001: 0.116 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.128 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.129 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.116 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.132 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.127 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.125 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.13 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.128 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.154 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.139 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.134 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.157 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.135 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.147 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.131 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.113 % of urban employed population in working age2018: 0.131 % of urban employed population in working age2019: 0.13 % of urban employed population in working age2020: 0.125 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, urban in Paraguay is 0.1%, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, urban in Paraguay peaked at 0.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2017.

Paraguay ranks 20th of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, urban in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Paraguay, 1997 to 2020.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1997 0.1%
1999 0.1% +8.4%
2001 0.1% -5.5%
2002 0.1% +10.1%
2003 0.1% +0.6%
2004 0.1% -10.1%
2005 0.1% +14.0%
2006 0.1% -3.5%
2007 0.1% -2.1%
2008 0.1% +4.3%
2009 0.1% -1.6%
2010 0.2% +20.1%
2011 0.1% -9.3%
2012 0.1% -3.6%
2013 0.2% +16.9%
2014 0.1% -14.3%
2015 0.1% +8.9%
2016 0.1% -10.6%
2017 0.1% -13.7%
2018 0.1% +15.5%
2019 0.1% -0.3%
2020 0.1% -4.4%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 0.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 0.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 1.5× the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 9
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 17 Sri Lanka 0.2% compare
  2. 18 Zambia 0.1% compare
  3. 19 Mexico 0.1% compare
  4. 21 United States of America 0.1% compare
  5. 22 Dominican Republic 0.1% compare
  6. 23 Pakistan 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, urban in Paraguay?
Employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, urban in Paraguay was 0.1% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2013.
What is the lowest employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2017.
How does Paraguay rank for employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, urban?
Paraguay ranks 20th out of 51 countries with data for 2020.
Is employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. 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 public sector, 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 public sector, 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
51 places, 634 data points, 1985–2021
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