Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Paraguay

Paraguay: Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban was 0.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
down 17.3%
World rank
56th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2002
All-time low
0.1%
in 2017
Years of data
23
1997–2021

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Paraguay, 1997–2021

00.10.20.31997200920211997: 0.127 % of urban youth labor force1999: 0.167 % of urban youth labor force2001: 0.184 % of urban youth labor force2002: 0.25 % of urban youth labor force2003: 0.215 % of urban youth labor force2004: 0.185 % of urban youth labor force2005: 0.162 % of urban youth labor force2006: 0.169 % of urban youth labor force2007: 0.169 % of urban youth labor force2008: 0.151 % of urban youth labor force2009: 0.173 % of urban youth labor force2010: 0.161 % of urban youth labor force2011: 0.158 % of urban youth labor force2012: 0.138 % of urban youth labor force2013: 0.127 % of urban youth labor force2014: 0.163 % of urban youth labor force2015: 0.127 % of urban youth labor force2016: 0.146 % of urban youth labor force2017: 0.123 % of urban youth labor force2018: 0.159 % of urban youth labor force2019: 0.131 % of urban youth labor force2020: 0.191 % of urban youth labor force2021: 0.158 % of urban youth labor force

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban youth labor force.

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Paraguay is 0.2%, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of down 17.3% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Paraguay peaked at 0.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2017.

Paraguay ranks 56th of 97 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.

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth labor force) in Paraguay, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of urban youth labor force Change
1997 0.1%
1999 0.2% +31.9%
2001 0.2% +10.1%
2002 0.3% +35.9%
2003 0.2% -14.3%
2004 0.2% -13.8%
2005 0.2% -12.6%
2006 0.2% +4.8%
2007 0.2% -0.2%
2008 0.2% -10.8%
2009 0.2% +14.6%
2010 0.2% -7.1%
2011 0.2% -1.9%
2012 0.1% -12.7%
2013 0.1% -7.9%
2014 0.2% +28.8%
2015 0.1% -22.0%
2016 0.1% +14.7%
2017 0.1% -15.7%
2018 0.2% +29.2%
2019 0.1% -17.6%
2020 0.2% +45.4%
2021 0.2% -17.3%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 0.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 75% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 0.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2%, 83% of the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 2
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 9
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Paraguay?
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Paraguay was 0.2% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2002.
What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2017.
How does Paraguay rank for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban?
Paraguay ranks 56th out of 97 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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 Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth labor force)
Unit
% of urban youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,339 data points, 1970–2021
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