Paraguay Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

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 2023 was 13.03%, a 1.5% decline from 2022.
  • Paraguay youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 14.53%, a 1.59% decline from 2021.
  • Paraguay youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 16.12%, a 0.95% decline from 2020.
  • Paraguay youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 17.07%, a 1.84% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Namibia 38.03%
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Albania 28.25%
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Suriname 25.29%
Serbia 24.31%
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Lebanon 23.74%
Iran 22.79%
Romania 21.30%
Mauritius 20.87%
Samoa 19.76%
Colombia 19.27%
Armenia 18.96%
Brazil 17.90%
Turkey 17.61%
Belize 17.41%
Equatorial Guinea 16.35%
China 15.72%
Fiji 15.24%
Maldives 14.93%
Jamaica 13.84%
Azerbaijan 13.55%
Paraguay 13.03%
Russia 12.70%
Malaysia 12.49%
Bulgaria 11.99%
Dominican Republic 11.75%
Venezuela 10.77%
Belarus 10.23%
Turkmenistan 9.06%
Peru 8.80%
Ecuador 7.21%
Tonga 6.70%
Mexico 6.11%
Guatemala 5.87%
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Paraguay Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 13.03% -1.50%
2022 14.53% -1.59%
2021 16.12% -0.95%
2020 17.07% 1.84%
2019 15.23% 0.77%
2018 14.46% 0.10%
2017 14.37% 2.86%
2016 11.50% 0.60%
2015 10.90% -0.18%
2014 11.08% 1.59%
2013 9.49% -0.55%
2012 10.04% -1.32%
2011 11.36% 0.74%
2010 10.62% -1.14%
2009 11.76% 2.15%
2008 9.61% -0.83%
2007 10.44% -0.67%
2006 11.11% 0.75%
2005 10.36% -1.60%
2004 11.96% -1.43%
2003 13.38% -3.18%
2002 16.56% 5.32%
2001 11.24% -2.75%
2000 13.99% 3.88%
1999 10.11% 0.63%
1998 9.48% -1.79%
1997 11.27% -5.23%
1996 16.49% 9.77%
1995 6.72% -1.43%
1994 8.15% -3.05%
1993 11.20% 0.20%
1992 11.00% -0.23%
1991 11.23% -0.23%