Paraguay vs South Africa: Long term urban population region

Paraguay
69.08
in 2025
South Africa
69.34
in 2025
Paraguay rank
94th
South Africa rank
92nd

Long term urban population region over time

  • Paraguay
  • South Africa
0204060100015122025

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 69.34 against 69.08 in Paraguay, a difference of 0.26.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was South Africa ahead.

Paraguay ranks 94th and South Africa ranks 92nd of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 12 and South Africa in 28.

Head to head by decade

Decade Paraguay South Africa Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0016 0.0019 0.0004 South Africa
1100s 0.0047 0.0058 0.0011 South Africa
1200s 0.0142 0.0174 0.0032 South Africa
1300s 0.0427 0.0523 0.0097 South Africa
1400s 0.128 0.157 0.029 South Africa
1500s 0.3841 0.4711 0.087 South Africa
1600s 1.15 1.41 0.2611 South Africa
1700s 3.46 4.24 0.7832 South Africa
1710s 3.89 4.79 0.8983 South Africa
1720s 4.27 5.35 1.08 South Africa
1730s 4.67 5.9 1.23 South Africa
1740s 5.12 6.45 1.34 South Africa
1750s 5.6 7 1.4 South Africa
1760s 6.14 7.56 1.42 South Africa
1770s 6.72 8.11 1.39 South Africa
1780s 7.36 8.66 1.3 South Africa
1790s 8.06 9.22 1.15 South Africa
1800s 8.83 9.77 0.9383 South Africa
1810s 9.67 10.32 0.6502 South Africa
1820s 10.59 10.88 0.282 South Africa
1830s 11.6 11.43 0.174 Paraguay
1840s 12.71 11.98 0.726 Paraguay
1850s 13.92 12.54 1.38 Paraguay
1860s 15.24 13.09 2.16 Paraguay
1870s 16.7 13.64 3.05 Paraguay
1880s 18.29 14.19 4.09 Paraguay
1890s 20.03 14.75 5.28 Paraguay
1900s 21.93 15.3 6.63 Paraguay
1910s 24.02 18 6.02 Paraguay
1920s 26.31 20.7 5.61 Paraguay
1930s 28.82 24.7 4.12 Paraguay
1940s 31.56 28.9 2.66 Paraguay
1950s 35.05 44.22 9.17 South Africa
1960s 36.3 46.85 10.55 South Africa
1970s 38.84 47.82 8.98 South Africa
1980s 44.69 49.53 4.84 South Africa
1990s 51.84 54.28 2.44 South Africa
2000s 58.14 59.13 0.991 South Africa
2010s 63.92 64.15 0.2296 South Africa
2020s 67.99 68.24 0.2549 South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long term urban population region, Paraguay or South Africa?
South Africa, at 69.34 against 69.08 in Paraguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in long term urban population region between Paraguay and South Africa?
0.26, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and South Africa?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Paraguay and South Africa rank globally for long term urban population region?
Paraguay ranks 94th and South Africa ranks 92nd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Long term urban population region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Long term urban population region
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
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