Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Paraguay
Paraguay: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 51.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Paraguay, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Paraguay is 51.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Paraguay peaked at 51.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 1960.
Paraguay ranks 11th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 20.4% | — |
| 1961 | 20.8% | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 21.1% | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 21.4% | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 21.6% | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 21.8% | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 22.1% | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 22.3% | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 22.6% | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 22.9% | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 23.2% | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 23.5% | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 23.7% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 24.0% | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 24.2% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 24.4% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 24.6% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 24.8% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 25.0% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 25.2% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 25.3% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 25.5% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 25.6% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 25.8% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 26.0% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 26.2% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 26.4% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 26.6% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 26.9% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 27.1% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 27.3% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 27.6% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 27.8% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 28.4% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 29.0% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 29.6% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 30.2% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 30.9% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 31.7% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 32.5% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 33.3% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 34.3% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 35.4% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 36.6% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 37.8% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 39.2% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 40.6% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 42.1% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 43.6% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 44.4% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 45.1% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 45.7% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 46.3% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 47.0% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 47.6% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 48.2% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 48.8% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 49.5% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 50.1% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 50.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 50.5% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 50.8% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 51.1% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 51.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 51.5% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 51.7% | +0.4% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 51.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.8%, 2.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 51.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.2%, 1.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.7% | 20.4% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 24.2% | 23.2% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.2% | 25.3% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.5% | 27.3% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.7% | 33.3% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.9% | 45.1% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.1% | 50.5% | 51.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More climate change data for Paraguay
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 195.39 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 39,110 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8,239 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 30,871 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 31.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,103 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,344 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,010 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 333.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.58 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Paraguay?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Paraguay was 51.7% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 51.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 1960.
- How does Paraguay rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Paraguay ranks 11th out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.