Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Paraguay
Paraguay: Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services was 71.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Paraguay, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Paraguay stood at 71.1%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Paraguay peaked at 71.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.4%, in 2000.
That places Paraguay 24th out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.4% | — |
| 2001 | 43.6% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 44.9% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 46.1% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 47.3% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 48.5% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 49.7% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 50.9% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 52.1% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 53.3% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 54.5% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 55.7% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 56.9% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 58.1% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 59.3% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 60.5% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 61.7% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 62.9% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 64.1% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 65.4% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 66.5% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 67.7% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 68.8% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 70.0% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 71.1% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.9% | 42.4% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.9% | 54.5% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.8% | 66.5% | 71.1% | 5 |
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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 share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Paraguay?
- Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Paraguay was 71.1% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 71.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.4% in 2000.
- How does Paraguay rank for share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Paraguay ranks 24th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.