Youth unemployment — all countries

Youth unemployment — Paraguay

Youth unemployment in Paraguay in 2025 — 11.69%. Ranked 86 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 0.42 pp.

2025 11.69% −1.71 pp vs 2024
World rank 86of 182
Period maximum 17.15%2020
Period minimum 6.74%1995

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of labor force aged 15–24

Youth unemployment — Paraguay, 1991–2025510152019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 11.27%1992: 11.03%1993: 11.24%1994: 8.16%1995: 6.74%1996: 16.52%1997: 11.28%1998: 9.48%1999: 10.11%2000: 13.96%2001: 11.22%2002: 16.53%2003: 13.35%2004: 11.93%2005: 10.33%2006: 11.08%2007: 10.41%2008: 9.59%2009: 11.75%2010: 10.61%2011: 11.36%2012: 10.05%2013: 9.5%2014: 11.1%2015: 10.92%2016: 11.53%2017: 14.28%2018: 14.52%2019: 15.3%2020: 17.15%2021: 16.2%2022: 14.6%2023: 13.19%2024: 13.39%2025: 11.69%
Change over the period: +0.42 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Paraguay

Paraguay 11.69%
World 13.41%
South America computed 14.31%
Youth unemployment — Paraguay, by year Paraguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 11.69 −1.71 pp
2024 13.39 +0.21 pp
2023 13.19 −1.42 pp
2022 14.6 −1.6 pp
2021 16.2 −0.95 pp
2020 17.15 +1.85 pp
2019 15.3 +0.78 pp
2018 14.52 +0.24 pp
2017 14.28 +2.75 pp
2016 11.53 +0.61 pp
2015 10.92 −0.17 pp
2014 11.1 +1.6 pp
2013 9.5 −0.55 pp
2012 10.05 −1.32 pp
2011 11.36 +0.75 pp
2010 10.61 −1.13 pp
2009 11.75 +2.15 pp
2008 9.59 −0.82 pp
2007 10.41 −0.67 pp
2006 11.08 +0.75 pp
2005 10.33 −1.6 pp
2004 11.93 −1.42 pp
2003 13.35 −3.18 pp
2002 16.53 +5.31 pp
2001 11.22 −2.75 pp
2000 13.96 +3.86 pp
1999 10.11 +0.63 pp
1998 9.48 −1.81 pp
1997 11.28 −5.24 pp
1996 16.52 +9.78 pp
1995 6.74 −1.43 pp
1994 8.16 −3.07 pp
1993 11.24 +0.2 pp
1992 11.03 −0.23 pp
1991 11.27 —

About the indicator

The share of the economically active population aged 15–24 that is unemployed. In almost every country youth unemployment runs two to three times above the overall rate: the young have no experience, and their first entry into the labor market puts them up against more qualified workers. A sharp gap with the overall rate points to structural problems in the transition from school to work.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.