Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Paraguay

Paraguay: Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural was 0.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
26th
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2002
All-time low
0.5%
in 2019
Years of data
23
1997–2021

Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Paraguay, 1997–2021

00.20.40.60.81997200920211997: 0.666 % of rural employed population in working age1999: 0.674 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.669 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.721 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.692 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.705 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.683 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.685 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.655 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.63 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.644 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.637 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.613 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.676 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.553 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.548 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.557 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.566 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.563 % of rural employed population in working age2018: 0.553 % of rural employed population in working age2019: 0.537 % of rural employed population in working age2020: 0.57 % of rural employed population in working age2021: 0.561 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Paraguay stood at 0.6%.

The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Paraguay peaked at 0.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2019.

Paraguay ranks 26th of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Paraguay, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1997 0.7%
1999 0.7% +1.3%
2001 0.7% -0.8%
2002 0.7% +7.7%
2003 0.7% -4.0%
2004 0.7% +1.9%
2005 0.7% -3.2%
2006 0.7% +0.3%
2007 0.7% -4.3%
2008 0.6% -4.0%
2009 0.6% +2.3%
2010 0.6% -1.1%
2011 0.6% -3.6%
2012 0.7% +10.3%
2013 0.6% -18.3%
2014 0.5% -1.0%
2015 0.6% +1.7%
2016 0.6% +1.7%
2017 0.6% -0.6%
2018 0.6% -1.7%
2019 0.5% -3.0%
2020 0.6% +6.2%
2021 0.6% -1.5%

Averages by decade

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

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  4. 27 Panama 0.6% compare
  5. 28 Dominican Republic 0.5% compare
  6. 29 Cambodia 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Paraguay?
Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Paraguay was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2002.
What is the lowest unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2019.
How does Paraguay rank for unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural?
Paraguay ranks 26th out of 91 countries with data for 2021.
Is unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Paraguay data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,284 data points, 1970–2021
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