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

Paraguay: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban was 0.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.2%
Change on year
down 11.1%
World rank
20th
of 78 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2016
All-time low
0.2%
in 1997
Years of data
19
1997–2017

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

00.10.20.31997200720171997: 0.197 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.205 % of urban employed population in working age2001: 0.226 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.235 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.246 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.251 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.227 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.212 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.217 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.213 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.22 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.204 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.205 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.236 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.237 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.235 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.214 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.261 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.232 % 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 underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban in Paraguay is 0.2%, measured in 2017.

The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban in Paraguay peaked at 0.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1997.

That places Paraguay 20th out of 78 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, urban in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, 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 0.2%
1999 0.2% +3.9%
2001 0.2% +10.4%
2002 0.2% +3.7%
2003 0.2% +4.8%
2004 0.3% +2.3%
2005 0.2% -9.8%
2006 0.2% -6.3%
2007 0.2% +2.0%
2008 0.2% -1.8%
2009 0.2% +3.5%
2010 0.2% -7.4%
2011 0.2% +0.8%
2012 0.2% +14.9%
2013 0.2% +0.5%
2014 0.2% -0.7%
2015 0.2% -9.3%
2016 0.3% +22.2%
2017 0.2% -11.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 9
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban in Paraguay?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban in Paraguay was 0.2% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2016.
What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1997.
How does Paraguay rank for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban?
Paraguay ranks 20th out of 78 countries with data for 2017.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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, urban (% of urban 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, 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
78 places, 1,035 data points, 1980–2021
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