Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) … national in Paraguay
Paraguay: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) … national was 163.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Paraguay, 1993–2025
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 163.8% for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Paraguay peaked at 225.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 63.4%, in 1993.
That places Paraguay 35th out of 155 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) … national in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 63.4% | — |
| 1994 | 89.7% | +41.5% |
| 1998 | 123.6% | +37.7% |
| 1999 | 133.4% | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 154.8% | +16.0% |
| 2002 | 171.2% | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 171.7% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 219.6% | +27.9% |
| 2005 | 176.8% | -19.5% |
| 2006 | 165.9% | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 225.2% | +35.8% |
| 2008 | 188.1% | -16.5% |
| 2009 | 169.6% | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 181.7% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 206.9% | +13.9% |
| 2012 | 181.9% | -12.1% |
| 2013 | 145.9% | -19.8% |
| 2014 | 190.2% | +30.3% |
| 2015 | 115.9% | -39.1% |
| 2016 | 171.2% | +47.7% |
| 2017 | 138.1% | -19.3% |
| 2018 | 146.2% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 187.1% | +28.0% |
| 2020 | 175.0% | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 205.0% | +17.2% |
| 2022 | 135.2% | -34.1% |
| 2023 | 166.7% | +23.3% |
| 2024 | 153.1% | -8.2% |
| 2025 | 163.8% | +7.0% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 163.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 130.5%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 163.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 143.2%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 102.5% | 63.4% | 133.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 182.5% | 154.8% | 225.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 166.5% | 115.9% | 206.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 166.5% | 135.2% | 205.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More gender data for Paraguay
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,993 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2942 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,415 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,415 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 65,495 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 68,548 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 65,498 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 68,560 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 65,610 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Paraguay?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Paraguay was 163.8% in 2025, according to World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 225.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.4% in 1993.
- How does Paraguay rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%)?
- Paraguay ranks 35th out of 155 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of female to male youth unemployment is the percentage of female to male youth unemployment rates.