Gender in Paraguay 236 indicators covering gender for Paraguay. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 61.0% 2024 up 103.3% 97th Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 1.01 2024 up 0.3% 65th Gender Inequality Index 0.429 2022 down 7.3% 59th Suicide Rate 6.36 2021 up 19.8% 106th Female migrants 47.9% 2020 down 0.1% 131st Share of temporary employees 64.63 2025 down 1.2% 7th Time-related underemployment, female 1.8% 2017 down 4.0% 71st Time-related underemployment, male 1.4% 2017 up 20.3% 75th Age at first marriage, female 21.9 2016 down 3.1% 123rd Proportion of Women in Ministerial Level Positions 23.53 2024 down 5.9% 86th Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) 14.2% 2019 up 7.6% 122nd Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 13.8 2019 up 3.8% 98th Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) 15.5% 2019 up 2.0% 114th Mean hemoglobin level of non-pregnant women 128 2019 down 0.8% 81st Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 249 2019 up 28.4% 101st Mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women 118 2019 unchanged 71st Mean hemoglobin level of women of reproductive age 128 2019 unchanged 73rd Age-Standardized Mortality Rate Attributed to Noncommunicable Diseases 447.05 2019 up 1.4% 128th Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 0.5% 2026 up 54.7% 102nd Maternal Mortality Ratio, National Estimate 84.6 2023 down 12.1% 39th Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel 92.2 2019 down 1.7% 119th Low pay rate 16.95 2025 down 22.6% 48th Number of daily smokers, men and women 412,448 2012 up 6.9% 117th Female homicide victims 71 homicides 2023 up 36.5% 47th Female homicide rate 2.08 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 up 18.8% 47th Male homicide victims 393 homicides 2023 down 28.8% 42nd Male homicide rate 11.45 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 down 37.5% 41st Inactivity rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 29.57 2022 down 5.2% 67th Share of women using contraceptives 68.4% 2016 down 6.1% 24th Discrimination access to credit gender, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Female share of low pay earners 46.81 2025 down 10.2% 44th Human trafficking victims 75 number 2022 down 10.7% 70th Human trafficking victims 75 number 2022 down 10.7% 70th Global Gender Gap Index 0.7075 2022 up 5.4% 84th Alcohol consumption per capita in men and women 8.85 litres pure alcohol 2019 down 11.6% 88th Share of pregnant women with HIV that receive antiretroviral therapy 52.0% 2024 down 27.8% 67th Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament 0.39 ratio 2026 up 8.3% 51st Working-age population 5,302 2022 up 5.5% 46th Rural population, female 19.0% 2015 down 5.2% 107th Rural population, male 21.3% 2015 down 5.6% 98th Urban population, female 30.6% 2015 up 4.2% 87th Urban population, male 29.1% 2015 up 3.8% 93rd Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 0.4% 2026 up 9.2% 53rd Share of women using modern contraceptive methods 66.4% 2016 up 9.8% 17th Adult Literacy Rate 94.86 2024 down 0.2% 42nd Child population 154.03 2025 down 58.3% 35th Unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age 12.1% 2016 up 83.8% 40th Children in hazardous work 15.14 2025 down 39.6% 21st Share of children engaged in economic activity 28.55 2025 down 36.5% 9th SDG indicator 8.7.1: Proportion of children engaged in economic 7.93 2025 up 55.2% 6th Women accessing antenatal care (ANC) services who were tested for 70.9% 2024 up 7.3% 76th Share of children in hazardous work 9.83 2025 down 34.4% 9th Share of women among low pay earners 47.4% 2024 down 2.4% 40th Average hourly earnings of male and female employees 6.52 international-$ in 2021 prices 2024 up 26.9% 34th Maternal leave benefits 75.0% 2017 up 50.0% 114th Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of 23.6% 2024 up 13.3% 17th ← Previous Page 4 of 4