Paraguay Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.

Paraguay unemployment rate for 2022 was 6.75%, a 0.56% decline from 2021.
Paraguay unemployment rate for 2021 was 7.31%, a 0.24% decline from 2020.
Paraguay unemployment rate for 2020 was 7.55%, a 0.96% increase from 2019.
Paraguay unemployment rate for 2019 was 6.59%, a 0.37% increase from 2018.

Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name	Unemployment Rate (%)
South Africa	28.84%
Botswana	23.62%
Gabon	20.61%
Namibia	19.99%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	19.55%
Libya	19.30%
Jordan	19.19%
St. Lucia	15.77%
Iraq	15.32%
Montenegro	15.25%
North Macedonia	14.43%
Bosnia	12.66%
Algeria	12.49%
Guyana	12.30%
Lebanon	11.75%
Albania	11.63%
Costa Rica	11.32%
Colombia	10.55%
Turkey	10.43%
Samoa	10.04%
Brazil	9.23%
Iran	8.82%
Serbia	8.68%
Belize	8.67%
Armenia	8.59%
Equatorial Guinea	8.58%
Suriname	8.23%
Paraguay	6.75%
Mauritius	6.32%
Azerbaijan	5.65%
Venezuela	5.62%
Romania	5.61%
Dominican Republic	5.50%
Jamaica	5.50%
China	4.98%
Kazakhstan	4.86%
Fiji	4.56%
Maldives	4.39%
Bulgaria	4.27%
Turkmenistan	4.13%
Russia	3.87%
Peru	3.85%
Ecuador	3.76%
Malaysia	3.63%
Belarus	3.57%
Mexico	3.26%
Guatemala	3.05%
Tonga	2.43%
Cuba	1.25%
Thailand	0.94%
Nauru	0.00%
Dominica	0.00%
Grenada	0.00%
Tuvalu	0.00%
American Samoa	0.00%
Marshall Islands	0.00%

Paraguay Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year	Unemployment Rate (%)	Annual Change
2022	6.75%	-0.56%
2021	7.31%	-0.24%
2020	7.55%	0.96%
2019	6.59%	0.37%
2018	6.22%	0.08%
2017	6.14%	0.89%
2016	5.25%	0.69%
2015	4.56%	-0.47%
2014	5.03%	0.65%
2013	4.38%	0.29%
2012	4.09%	-0.58%
2011	4.67%	0.10%
2010	4.57%	-0.89%
2009	5.46%	1.04%
2008	4.42%	-0.29%
2007	4.71%	-0.57%
2006	5.28%	0.46%
2005	4.82%	-1.69%
2004	6.51%	-0.30%
2003	6.81%	-2.58%
2002	9.39%	3.18%
2001	6.21%	-1.40%
2000	7.61%	2.27%
1999	5.34%	0.92%
1998	4.42%	-0.94%
1997	5.36%	-2.79%
1996	8.15%	4.75%
1995	3.40%	-1.01%
1994	4.41%	-0.65%
1993	5.06%	0.08%
1992	4.98%	-0.12%
1991	5.10%	5.10%
1990	0.00%	0.00%
1989	0.00%	0.00%
1988	0.00%	0.00%
1987	0.00%	0.00%
1986	0.00%	0.00%
1985	0.00%	0.00%
1984	0.00%	0.00%
1983	0.00%	0.00%
1982	0.00%	0.00%
1981	0.00%	0.00%
1980	0.00%	0.00%
1979	0.00%	0.00%
1978	0.00%	0.00%
1977	0.00%	0.00%
1976	0.00%	0.00%
1975	0.00%	0.00%
1974	0.00%	0.00%
1973	0.00%	0.00%
1972	0.00%	0.00%
1971	0.00%	0.00%
1970	0.00%	0.00%
1969	0.00%	0.00%
1968	0.00%	0.00%
1967	0.00%	0.00%
1966	0.00%	0.00%
1965	0.00%	0.00%
1964	0.00%	0.00%
1963	0.00%	0.00%
1962	0.00%	0.00%
1961	0.00%	0.00%
1960	0.00%	0.00%