Population density in Paraguay

Paraguay: Population density was 22.77 people per km² in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
22.77 people per km²
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
199th
of 235 countries
All-time high
23.38 people per km²
in 2078
All-time low
0.2517 people per km²
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Paraguay, 1000–2100

0510152025100015502100

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².

Analysis

In 2100, population density in Paraguay stood at 22.77 people per km².

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in Paraguay peaked at 23.38 people per km² in 2078 and was at its lowest, 0.2517 people per km², in 1000.

That places Paraguay 199th out of 235 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population density in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Population density in Paraguay, 1000 to 2100.
Year people per km² Change
1000 0.2517 people per km²
1100 0.302 people per km² +20.0%
1200 0.3524 people per km² +16.7%
1300 0.4027 people per km² +14.3%
1400 0.4531 people per km² +12.5%
1500 0.5034 people per km² +11.1%
1600 0.5034 people per km² +0.0%
1700 0.5034 people per km² +0.0%
1710 0.5286 people per km² +5.0%
1720 0.5537 people per km² +4.8%
1730 0.5789 people per km² +4.5%
1740 0.6041 people per km² +4.3%
1750 0.6292 people per km² +4.2%
1760 0.6544 people per km² +4.0%
1770 0.6796 people per km² +3.8%
1780 0.7048 people per km² +3.7%
1790 0.7299 people per km² +3.6%
1800 0.7551 people per km² +3.4%
1801 0.7276 people per km² -3.6%
1802 0.7012 people per km² -3.6%
1803 0.6757 people per km² -3.6%
1804 0.6511 people per km² -3.6%
1805 0.6274 people per km² -3.6%
1806 0.6046 people per km² -3.6%
1807 0.5826 people per km² -3.6%
1808 0.5614 people per km² -3.6%
1809 0.541 people per km² -3.6%
1810 0.522 people per km² -3.5%
1811 0.5031 people per km² -3.6%
1812 0.4848 people per km² -3.6%
1813 0.4671 people per km² -3.6%
1814 0.4501 people per km² -3.6%
1815 0.4338 people per km² -3.6%
1816 0.418 people per km² -3.6%
1817 0.4028 people per km² -3.6%
1818 0.3881 people per km² -3.6%
1819 0.3788 people per km² -2.4%
1820 0.3748 people per km² -1.1%
1821 0.376 people per km² +0.3%
1822 0.3824 people per km² +1.7%
1823 0.394 people per km² +3.0%
1824 0.4059 people per km² +3.0%
1825 0.4182 people per km² +3.0%
1826 0.4309 people per km² +3.0%
1827 0.4439 people per km² +3.0%
1828 0.4574 people per km² +3.0%
1829 0.4712 people per km² +3.0%
1830 0.4855 people per km² +3.0%
1831 0.5002 people per km² +3.0%
1832 0.5153 people per km² +3.0%
1833 0.531 people per km² +3.0%
1834 0.547 people per km² +3.0%
1835 0.5636 people per km² +3.0%
1836 0.5807 people per km² +3.0%
1837 0.5983 people per km² +3.0%
1838 0.6164 people per km² +3.0%
1839 0.635 people per km² +3.0%
1840 0.6543 people per km² +3.0%
1841 0.6741 people per km² +3.0%
1842 0.6945 people per km² +3.0%
1843 0.7155 people per km² +3.0%
1844 0.7372 people per km² +3.0%
1845 0.7595 people per km² +3.0%
1846 0.7825 people per km² +3.0%
1847 0.8062 people per km² +3.0%
1848 0.8307 people per km² +3.0%
1849 0.8513 people per km² +2.5%
1850 0.868 people per km² +2.0%
1851 0.881 people per km² +1.5%
1852 0.8897 people per km² +1.0%
1853 0.8941 people per km² +0.5%
1854 0.8986 people per km² +0.5%
1855 0.903 people per km² +0.5%
1856 0.9075 people per km² +0.5%
1857 0.912 people per km² +0.5%
1858 0.9165 people per km² +0.5%
1859 0.921 people per km² +0.5%
1860 0.9256 people per km² +0.5%
1861 0.9302 people per km² +0.5%
1862 0.9348 people per km² +0.5%
1863 0.9394 people per km² +0.5%
1864 0.9441 people per km² +0.5%
1865 0.9488 people per km² +0.5%
1866 0.9535 people per km² +0.5%
1867 0.9582 people per km² +0.5%
1868 0.9629 people per km² +0.5%
1869 0.9596 people per km² -0.3%
1870 0.9486 people per km² -1.2%
1871 0.93 people per km² -2.0%
1872 0.9041 people per km² -2.8%
