Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Paraguay

Paraguay: Wage workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
74th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2019
All-time low
0.5%
in 2002
Years of data
23
1997–2021

Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Paraguay, 1997–2021

00.20.40.61997200920211997: 0.481 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.487 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.475 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.457 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.468 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.458 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.497 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.491 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.505 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.534 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.516 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.546 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.554 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.477 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.576 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.585 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.581 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.575 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.58 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.589 % of total employed population in working age2019: 0.59 % of total employed population in working age2020: 0.566 % of total employed population in working age2021: 0.575 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Paraguay stood at 0.6%.

The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Paraguay peaked at 0.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2002.

That places Paraguay 74th out of 107 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Paraguay, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1997 0.5%
1999 0.5% +1.2%
2001 0.5% -2.4%
2002 0.5% -3.8%
2003 0.5% +2.4%
2004 0.5% -2.2%
2005 0.5% +8.5%
2006 0.5% -1.2%
2007 0.5% +2.9%
2008 0.5% +5.7%
2009 0.5% -3.4%
2010 0.5% +5.9%
2011 0.6% +1.4%
2012 0.5% -13.8%
2013 0.6% +20.7%
2014 0.6% +1.6%
2015 0.6% -0.7%
2016 0.6% -1.1%
2017 0.6% +0.9%
2018 0.6% +1.6%
2019 0.6% +0.2%
2020 0.6% -4.1%
2021 0.6% +1.6%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Paraguay?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Paraguay was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2019.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2002.
How does Paraguay rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, total?
Paraguay ranks 74th out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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