Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — Paraguay

Labor force participation rate in Paraguay in 2025 — 70.25%. Ranked 27 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 1.13 pp.

2025 70.25% −0.02 pp vs 2024
World rank 27of 182
Period maximum 72.39%2019
Period minimum 67.05%2006

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Paraguay, 1990–2025666870727419901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 69.12%1991: 69.2%1992: 69.11%1993: 69.34%1994: 69.62%1995: 70.04%1996: 69.97%1997: 70.16%1998: 69.95%1999: 69.59%2000: 69.16%2001: 68.9%2002: 68.75%2003: 67.6%2004: 71.37%2005: 70.28%2006: 67.05%2007: 68.82%2008: 69.3%2009: 69.62%2010: 67.74%2011: 67.92%2012: 71.28%2013: 69.87%2014: 67.96%2015: 67.93%2016: 69.97%2017: 71.04%2018: 71.87%2019: 72.39%2020: 70.12%2021: 71.92%2022: 70.58%2023: 70.75%2024: 70.27%2025: 70.25%
Change over the period: +1.13 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Paraguay 70.25%
World 60.98%
South America computed 63.64%
Labor force participation rate — Paraguay, by year Paraguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 70.25 −0.02 pp
2024 70.27 −0.48 pp
2023 70.75 +0.17 pp
2022 70.58 −1.34 pp
2021 71.92 +1.8 pp
2020 70.12 −2.27 pp
2019 72.39 +0.52 pp
2018 71.87 +0.83 pp
2017 71.04 +1.07 pp
2016 69.97 +2.04 pp
2015 67.93 −0.03 pp
2014 67.96 −1.91 pp
2013 69.87 −1.41 pp
2012 71.28 +3.36 pp
2011 67.92 +0.18 pp
2010 67.74 −1.89 pp
2009 69.62 +0.32 pp
2008 69.3 +0.49 pp
2007 68.82 +1.77 pp
2006 67.05 −3.23 pp
2005 70.28 −1.09 pp
2004 71.37 +3.78 pp
2003 67.6 −1.15 pp
2002 68.75 −0.15 pp
2001 68.9 −0.26 pp
2000 69.16 −0.44 pp
1999 69.59 −0.35 pp
1998 69.95 −0.21 pp
1997 70.16 +0.19 pp
1996 69.97 −0.08 pp
1995 70.04 +0.43 pp
1994 69.62 +0.28 pp
1993 69.34 +0.23 pp
1992 69.11 −0.09 pp
1991 69.2 +0.08 pp
1990 69.12

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

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