Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Paraguay
Paraguay: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 4.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Paraguay, 1979–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Paraguay is 4.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.6% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Paraguay peaked at 9.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1995.
That places Paraguay 108th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 5.7% | — |
| 1980 | 4.1% | -27.9% |
| 1982 | 5.6% | +36.7% |
| 1983 | 8.3% | +47.1% |
| 1984 | 7.3% | -11.1% |
| 1985 | 5.1% | -30.0% |
| 1986 | 6.1% | +18.8% |
| 1987 | 5.5% | -9.6% |
| 1988 | 4.7% | -14.4% |
| 1989 | 5.6% | +19.0% |
| 1990 | 5.8% | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 5.1% | -12.0% |
| 1992 | 5.0% | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 5.1% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 4.4% | -13.0% |
| 1995 | 3.4% | -22.8% |
| 1996 | 8.2% | +139.8% |
| 1997 | 5.4% | -34.3% |
| 1998 | 4.4% | -17.5% |
| 1999 | 5.3% | +21.0% |
| 2000 | 7.6% | +42.4% |
| 2001 | 6.2% | -18.4% |
| 2002 | 9.4% | +51.4% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | -27.5% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | -25.9% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | +23.7% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | -16.3% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | +14.8% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | +15.3% |
| 2017 | 6.1% | +16.8% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | +14.5% |
| 2021 | 7.3% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 5.8% | -14.2% |
| 2024 | 5.7% | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 4.6% | -18.6% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 4.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.8%, 80% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 4.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.3%, 73% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates 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 | +139.8% | 3.4% | 8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 5.8% | 4.1% | 8.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 5.2% | 3.4% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 4.4% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 4.1% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 4.6% | 7.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More reference data data for Paraguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6344 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Paraguay?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Paraguay was 4.6% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1995.
- How does Paraguay rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Paraguay ranks 108th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.