Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Paraguay's unemployment rate stands at 4.8% as of 2025-12-31, down from 5.69% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Paraguay's unemployment rate was 4.8%, down from 5.69% in 2024.
In 2024, Paraguay's unemployment rate was 5.69%, down from 5.79% in 2023.
In 2023, Paraguay's unemployment rate was 5.79%, down from 6.76% in 2022.
In 2022, Paraguay's unemployment rate was 6.76%, down from 7.31% in 2021.
In 2021, Paraguay's unemployment rate was 7.31%, down from 7.55% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.8% | -0.883% |
| 2024 | 5.69% | -0.108% |
| 2023 | 5.79% | -0.961% |
| 2022 | 6.76% | -0.556% |
| 2021 | 7.31% | -0.237% |
| 2020 | 7.55% | +0.953% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | +0.378% |
| 2018 | 6.22% | +0.079% |
| 2017 | 6.14% | +0.883% |
| 2016 | 5.26% | +0.699% |
| 2015 | 4.56% | -0.478% |
| 2014 | 5.03% | +0.649% |
| 2013 | 4.39% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 4.09% | -0.585% |
| 2011 | 4.67% | +0.101% |
| 2010 | 4.57% | -0.891% |
| 2009 | 5.46% | +1.05% |
| 2008 | 4.42% | -0.298% |
| 2007 | 4.71% | -0.564% |
| 2006 | 5.28% | +0.452% |
| 2005 | 4.83% | -1.69% |
| 2004 | 6.51% | -0.301% |
| 2003 | 6.81% | -2.58% |
| 2002 | 9.39% | +3.19% |
| 2001 | 6.21% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 7.61% | +2.27% |
| 1999 | 5.34% | +0.926% |
| 1998 | 4.42% | -0.943% |
| 1997 | 5.36% | -2.79% |
| 1996 | 8.15% | +4.75% |
| 1995 | 3.4% | -1.01% |
| 1994 | 4.41% | -0.65% |
| 1993 | 5.06% | +0.08% |
| 1992 | 4.98% | -0.12% |
| 1991 | 5.1% | — |
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Paraguay's unemployment rate is 4.8% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 5.69% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 9.39% (2002); the lowest is 3.4% (1995), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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