Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, male in Paraguay

Paraguay: Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, male was 2.02 million in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
2.02 million
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
56th
of 109 countries
All-time high
2.02 million
in 2021
All-time low
577,704
in 2007
Years of data
23
1997–2021

Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, male in Paraguay, 1997–2021

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1997200920211997: 1.3M1999: 1.3M2001: 1.4M2002: 1.4M2003: 1.4M2004: 1.5M2005: 1.5M2006: 1.5M2007: 577.7k2008: 1.6M2009: 1.7M2010: 1.7M2011: 1.7M2012: 1.8M2013: 1.8M2014: 1.9M2015: 1.8M2016: 1.9M2017: 1.9M2018: 2.0M2019: 2.0M2020: 2.0M2021: 2.0M

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Paraguay recorded 2.02 million for total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, male in 2021. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, male in Paraguay peaked at 2.02 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 577,704, in 2007.

Paraguay ranks 56th of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, male in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, male in Paraguay, 1997 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1997 1.30 million —
1999 1.35 million +3.3%
2001 1.43 million +6.5%
2002 1.40 million -2.6%
2003 1.40 million +0.4%
2004 1.48 million +5.5%
2005 1.51 million +2.1%
2006 1.52 million +0.4%
2007 577,704 -62.0%
2008 1.62 million +179.9%
2009 1.70 million +5.4%
2010 1.72 million +1.0%
2011 1.74 million +1.1%
2012 1.80 million +3.7%
2013 1.83 million +1.3%
2014 1.87 million +2.5%
2015 1.81 million -3.6%
2016 1.88 million +3.9%
2017 1.92 million +2.2%
2018 1.95 million +1.9%
2019 1.97 million +0.8%
2020 2.00 million +1.4%
2021 2.02 million +0.9%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 2.02 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.86 million, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 2.02 million is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.41 million, 84% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, male 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
2008 +179.9% 577,704 1.62 million
2007 -62.0% 1.52 million 577,704

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.32 million 1.30 million 1.35 million 2
2000s 1.40 million 577,704 1.70 million 9
2010s 1.85 million 1.72 million 1.97 million 10
2020s 2.01 million 2.00 million 2.02 million 2

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 53 Dominican Republic 2.50 million compare
  2. 54 Honduras 2.32 million compare
  3. 55 Rwanda 2.22 million compare
  4. 57 Senegal 1.89 million compare
  5. 58 Bulgaria 1.87 million compare
  6. 59 Togo 1.74 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, male in Paraguay?
Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, male in Paraguay was 2.02 million in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, male recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 2.02 million in 2021.
What is the lowest total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, male recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 577,704 in 2007.
How does Paraguay rank for total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, male?
Paraguay ranks 56th out of 109 countries with data for 2021.
Is total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. 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 Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, male
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
109 places, 1,563 data points, 1970–2021
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