Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Paraguay

Paraguay: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban was 0.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
0.0%
World rank
80th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2014
All-time low
0.0%
in 2011
Years of data
23
1997–2021

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Paraguay, 1997–2021

00.20.40.61997200920211997: 0.566 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.613 % of urban employed population in working age2001: 0.606 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.602 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.603 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.589 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.629 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.626 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.637 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.652 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.644 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.68 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.587 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.677 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.693 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.673 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.667 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.669 % of urban employed population in working age2018: 0 % of urban employed population in working age2019: 0 % of urban employed population in working age2020: 0 % of urban employed population in working age2021: 0 % 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 non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Paraguay is 0.0%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of down 100.0% over five years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Paraguay peaked at 0.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2011.

Paraguay ranks 80th of 94 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Paraguay, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1997 0.6%
1999 0.6% +8.3%
2001 0.6% -1.2%
2002 0.6% -0.6%
2003 0.6% +0.1%
2004 0.6% -2.3%
2005 0.6% +6.8%
2006 0.6% -0.4%
2007 0.6% +1.7%
2008 0.7% +2.4%
2009 0.6% -1.3%
2010 0.7% +5.6%
2011 0.0% -100.0%
2012 0.6%
2013 0.7% +15.4%
2014 0.7% +2.3%
2015 0.7% -2.9%
2016 0.7% -0.9%
2017 0.7% +0.4%
2018 0.0% -100.0%
2019 0.0%
2020 0.0%
2021 0.0%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6%. (29 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6%. (20 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban 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.

YearChange FromTo
2011 -100.0% 0.7% 0.0%
2018 -100.0% 0.7% 0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 9
2010s 0.5% 0.0% 0.7% 10
2020s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2

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  17. 80 Ukraine 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Paraguay?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Paraguay was 0.0% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2014.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2011.
How does Paraguay rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban?
Paraguay ranks 80th out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
Where does this Paraguay data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, 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
94 places, 1,312 data points, 1970–2021
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