1873 0.8711 people per km² -3.6%
1874 0.8393 people per km² -3.6%
1875 0.8087 people per km² -3.6%
1876 0.7792 people per km² -3.6%
1877 0.7508 people per km² -3.6%
1878 0.7234 people per km² -3.6%
1879 0.7144 people per km² -1.2%
1880 0.7249 people per km² +1.5%
1881 0.7558 people per km² +4.3%
1882 0.8084 people per km² +7.0%
1883 0.8841 people per km² +9.4%
1884 0.9669 people per km² +9.4%
1885 1.06 people per km² +9.4%
1886 1.16 people per km² +9.4%
1887 1.26 people per km² +9.4%
1888 1.38 people per km² +9.4%
1889 1.47 people per km² +6.3%
1890 1.52 people per km² +3.6%
1891 1.54 people per km² +1.2%
1892 1.52 people per km² -1.2%
1893 1.47 people per km² -3.7%
1894 1.41 people per km² -3.7%
1895 1.36 people per km² -3.7%
1896 1.31 people per km² -3.7%
1897 1.26 people per km² -3.7%
1898 1.21 people per km² -3.7%
1899 1.18 people per km² -2.6%
1900 1.17 people per km² -1.4%
1901 1.17 people per km² -0.1%
1902 1.18 people per km² +1.1%
1903 1.21 people per km² +2.4%
1904 1.24 people per km² +2.4%
1905 1.26 people per km² +2.4%
1906 1.29 people per km² +2.4%
1907 1.32 people per km² +2.4%
1908 1.36 people per km² +2.4%
1909 1.39 people per km² +2.4%
1910 1.42 people per km² +2.4%
1911 1.45 people per km² +2.4%
1912 1.49 people per km² +2.4%
1913 1.52 people per km² +2.4%
1914 1.56 people per km² +2.4%
1915 1.6 people per km² +2.4%
1916 1.64 people per km² +2.4%
1917 1.68 people per km² +2.4%
1918 1.71 people per km² +2.4%
1919 1.76 people per km² +2.3%
1920 1.8 people per km² +2.3%
1921 1.84 people per km² +2.3%
1922 1.88 people per km² +2.3%
1923 1.93 people per km² +2.3%
1924 1.97 people per km² +2.3%
1925 2.02 people per km² +2.3%
1926 2.06 people per km² +2.3%
1927 2.11 people per km² +2.3%
1928 2.16 people per km² +2.3%
1929 2.21 people per km² +2.3%
1930 2.26 people per km² +2.3%
1931 2.32 people per km² +2.3%
1932 2.37 people per km² +2.4%
1933 2.43 people per km² +2.4%
1934 2.48 people per km² +2.4%
1935 2.54 people per km² +2.4%
1936 2.6 people per km² +2.4%
1937 2.66 people per km² +2.4%
1938 2.73 people per km² +2.4%
1939 2.79 people per km² +2.5%
1940 2.86 people per km² +2.6%
1941 2.94 people per km² +2.7%
1942 3.02 people per km² +2.8%
1943 3.11 people per km² +2.9%
1944 3.2 people per km² +2.9%
1945 3.29 people per km² +2.9%
1946 3.39 people per km² +2.9%
1947 3.48 people per km² +2.9%
1948 3.58 people per km² +2.9%
1949 3.69 people per km² +2.8%
1950 3.79 people per km² +2.7%
1951 3.87 people per km² +2.2%
1952 3.96 people per km² +2.3%
1953 4.05 people per km² +2.3%
1954 4.14 people per km² +2.3%
1955 4.23 people per km² +2.3%
1956 4.33 people per km² +2.3%
1957 4.43 people per km² +2.3%
1958 4.53 people per km² +2.3%
1959 4.63 people per km² +2.3%
1960 4.74 people per km² +2.3%
1961 4.85 people per km² +2.3%
1962 4.97 people per km² +2.4%
1963 5.09 people per km² +2.5%
1964 5.22 people per km² +2.5%
1965 5.35 people per km² +2.5%
1966 5.48 people per km² +2.5%
1967 5.61 people per km² +2.4%
1968 5.74 people per km² +2.3%
1969 5.88 people per km² +2.3%
1970 6.01 people per km² +2.3%
1971 6.15 people per km² +2.3%
1972 6.29 people per km² +2.3%
1973 6.45 people per km² +2.4%
1974 6.61 people per km² +2.5%
1975 6.77 people per km² +2.5%
1976 6.94 people per km² +2.5%
1977 7.12 people per km² +2.5%
1978 7.3 people per km² +2.5%
1979 7.49 people per km² +2.6%
1980 7.68 people per km² +2.7%
1981 7.9 people per km² +2.8%
1982 8.12 people per km² +2.8%
1983 8.35 people per km² +2.8%
1984 8.59 people per km² +2.9%
1985 8.84 people per km² +2.9%
1986 9.09 people per km² +2.9%
1987 9.35 people per km² +2.9%
1988 9.62 people per km² +2.8%
1989 9.89 people per km² +2.8%
1990 10.16 people per km² +2.7%
1991 10.43 people per km² +2.7%
1992 10.71 people per km² +2.6%
1993 10.98 people per km² +2.6%
1994 11.25 people per km² +2.5%
1995 11.53 people per km² +2.4%
1996 11.8 people per km² +2.4%
