The General Regime of contributors of the Social Security Institute (IPS) showed significant growth between April 2025 and April 2026, rising from 786,275 to 835,280 contributors. The absolute increase of 49,005 contributors represents a relative expansion of 6.2%, indicating greater incorporation of workers into the formal social security system.
The “general contributor” category remains the main component of the system, rising from 584,935 to 626,322 contributors, an increase of 41,387 workers (7.1%). This segment represents about 75% of total contributors in 2026 and was the main driver of aggregate growth. The advance reflects both the expansion of formal salaried employment and greater institutional pressure for labor regularization.
Another relevant category, “day laborer or piecework,” grew from 114,543 to 118,898 contributors, an increase of 4,355 (3.8%). Although the relative advance was lower than the overall average, the absolute volume keeps this segment as the second largest in the system, highlighting the high participation of flexible and temporary labor modalities in Paraguay's occupational structure.
The livestock sector stood out with a 13.5% growth in the “livestock” category, which went from 11,820 to 13,416 contributors, driven by the dynamism of exports and productive activity. Meanwhile, the “TP-COMPANY part-time” regime recorded an expansion of 18.1%, rising from 17,663 to 20,864 contributors, suggesting greater use of part-time work modalities in the business sector.
On the other hand, some categories showed declines. “Type B livestock farmer” fell 18.3% (from 5,374 to 4,389 contributors) and “type A livestock farmer” dropped 14.0% (from 3,589 to 3,087), possibly due to internal complaints or changes in insurance modalities. “First cook” suffered a contraction of 77.2% (from 434 to 99 contributors), while “collector and/or guard” decreased 10.5%. In contrast, “kitchen assistant” grew 52.4% (from 250 to 381), albeit from a small base.
The “domestic insurance” segment practically stagnated, going from 9,438 to 9,415 contributors, a negative variation of 0.2%, highlighting the difficulty of formalizing paid domestic work, a sector historically marked by informality.
The data indicate an advance in the number of IPS contributors, driven mainly by general salaried employment and by productive and business activities. However, the heterogeneity among categories reveals that the labor formalization process still shows significant differences between economic sectors and work modalities.