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February, 2021
Paraguay
Total Workforce (000s) Q3 '20
3,614
Unemployed Workers (000s) 275
Unemployment Rate 7.6%
Youth Unemployment Rate 17.3%
2,689
3,804
470
31
123
15
19 years or Under
Prime Working Age
(20
-64 years)
65 years+
Local Born
Foreign Born
Population In Thousands
1,985
2,029
1,952
1,895
1,998
5.1%
4.1%
6.4%
6.4%
5.6%
1,393
1,439
1,371
1,240
1,320
7.7%
8.3%
9.8%
8.4%
11.1%
2019Q3 2019Q4 2020Q1 2020Q2 2020Q3
Male Employed Male Unemployed (%) Female Employed Female Unemployed (%)
84.2%
85.0%
83.9%
80.9%
84.1%
59.5%
61.5%
58.9%
52.3%
57.2%
2019Q3 2019Q4 2020Q1 2020Q2 2020Q3
Male Participation Rate Female Participation Rate
2.4% of the population is foreign born. Approximately 900K
Paraguayans have emigrated.
To October 2020, 1.9K residence permits had been granted to
Venezuelans.
62% of the population live in urban areas.
More than 3,100 Covid-19 deaths.
Arrivals are subject to medical tests and potential
quarantine. Arrivals from the UK are banned.
Non-essential shops are open. Night time curfew
is in place.
Impact of Covid-19 on Labor Force Over Time
Labor Force Participation Rates by Gender
Migration
Migration
Migrant Stock by Working Age (June 2020)
Latest Labor Force Statistics
Workforce
Labor Force Employed and Unemployed by Gender
Covid-19 – Daily Confirmed Cases
(7 Day Average)
Covid-19 Restriction Update (End of February 2021)
Covid-19 Update and Restrictions
Employed W orkers in Thousands
Key Sources:
https://www.ilo.org/
https://data.worldbank.org/
https://migrationdataportal.org/
https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/
https://vivoclinic.com/
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/COVID-19-Country-Specific-Information.html
https://www.ine.gov.py/Publicaciones/Biblioteca/documento/94ad_Boletin%20trimestral%203er%20trimestre%2
02020.pdf
