Number of employed individuals in Paraguay

Paraguay: Number of employed individuals was 24,174 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
24,174
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
30th
of 80 countries
All-time high
27,138
in 2019
All-time low
6,839
in 2002
Years of data
20
2001–2021

Number of employed individuals in Paraguay, 2001–2021

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k2001201120212001: 14.9k2002: 6.8k2003: 17.2k2004: 14.8k2005: 8.3k2006: 9.5k2007: 8.9k2008: 8.4k2009: 8.2k2010: 9.0k2011: 8.9k2012: 10.1k2013: 10.1k2014: 9.4k2015: 14.3k2016: 17.6k2017: 16.7k2019: 27.1k2020: 25.8k2021: 24.2k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, number of employed individuals in Paraguay stood at 24,174.

The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and up 171.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of employed individuals in Paraguay peaked at 27,138 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6,839, in 2002.

That places Paraguay 30th out of 80 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10,771 6,839 17,163 9
2010s 13,698 8,911 27,138 9
2020s 24,968 24,174 25,761 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of employed individuals in Paraguay?
Number of employed individuals in Paraguay was 24,174 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of employed individuals recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 27,138 in 2019.
What is the lowest number of employed individuals recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 6,839 in 2002.
How does Paraguay rank for number of employed individuals?
Paraguay ranks 30th out of 80 countries with data for 2021.
Is number of employed individuals rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 171.3%. 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 Number of employed individuals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of employed individuals
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 1,012 data points, 2000–2022
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