Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Paraguay
Paraguay: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 10.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Paraguay, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 10.7% for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Paraguay peaked at 24.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2025.
That places Paraguay 90th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 13.1% | — |
| 1992 | 13.5% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 13.5% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 13.5% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 13.3% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 13.6% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 13.8% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 14.3% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 14.9% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 18.4% | +23.4% |
| 2001 | 19.0% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 19.5% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 19.6% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 24.2% | +23.1% |
| 2005 | 22.4% | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 20.8% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 22.7% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 17.9% | -20.9% |
| 2009 | 20.7% | +15.5% |
| 2010 | 18.2% | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 19.6% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 22.4% | +14.4% |
| 2013 | 16.1% | -28.1% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | -13.1% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 15.2% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 14.7% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 13.0% | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 15.7% | +21.3% |
| 2021 | 14.7% | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 11.5% | -22.2% |
| 2023 | 11.2% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 10.8% | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 10.7% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.7% | 13.1% | 14.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 17.9% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 13.0% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 10.7% | 15.7% | 6 |
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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 employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Paraguay?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Paraguay was 10.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 24.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2025.
- How does Paraguay rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Paraguay ranks 90th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the agriculture sector.