Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — Paraguay

Rural population share in Paraguay in 2025 — 29.6%. Ranked 129 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 34.8 pp.

2025 29.6% −0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 129of 217
Period maximum 64.4%1960
Period minimum 29.6%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — Paraguay, 1960–202520304050607019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 64.4%1962: 64.2%1964: 63.9%1966: 63.7%1968: 63.4%1970: 63%1972: 62.6%1974: 61.9%1976: 61%1978: 59.9%1980: 58.6%1982: 57.3%1984: 55.7%1986: 53.9%1988: 51.9%1990: 49.9%1992: 48.2%1994: 46.7%1996: 45.1%1998: 43.7%2000: 42.5%2002: 41.7%2004: 41.3%2006: 41%2008: 40.8%2010: 40.5%2012: 40.1%2014: 39.3%2016: 37.9%2018: 36.1%2020: 33.9%2022: 31.4%2024: 30.1%2025: 29.6%
Change over the period: −34.8 pp Annual average: -0.54 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Paraguay

Paraguay 29.6%
World 42.2%
South America computed 14.5%
Rural population share — Paraguay, by year Paraguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 29.6 −0.5 pp
2024 30.1 −0.5 pp
2023 30.7 −0.7 pp
2022 31.4 −1.3 pp
2021 32.7 −1.2 pp
2020 33.9 −1.1 pp
2019 35 −1.1 pp
2018 36.1 −1 pp
2017 37 −0.9 pp
2016 37.9 −0.8 pp
2015 38.7 −0.6 pp
2014 39.3 −0.5 pp
2013 39.8 −0.3 pp
2012 40.1 −0.2 pp
2011 40.3 −0.2 pp
2010 40.5 −0.1 pp
2009 40.6 −0.1 pp
2008 40.8 −0.1 pp
2007 40.9 −0.1 pp
2006 41 −0.1 pp
2005 41.1 −0.2 pp
2004 41.3 −0.2 pp
2003 41.4 −0.2 pp
2002 41.7 −0.3 pp
2001 42 −0.5 pp
2000 42.5 −0.6 pp
1999 43 −0.6 pp
1998 43.7 −0.7 pp
1997 44.4 −0.7 pp
1996 45.1 −0.8 pp
1995 45.9 −0.8 pp
1994 46.7 −0.8 pp
1993 47.4 −0.8 pp
1992 48.2 −0.8 pp
1991 49 −0.9 pp
1990 49.9 −1 pp
1989 50.9 −1 pp
1988 51.9 −1 pp
1987 52.9 −1 pp
1986 53.9 −1 pp
1985 54.8 −0.9 pp
1984 55.7 −0.8 pp
1983 56.5 −0.7 pp
1982 57.3 −0.7 pp
1981 57.9 −0.7 pp
1980 58.6 −0.6 pp
1979 59.2 −0.6 pp
1978 59.9 −0.6 pp
1977 60.5 −0.5 pp
1976 61 −0.5 pp
1975 61.5 −0.4 pp
1974 61.9 −0.4 pp
1973 62.3 −0.3 pp
1972 62.6 −0.2 pp
1971 62.8 −0.2 pp
1970 63 −0.2 pp
1969 63.2 −0.2 pp
1968 63.4 −0.2 pp
1967 63.5 −0.1 pp
1966 63.7 −0.1 pp
1965 63.8 −0.1 pp
1964 63.9 −0.1 pp
1963 64.1 −0.1 pp
1962 64.2 −0.1 pp
1961 64.3 −0.1 pp
1960 64.4

About the indicator

The share of population living outside urban settlements, as a percent of the total. It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and therefore inherits every particularity of national definitions of urban areas.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.