Vulnerable employment — all countries

Vulnerable employment — Paraguay

Vulnerable employment in Paraguay in 2025 — 36.09%. Ranked 110 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 17.56 pp.

2025 36.09% −0.35 pp vs 2024
World rank 110of 182
Period maximum 53.65%1991
Period minimum 36.09%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Vulnerable employment — Paraguay, 1991–2025354045505519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 53.65%1992: 53.6%1993: 53.51%1994: 53.41%1995: 53.21%1996: 53.1%1997: 53%1998: 52.92%1999: 52.75%2000: 52.8%2001: 52.79%2002: 52.72%2003: 50.42%2004: 51.75%2005: 48.05%2006: 47.91%2007: 45.56%2008: 42.74%2009: 44.9%2010: 42.08%2011: 41.46%2012: 42.11%2013: 38.23%2014: 37.24%2015: 38.79%2016: 39.13%2017: 36.79%2018: 37.64%2019: 36.9%2020: 40.72%2021: 39.65%2022: 37.33%2023: 36.23%2024: 36.43%2025: 36.09%
Change over the period: −17.56 pp Annual average: -0.52 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Paraguay 36.09%
World 42.38%
South America computed 32.24%
Vulnerable employment — Paraguay, by year Paraguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 36.09 −0.35 pp
2024 36.43 +0.2 pp
2023 36.23 −1.1 pp
2022 37.33 −2.32 pp
2021 39.65 −1.07 pp
2020 40.72 +3.82 pp
2019 36.9 −0.74 pp
2018 37.64 +0.84 pp
2017 36.79 −2.33 pp
2016 39.13 +0.34 pp
2015 38.79 +1.54 pp
2014 37.24 −0.99 pp
2013 38.23 −3.88 pp
2012 42.11 +0.65 pp
2011 41.46 −0.61 pp
2010 42.08 −2.83 pp
2009 44.9 +2.17 pp
2008 42.74 −2.82 pp
2007 45.56 −2.36 pp
2006 47.91 −0.14 pp
2005 48.05 −3.69 pp
2004 51.75 +1.33 pp
2003 50.42 −2.3 pp
2002 52.72 −0.07 pp
2001 52.79 −0.01 pp
2000 52.8 +0.04 pp
1999 52.75 −0.17 pp
1998 52.92 −0.08 pp
1997 53 −0.1 pp
1996 53.1 −0.11 pp
1995 53.21 −0.19 pp
1994 53.41 −0.1 pp
1993 53.51 −0.1 pp
1992 53.6 −0.04 pp
1991 53.65

About the indicator

The share of own-account workers and contributing family workers in total employment. The ILO devised the category as a substitute for informal employment where informality is not measured: such workers usually have no employment contract, no social insurance and no protection against dismissal, and their income depends directly on what they produce. In the poorest countries this share exceeds three quarters of the employed — wage work there is closer to an exception.

Important: Not the same as informal employment: an employee without a contract does not fall into this category, though they are no better protected. The indicator understates informality in countries where off-the-books hiring is widespread.

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