1997 12.07 people per km² +2.3%
1998 12.33 people per km² +2.2%
1999 12.59 people per km² +2.1%
2000 12.84 people per km² +2.0%
2001 13.06 people per km² +1.7%
2002 13.24 people per km² +1.4%
2003 13.41 people per km² +1.2%
2004 13.56 people per km² +1.2%
2005 13.71 people per km² +1.1%
2006 13.86 people per km² +1.0%
2007 13.99 people per km² +1.0%
2008 14.13 people per km² +1.0%
2009 14.27 people per km² +1.0%
2010 14.44 people per km² +1.2%
2011 14.64 people per km² +1.3%
2012 14.84 people per km² +1.4%
2013 15.06 people per km² +1.4%
2014 15.28 people per km² +1.5%
2015 15.5 people per km² +1.5%
2016 15.73 people per km² +1.5%
2017 15.95 people per km² +1.4%
2018 16.18 people per km² +1.4%
2019 16.4 people per km² +1.4%
2020 16.62 people per km² +1.4%
2021 16.82 people per km² +1.2%
2022 17.02 people per km² +1.1%
2023 17.23 people per km² +1.2%
2024 17.44 people per km² +1.2%
2025 17.65 people per km² +1.2%
2026 17.86 people per km² +1.2%
2027 18.06 people per km² +1.1%
2028 18.26 people per km² +1.1%
2029 18.45 people per km² +1.1%
2030 18.64 people per km² +1.0%
2031 18.83 people per km² +1.0%
2032 19.01 people per km² +1.0%
2033 19.19 people per km² +0.9%
2034 19.37 people per km² +0.9%
2035 19.54 people per km² +0.9%
2036 19.71 people per km² +0.9%
2037 19.88 people per km² +0.8%
2038 20.04 people per km² +0.8%
2039 20.2 people per km² +0.8%
2040 20.36 people per km² +0.8%
2041 20.51 people per km² +0.8%
2042 20.66 people per km² +0.7%
2043 20.81 people per km² +0.7%
2044 20.95 people per km² +0.7%
2045 21.09 people per km² +0.7%
2046 21.23 people per km² +0.7%
2047 21.37 people per km² +0.6%
2048 21.5 people per km² +0.6%
2049 21.63 people per km² +0.6%
2050 21.75 people per km² +0.6%
2051 21.87 people per km² +0.5%
2052 21.98 people per km² +0.5%
2053 22.09 people per km² +0.5%
2054 22.2 people per km² +0.5%
2055 22.3 people per km² +0.5%
2056 22.4 people per km² +0.4%
2057 22.5 people per km² +0.4%
2058 22.59 people per km² +0.4%
2059 22.67 people per km² +0.4%
2060 22.75 people per km² +0.3%
2061 22.82 people per km² +0.3%
2062 22.89 people per km² +0.3%
2063 22.96 people per km² +0.3%
2064 23.02 people per km² +0.3%
2065 23.07 people per km² +0.2%
2066 23.12 people per km² +0.2%
2067 23.16 people per km² +0.2%
2068 23.2 people per km² +0.2%
2069 23.24 people per km² +0.2%
2070 23.27 people per km² +0.1%
2071 23.3 people per km² +0.1%
2072 23.32 people per km² +0.1%
2073 23.34 people per km² +0.1%
2074 23.35 people per km² +0.1%
2075 23.36 people per km² +0.0%
2076 23.37 people per km² +0.0%
2077 23.37 people per km² +0.0%
2078 23.38 people per km² +0.0%
2079 23.37 people per km² -0.0%
2080 23.37 people per km² -0.0%
2081 23.36 people per km² -0.0%
2082 23.35 people per km² -0.0%
2083 23.34 people per km² -0.1%
2084 23.32 people per km² -0.1%
2085 23.3 people per km² -0.1%
2086 23.28 people per km² -0.1%
2087 23.26 people per km² -0.1%
2088 23.24 people per km² -0.1%
2089 23.21 people per km² -0.1%
2090 23.18 people per km² -0.1%
2091 23.15 people per km² -0.1%
2092 23.12 people per km² -0.1%
2093 23.08 people per km² -0.1%
2094 23.05 people per km² -0.2%
2095 23.01 people per km² -0.2%
2096 22.97 people per km² -0.2%
2097 22.92 people per km² -0.2%
2098 22.88 people per km² -0.2%
2099 22.83 people per km² -0.2%
2100 22.77 people per km² -0.2%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 22.77 people per km² is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.23 people per km², 34% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 22.77 people per km² is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.05 people per km², 26% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0.2517 people per km² 0.2517 people per km² 0.2517 people per km² 1
1100s 0.302 people per km² 0.302 people per km² 0.302 people per km² 1
1200s 0.3524 people per km² 0.3524 people per km² 0.3524 people per km² 1
