Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Paraguay
Paraguay: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.7039 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Paraguay, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Paraguay is 0.7039 people per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Paraguay peaked at 0.7039 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3555 people per person, in 1960.
That places Paraguay 87th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3555 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3567 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.358 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.3592 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.3605 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.3618 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.3631 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.3646 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.3661 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.3678 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.3697 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.3718 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.3741 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.377 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.3807 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.385 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.39 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3954 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.4013 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4075 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.414 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.4206 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.4273 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.4346 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.4428 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.4519 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4615 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4714 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.4815 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4914 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5009 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.5099 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.518 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.5257 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5335 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5413 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.549 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.5564 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5633 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.5696 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5751 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5797 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5831 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5855 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5874 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5889 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5902 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5913 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5924 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5937 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5951 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5969 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5992 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6024 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6071 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6133 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6208 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6295 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6392 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6498 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6612 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6731 people per person | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6864 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6935 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6986 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.7039 people per person | +0.8% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.7039 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6562 people per person, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.7039 people per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7204 people per person, 98% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3613 people per person | 0.3555 people per person | 0.3678 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3853 people per person | 0.3697 people per person | 0.4075 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4497 people per person | 0.414 people per person | 0.4914 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5368 people per person | 0.5009 people per person | 0.5696 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5867 people per person | 0.5751 people per person | 0.5937 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6153 people per person | 0.5951 people per person | 0.6498 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6861 people per person | 0.6612 people per person | 0.7039 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More population data for Paraguay
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2301 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.4098 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2301 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.3467 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 8,591 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.02 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6927 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Population density 22.77 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 452,902 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Paraguay?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Paraguay was 0.7039 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7039 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3555 people per person in 1960.
- How does Paraguay rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Paraguay ranks 87th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.