Paraguay vs Upper middle income: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Paraguay
51.7%
in 2025
Upper middle income
30.0%
in 2025
Paraguay rank
11th
Upper middle income rank
8th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Paraguay
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 51.7% against 30.0% in Upper middle income, a difference of 21.7%.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.7 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Paraguay has been ahead every year.
Paraguay ranks 11th and Upper middle income ranks 8th of 121 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.7% | 11.8% | 9.9% | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 24.2% | 12.9% | 11.4% | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 26.2% | 14.7% | 11.5% | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 29.5% | 17.4% | 12.0% | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 38.7% | 21.8% | 16.9% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 47.9% | 25.7% | 22.2% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 51.1% | 28.9% | 22.3% | 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, Paraguay or Upper middle income?
- Paraguay, at 51.7% against 30.0% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Paraguay and Upper middle income?
- 21.7%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Upper middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Paraguay and Upper middle income rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Paraguay ranks 11th and Upper middle income ranks 8th of 121 countries.
- 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.