Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Paraguay

Female labor force participation rate in Paraguay in 2025 — 59.01%. Ranked 54 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 7.71 pp.

2025 59.01% +0.07 pp vs 2024
World rank 54of 182
Period maximum 60.26%2019
Period minimum 50.96%1992

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Paraguay, 1990–20255052.55557.56062.519901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 51.31%1991: 51.2%1992: 50.96%1993: 51.2%1994: 51.53%1995: 52.09%1996: 52.07%1997: 52.41%1998: 52.26%1999: 51.99%2000: 51.65%2001: 51.6%2002: 51.72%2003: 51.51%2004: 56.88%2005: 55.65%2006: 50.99%2007: 54.02%2008: 53.76%2009: 55.13%2010: 53.04%2011: 54.45%2012: 59.86%2013: 57.68%2014: 54.39%2015: 54.83%2016: 56.47%2017: 57.84%2018: 59.41%2019: 60.26%2020: 57.11%2021: 59.85%2022: 58.99%2023: 58.99%2024: 58.94%2025: 59.01%
Change over the period: +7.71 pp Annual average: 0.22 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Paraguay

Paraguay 59.01%
World 48.94%
South America computed 53.54%
Female labor force participation rate — Paraguay, by year Paraguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 59.01 +0.07 pp
2024 58.94 −0.05 pp
2023 58.99 +0.01 pp
2022 58.99 −0.86 pp
2021 59.85 +2.75 pp
2020 57.11 −3.15 pp
2019 60.26 +0.84 pp
2018 59.41 +1.57 pp
2017 57.84 +1.38 pp
2016 56.47 +1.64 pp
2015 54.83 +0.44 pp
2014 54.39 −3.29 pp
2013 57.68 −2.19 pp
2012 59.86 +5.41 pp
2011 54.45 +1.42 pp
2010 53.04 −2.09 pp
2009 55.13 +1.37 pp
2008 53.76 −0.26 pp
2007 54.02 +3.02 pp
2006 50.99 −4.66 pp
2005 55.65 −1.23 pp
2004 56.88 +5.37 pp
2003 51.51 −0.21 pp
2002 51.72 +0.13 pp
2001 51.6 −0.05 pp
2000 51.65 −0.33 pp
1999 51.99 −0.28 pp
1998 52.26 −0.14 pp
1997 52.41 +0.34 pp
1996 52.07 −0.02 pp
1995 52.09 +0.56 pp
1994 51.53 +0.34 pp
1993 51.2 +0.23 pp
1992 50.96 −0.24 pp
1991 51.2 −0.1 pp
1990 51.31

About the indicator

The share of women aged 15 and over who belong to the labor force. The spread across countries runs from under 10% to over 80%, and it is one of the strongest dividing lines between socioeconomic models. Historically the rate rose together with falling fertility and wider access to education.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.