Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Paraguay
Paraguay: Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural was 0.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Paraguay, 1997–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural employed youth aged 15-24.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Paraguay is 0.5%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Paraguay peaked at 0.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2002.
That places Paraguay 55th 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.
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of rural employed youth aged 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.4% | — |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -18.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +18.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +15.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +6.5% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 90% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4%, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More reference data data for Paraguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6344 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Paraguay?
- Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Paraguay was 0.5% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2002.
- How does Paraguay rank for youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural?
- Paraguay ranks 55th out of 86 countries with data for 2017.
- Is youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.8%. 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 Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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