Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Paraguay
Paraguay: Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture was 90.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Paraguay, 2008–2025
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Paraguay is 90.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Paraguay peaked at 98.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 90.5%, in 2024.
That places Paraguay 28th out of 81 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 97.0% | — |
| 2009 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 97.5% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 97.1% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 93.5% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 95.7% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 95.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 93.6% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 93.5% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 93.1% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 92.8% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 91.7% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 90.7% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 90.5% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 90.7% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.0% | 97.0% | 97.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 95.5% | 93.1% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.3% | 90.5% | 92.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More agriculture & rural data for Paraguay
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1164 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 817.98 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5603 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2961 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 11.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 11.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Paraguay?
- Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Paraguay was 90.7% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.5% in 2024.
- How does Paraguay rank for share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture?
- Paraguay ranks 28th out of 81 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%).