Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Paraguay: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
24.7%
in 2025
Paraguay
51.7%
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
11th
Paraguay rank
11th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 51.7% against 24.7% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 27.0%.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 2.1 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Paraguay has been ahead every year.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 11th and Paraguay ranks 11th of 37 groups.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.1% | 21.7% | 10.6% | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 13.7% | 24.2% | 10.6% | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 15.6% | 26.2% | 10.5% | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 17.2% | 29.5% | 12.3% | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 38.7% | 19.0% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 47.9% | 25.2% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 51.1% | 26.9% | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 51.7% against 24.7% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Paraguay?
- 27.0%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Paraguay?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Paraguay rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 11th and Paraguay ranks 11th of 37 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.