Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Paraguay
Paraguay: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm was 53.98 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Paraguay, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Paraguay is 53.98 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Paraguay peaked at 56.7 % in 2012 and was at its lowest, 50.73 %, in 2001.
Paraguay ranks 35th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.31 % | — |
| 2001 | 50.73 % | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 51.27 % | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 51.75 % | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 52.46 % | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 52.37 % | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 52.41 % | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 55.08 % | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 54.42 % | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 53.47 % | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 52.99 % | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 54.1 % | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 56.7 % | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 54.05 % | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 53.58 % | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 53.12 % | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 54.03 % | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 53.94 % | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 53.85 % | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 54.03 % | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 53.21 % | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 54.3 % | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 55.37 % | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 53.98 % | -2.5% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 53.98 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 46.91 %, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 53.98 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 47.51 %, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.53 % | 50.73 % | 55.08 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.04 % | 52.99 % | 56.7 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.21 % | 53.21 % | 55.37 % | 4 |
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 employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Paraguay?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Paraguay was 53.98 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 56.7 % in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.73 % in 2001.
- How does Paraguay rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Paraguay ranks 35th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm agrifood systems — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.