Paraguay Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2023

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Paraguay youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 15.15%, a 0.97% decline from 2021.
  • Paraguay youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 16.13%, a 0.96% decline from 2020.
  • Paraguay youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 17.08%, a 1.86% increase from 2019.
  • Paraguay youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 15.22%, a 0.75% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
South Africa 51.52%
Libya 51.47%
St. Lucia 40.02%
Namibia 39.78%
Jordan 39.42%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 38.18%
Botswana 37.85%
Gabon 36.89%
North Macedonia 34.91%
Iraq 34.59%
Bosnia 33.47%
Costa Rica 31.89%
Algeria 29.03%
Montenegro 28.26%
Albania 27.79%
Suriname 26.18%
Iran 26.00%
Lebanon 25.50%
Guyana 25.40%
Serbia 24.85%
Armenia 24.57%
Mauritius 22.86%
Romania 21.98%
Belize 21.81%
Colombia 21.61%
Brazil 21.36%
Samoa 20.81%
Turkey 18.98%
Equatorial Guinea 16.51%
Dominican Republic 16.17%
Paraguay 15.15%
Maldives 15.13%
Fiji 14.90%
Jamaica 14.58%
Azerbaijan 13.40%
China 13.17%
Bulgaria 12.23%
Malaysia 11.70%
Venezuela 11.39%
Belarus 11.22%
Turkmenistan 10.59%
Ecuador 8.65%
Tonga 8.38%
Peru 7.45%
Mexico 6.36%
Guatemala 5.05%
Thailand 4.47%
Kazakhstan 3.85%
Cuba 3.47%
Paraguay Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 15.15% -0.97%
2021 16.13% -0.96%
2020 17.08% 1.86%
2019 15.22% 0.75%
2018 14.47% 3.62%
2017 10.85% -0.65%
2016 11.50% 0.59%
2015 10.91% -0.16%
2014 11.07% 1.60%
2013 9.47% -0.58%
2012 10.05% -1.32%
2011 11.36% 0.74%
2010 10.63% -1.13%
2009 11.76% 2.14%
2008 9.62% -0.80%
2007 10.42% -0.69%
2006 11.12% 0.78%
2005 10.34% -1.60%
2004 11.94% -1.43%
2003 13.38% -3.18%
2002 16.56% 5.31%
2001 11.25% -2.77%
2000 14.01% 3.92%
1999 10.10% 0.62%
1998 9.48% -1.74%
1997 11.22% -5.01%
1996 16.23% 9.55%
1995 6.69% -1.46%
1994 8.15% -3.05%
1993 11.20% 0.30%
1992 10.90% -0.18%
1991 11.08% -0.18%