Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in Paraguay

Paraguay: Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban was 0.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.6%
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
15th
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2006
All-time low
0.0%
in 2014
Years of data
19
1997–2017

Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in Paraguay, 1997–2017

00.20.40.60.81997200720171997: 0.77 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.747 % of urban employed population in working age2001: 0.771 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.823 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.784 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.808 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.769 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.825 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.661 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.667 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.661 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.403 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.723 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.581 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.483 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.498 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.566 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.58 % 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 informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in Paraguay is 0.6%, measured in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in Paraguay peaked at 0.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.

Paraguay ranks 15th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Informal job workers, 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 0.8%
1999 0.7% -3.0%
2001 0.8% +3.3%
2002 0.8% +6.7%
2003 0.8% -4.8%
2004 0.8% +3.2%
2005 0.8% -4.9%
2006 0.8% +7.3%
2007 0.7% -19.8%
2008 0.7% +0.9%
2009 0.7% -0.9%
2010 0.4% -39.0%
2011 0.7% +79.2%
2012 0.6% -19.7%
2013 0.5% -16.9%
2014 0.0% -100.0%
2015 0.5%
2016 0.6% +13.6%
2017 0.6% +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 2
2000s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 9
2010s 0.5% 0.0% 0.7% 8

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 12 Gambia 0.6% compare
  2. 13 Sri Lanka 0.6% compare
  3. 14 El Salvador 0.6% compare
  4. 16 Dominican Republic 0.6% compare
  5. 17 Panama 0.5% compare
  6. 18 Egypt 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in Paraguay?
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in Paraguay was 0.6% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2006.
What is the lowest informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
How does Paraguay rank for informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban?
Paraguay ranks 15th out of 35 countries with data for 2017.
Is informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. 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 Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal job workers, 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
35 places, 421 data points, 1981–2021
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