Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female in Paraguay

Paraguay: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female was 0.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.4%
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
20th
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2012
All-time low
0.3%
in 2007
Years of data
19
1997–2017

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female in Paraguay, 1997–2017

00.10.20.30.41997200720171997: 0.333 % of female employed population in working age1999: 0.358 % of female employed population in working age2001: 0.407 % of female employed population in working age2002: 0.385 % of female employed population in working age2003: 0.408 % of female employed population in working age2004: 0.416 % of female employed population in working age2005: 0.395 % of female employed population in working age2006: 0.368 % of female employed population in working age2007: 0.277 % of female employed population in working age2008: 0.383 % of female employed population in working age2009: 0.381 % of female employed population in working age2010: 0.385 % of female employed population in working age2011: 0.37 % of female employed population in working age2012: 0.423 % of female employed population in working age2013: 0.383 % of female employed population in working age2014: 0.399 % of female employed population in working age2015: 0.381 % of female employed population in working age2016: 0.411 % of female employed population in working age2017: 0.4 % of female employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female employed population in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female in Paraguay is 0.4%, measured in 2017.

That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and up 44.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female in Paraguay peaked at 0.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2007.

That places Paraguay 20th out of 82 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age) in Paraguay, 1997 to 2017.
Year % of female employed population in working age Change
1997 0.3%
1999 0.4% +7.5%
2001 0.4% +13.6%
2002 0.4% -5.4%
2003 0.4% +6.1%
2004 0.4% +1.9%
2005 0.4% -5.1%
2006 0.4% -6.7%
2007 0.3% -24.9%
2008 0.4% +38.3%
2009 0.4% -0.5%
2010 0.4% +1.0%
2011 0.4% -3.7%
2012 0.4% +14.2%
2013 0.4% -9.3%
2014 0.4% +4.2%
2015 0.4% -4.7%
2016 0.4% +8.0%
2017 0.4% -2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 2
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 9
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female in Paraguay?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female in Paraguay was 0.4% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2012.
What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2007.
How does Paraguay rank for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female?
Paraguay ranks 20th out of 82 countries with data for 2017.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.6%. 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 Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age)
Unit
% of female employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
82 places, 1,165 data points, 1970–2021
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