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 2021 was 16.27%, a 0.7% decline from 2020.
  • Paraguay youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 16.97%, a 1.85% increase from 2019.
  • Paraguay youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 15.12%, a 0.74% increase from 2018.
  • Paraguay youth unemployment rate for 2018 was 14.38%, a 3.58% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
South Africa 64.18%
Libya 50.45%
Costa Rica 45.36%
Botswana 41.20%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 41.09%
Jordan 40.53%
Namibia 40.44%
St. Lucia 38.69%
Gabon 38.43%
Armenia 36.09%
North Macedonia 34.12%
Bosnia 32.87%
Brazil 31.90%
Algeria 31.88%
Montenegro 31.56%
Suriname 30.53%
Serbia 30.41%
Guyana 29.85%
Lebanon 29.60%
Albania 27.84%
Iran 27.21%
Iraq 27.20%
Colombia 26.45%
Jamaica 26.11%
Mauritius 25.26%
Turkey 24.31%
Dominican Republic 20.60%
Romania 20.57%
Samoa 19.69%
Belize 19.27%
Equatorial Guinea 18.29%
Fiji 18.06%
Maldives 17.74%
Russia 16.89%
Azerbaijan 16.49%
Paraguay 16.27%
Malaysia 15.60%
Venezuela 14.94%
Ecuador 14.23%
Bulgaria 14.16%
China 11.35%
Belarus 11.31%
Peru 11.16%
Tonga 11.12%
Turkmenistan 11.01%
Mexico 8.13%
Cuba 7.39%
Guatemala 7.21%
Thailand 6.98%
Kazakhstan 3.73%
Paraguay Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2021 16.27% -0.70%
2020 16.97% 1.85%
2019 15.12% 0.74%
2018 14.38% 3.58%
2017 10.80% -0.65%
2016 11.45% 0.59%
2015 10.86% -0.18%
2014 11.04% 1.60%
2013 9.44% -0.59%
2012 10.04% -1.29%
2011 11.32% 0.73%
2010 10.59% -1.15%
2009 11.74% 2.13%
2008 9.61% -0.81%
2007 10.41% -0.70%
2006 11.11% 0.79%
2005 10.32% -1.61%
2004 11.93% -1.42%
2003 13.35% -3.17%
2002 16.52% 5.31%
2001 11.21% -2.74%
2000 13.95% 3.90%
1999 10.05% 0.62%
1998 9.42% -1.75%
1997 11.17% -5.02%
1996 16.18% 9.51%
1995 6.68% -1.48%
1994 8.16% -3.08%
1993 11.24% 0.29%
1992 10.95% -0.19%
1991 11.14% -0.19%