1300s 0.4027 people per km² 0.4027 people per km² 0.4027 people per km² 1
1400s 0.4531 people per km² 0.4531 people per km² 0.4531 people per km² 1
1500s 0.5034 people per km² 0.5034 people per km² 0.5034 people per km² 1
1600s 0.5034 people per km² 0.5034 people per km² 0.5034 people per km² 1
1700s 0.5034 people per km² 0.5034 people per km² 0.5034 people per km² 1
1710s 0.5286 people per km² 0.5286 people per km² 0.5286 people per km² 1
1720s 0.5537 people per km² 0.5537 people per km² 0.5537 people per km² 1
1730s 0.5789 people per km² 0.5789 people per km² 0.5789 people per km² 1
1740s 0.6041 people per km² 0.6041 people per km² 0.6041 people per km² 1
1750s 0.6292 people per km² 0.6292 people per km² 0.6292 people per km² 1
1760s 0.6544 people per km² 0.6544 people per km² 0.6544 people per km² 1
1770s 0.6796 people per km² 0.6796 people per km² 0.6796 people per km² 1
1780s 0.7048 people per km² 0.7048 people per km² 0.7048 people per km² 1
1790s 0.7299 people per km² 0.7299 people per km² 0.7299 people per km² 1
1800s 0.6428 people per km² 0.541 people per km² 0.7551 people per km² 10
1810s 0.4449 people per km² 0.3788 people per km² 0.522 people per km² 10
1820s 0.4155 people per km² 0.3748 people per km² 0.4712 people per km² 10
1830s 0.5573 people per km² 0.4855 people per km² 0.635 people per km² 10
1840s 0.7506 people per km² 0.6543 people per km² 0.8513 people per km² 10
1850s 0.8991 people per km² 0.868 people per km² 0.921 people per km² 10
1860s 0.9457 people per km² 0.9256 people per km² 0.9629 people per km² 10
1870s 0.8269 people per km² 0.7144 people per km² 0.9486 people per km² 10
1880s 1.05 people per km² 0.7249 people per km² 1.47 people per km² 10
1890s 1.38 people per km² 1.18 people per km² 1.54 people per km² 10
1900s 1.26 people per km² 1.17 people per km² 1.39 people per km² 10
1910s 1.58 people per km² 1.42 people per km² 1.76 people per km² 10
1920s 2 people per km² 1.8 people per km² 2.21 people per km² 10
1930s 2.52 people per km² 2.26 people per km² 2.79 people per km² 10
1940s 3.26 people per km² 2.86 people per km² 3.69 people per km² 10
1950s 4.2 people per km² 3.79 people per km² 4.63 people per km² 10
1960s 5.29 people per km² 4.74 people per km² 5.88 people per km² 10
1970s 6.71 people per km² 6.01 people per km² 7.49 people per km² 10
1980s 8.74 people per km² 7.68 people per km² 9.89 people per km² 10
1990s 11.39 people per km² 10.16 people per km² 12.59 people per km² 10
2000s 13.61 people per km² 12.84 people per km² 14.27 people per km² 10
2010s 15.4 people per km² 14.44 people per km² 16.4 people per km² 10
2020s 17.54 people per km² 16.62 people per km² 18.45 people per km² 10
2030s 19.44 people per km² 18.64 people per km² 20.2 people per km² 10
2040s 21.01 people per km² 20.36 people per km² 21.63 people per km² 10
2050s 22.24 people per km² 21.75 people per km² 22.67 people per km² 10
2060s 23.02 people per km² 22.75 people per km² 23.24 people per km² 10
2070s 23.34 people per km² 23.27 people per km² 23.38 people per km² 10
2080s 23.3 people per km² 23.21 people per km² 23.37 people per km² 10
2090s 23.02 people per km² 22.83 people per km² 23.18 people per km² 10
2100s 22.77 people per km² 22.77 people per km² 22.77 people per km² 1

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  3. 198 Palau 24.23 people per km² compare
  4. 200 New Zealand 22.07 people per km² compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Paraguay?
Population density in Paraguay was 22.77 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 23.38 people per km² in 2078.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2517 people per km² in 1000.
How does Paraguay rank for population density?
Paraguay ranks 199th out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Paraguay data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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