Urban population — all countries

Urban population — Paraguay

Urban population in Paraguay in 2025 — 4,936,489 people. Ranked 98 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 637.2%.

2025 4.94M people +1.98% vs 2024
World rank 98of 217
Period maximum 4.94M people2025
Period minimum 669,616 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Urban population — Paraguay, 1960–202502M4M6M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 669,616 people1962: 706,344 people1964: 747,361 people1966: 790,735 people1968: 835,589 people1970: 882,826 people1972: 935,288 people1974: 999,515 people1976: 1,075,861 people1978: 1,163,501 people1980: 1,264,019 people1982: 1,378,595 people1984: 1,511,374 people1986: 1,666,656 people1988: 1,839,429 people1990: 2,021,581 people1992: 2,203,417 people1994: 2,385,448 people1996: 2,573,537 people1998: 2,760,374 people2000: 2,933,719 people2002: 3,067,826 people2004: 3,165,129 people2006: 3,249,151 people2008: 3,325,718 people2010: 3,414,797 people2012: 3,533,563 people2014: 3,684,994 people2016: 3,879,630 people2018: 4,108,697 people2020: 4,366,162 people2022: 4,640,359 people2024: 4,840,863 people2025: 4,936,489 people
Change over the period: +4.27M (+637.21%) Average annual rate: 3.12 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Paraguay 4.94M people
World 4.75B people
South America computed 374M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.88B people
Urban population — Paraguay, by year Paraguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 4.94M +95,626 +1.98%
2024 4.84M +94,680 +1.99%
2023 4.75M +105,824 +2.28%
2022 4.64M +141,513 +3.15%
2021 4.5M +132,684 +3.04%
2020 4.37M +132,382 +3.13%
2019 4.23M +125,083 +3.04%
2018 4.11M +118,343 +2.97%
2017 3.99M +110,724 +2.85%
2016 3.88M +102,235 +2.71%
2015 3.78M +92,401 +2.51%
2014 3.68M +81,317 +2.26%
2013 3.6M +70,114 +1.98%
2012 3.53M +62,609 +1.8%
2011 3.47M +56,157 +1.64%
2010 3.41M +47,976 +1.42%
2009 3.37M +41,103 +1.24%
2008 3.33M +38,294 +1.16%
2007 3.29M +38,273 +1.18%
2006 3.25M +40,544 +1.26%
2005 3.21M +43,478 +1.37%
2004 3.17M +46,387 +1.49%
2003 3.12M +50,916 +1.66%
2002 3.07M +60,592 +2.01%
2001 3.01M +73,515 +2.51%
2000 2.93M +83,748 +2.94%
1999 2.85M +89,597 +3.25%
1998 2.76M +92,714 +3.48%
1997 2.67M +94,123 +3.66%
1996 2.57M +94,393 +3.81%
1995 2.48M +93,696 +3.93%
1994 2.39M +92,054 +4.01%
1993 2.29M +89,977 +4.08%
1992 2.2M +90,246 +4.27%
1991 2.11M +91,590 +4.53%
1990 2.02M +91,597 +4.75%
1989 1.93M +90,555 +4.92%
1988 1.84M +88,147 +5.03%
1987 1.75M +84,626 +5.08%
1986 1.67M +80,238 +5.06%
1985 1.59M +75,044 +4.97%
1984 1.51M +69,429 +4.81%
1983 1.44M +63,350 +4.6%
1982 1.38M +58,853 +4.46%
1981 1.32M +55,723 +4.41%
1980 1.26M +52,048 +4.29%
1979 1.21M +48,470 +4.17%
1978 1.16M +45,284 +4.05%
1977 1.12M +42,356 +3.94%
1976 1.08M +39,513 +3.81%
1975 1.04M +36,833 +3.69%
1974 999,515 +33,931 +3.51%
1973 965,584 +30,296 +3.24%
1972 935,288 +27,181 +2.99%
1971 908,107 +25,281 +2.86%
1970 882,826 +24,008 +2.8%
1969 858,818 +23,229 +2.78%
1968 835,589 +22,637 +2.78%
1967 812,952 +22,217 +2.81%
1966 790,735 +21,879 +2.85%
1965 768,856 +21,495 +2.88%
1964 747,361 +21,006 +2.89%
1963 726,355 +20,011 +2.83%
1962 706,344 +18,782 +2.73%
1961 687,562 +17,946 +2.68%
1960 669,616

About the indicator

The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.

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