Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in Paraguay

Paraguay: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban was 0.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.3%
Change on year
up 11.8%
World rank
60th
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 1997
All-time low
0.2%
in 2007
Years of data
18
1997–2017

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in Paraguay, 1997–2017

00.10.20.30.41997200720171997: 0.356 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector1999: 0.291 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2001: 0.262 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2002: 0.242 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2003: 0.218 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2004: 0.198 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2005: 0.208 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2006: 0.272 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2007: 0.188 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2008: 0.236 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2009: 0.215 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2010: 0.279 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2012: 0.206 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2013: 0.265 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2014: 0.293 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2015: 0.341 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2016: 0.274 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2017: 0.307 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban workers in the agricultural sector.

Analysis

Paraguay recorded 0.3% for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in 2017.

That represents a change of up 11.8% on the previous year and up 63.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in Paraguay peaked at 0.4% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2007.

That places Paraguay 60th out of 86 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the agricultural sector) in Paraguay, 1997 to 2017.
Year % of urban workers in the agricultural sector Change
1997 0.4%
1999 0.3% -18.0%
2001 0.3% -10.1%
2002 0.2% -7.5%
2003 0.2% -10.1%
2004 0.2% -9.0%
2005 0.2% +4.9%
2006 0.3% +30.8%
2007 0.2% -30.8%
2008 0.2% +25.3%
2009 0.2% -8.9%
2010 0.3% +29.8%
2012 0.2% -26.2%
2013 0.3% +29.0%
2014 0.3% +10.3%
2015 0.3% +16.6%
2016 0.3% -19.5%
2017 0.3% +11.8%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 0.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 67% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 0.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5%, 62% of the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 2
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 9
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 7

Countries ranked near Paraguay

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  3. 59 Gambia 0.3% compare
  4. 61 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.3% compare
  5. 62 Türkiye 0.3% compare
  6. 63 Cambodia 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in Paraguay?
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in Paraguay was 0.3% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1997.
What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2007.
How does Paraguay rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban?
Paraguay ranks 60th out of 86 countries with data for 2017.
Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 63.1%. 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 Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the agricultural sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the agricultural sector)
Unit
% of urban workers in the agricultural sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,158 data points, 1970–2021
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