Urban Population: Paraguay
Paraguay's urban population is currently 69.9% as of 2024. # Paraguay Urban Population Paraguay's urban population reached 69.
Current (2024)
69.9%
+0.7% y/y
Peak (2024)
69.9%
Low (1960)
35.6%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Urban Population — Paraguay
1960 — 2024
Urban Population — Paraguay
Analysis# Paraguay Urban Population
Paraguay's urban population reached 69.862% in 2024, marking its highest level on record. This represents a dramatic shift from 1960, when only 35.551% of Paraguayans lived in urban areas—a 96.5% increase over six decades. The country now sits solidly in the upper range of regional urbanization, though it remains below the global average of approximately 57%.
Paraguay's urbanization accelerated sharply after 2015, gaining nearly 8.5 percentage points in the nine years through 2024. The annual growth rate has remained consistent, averaging roughly 1 percentage point per year since 2015. Barring significant demographic reversals, Paraguay's urbanization trajectory suggests continued growth, with the urban share likely to approach 71-72% within the next five years.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 69.9% | +0.74% |
| 2023 | 69.3% | +1.03% |
| 2022 | 68.6% | +1.98% |
| 2021 | 67.3% | +1.80% |
| 2020 | 66.1% | +1.74% |
| 2019 | 65.0% | +1.66% |
| 2018 | 63.9% | +1.54% |
| 2017 | 63.0% | +1.40% |
| 2016 | 62.1% | +1.23% |
| 2015 | 61.3% | +1.02% |
| 2014 | 60.7% | +0.78% |
| 2013 | 60.2% | +0.53% |
| 2012 | 59.9% | +0.38% |
| 2011 | 59.7% | +0.30% |
| 2010 | 59.5% | +0.24% |
| 2009 | 59.4% | +0.21% |
| 2008 | 59.2% | +0.19% |
| 2007 | 59.1% | +0.19% |
| 2006 | 59.0% | +0.21% |
| 2005 | 58.9% | +0.26% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 58.7% | +0.32% |
| 2003 | 58.6% | +0.42% |
| 2002 | 58.3% | +0.59% |
| 2001 | 58.0% | +0.79% |
| 2000 | 57.5% | +0.97% |
| 1999 | 57.0% | +1.12% |
| 1998 | 56.3% | +1.25% |
| 1997 | 55.6% | +1.35% |
| 1996 | 54.9% | +1.42% |
| 1995 | 54.1% | +1.47% |
| 1994 | 53.3% | +1.49% |
| 1993 | 52.6% | +1.48% |
| 1992 | 51.8% | +1.59% |
| 1991 | 51.0% | +1.79% |
| 1990 | 50.1% | +1.95% |
| 1989 | 49.1% | +2.06% |
| 1988 | 48.1% | +2.13% |
| 1987 | 47.1% | +2.15% |
| 1986 | 46.1% | +2.13% |
| 1985 | 45.2% | +2.04% |
| 1984 | 44.3% | +1.90% |
| 1983 | 43.5% | +1.70% |
| 1982 | 42.7% | +1.59% |
| 1981 | 42.1% | +1.60% |
| 1980 | 41.4% | +1.59% |
| 1979 | 40.8% | +1.55% |
| 1978 | 40.1% | +1.49% |
| 1977 | 39.5% | +1.40% |
| 1976 | 39.0% | +1.29% |
| 1975 | 38.5% | +1.14% |
| 1974 | 38.1% | +0.97% |
| 1973 | 37.7% | +0.77% |
| 1972 | 37.4% | +0.63% |
| 1971 | 37.2% | +0.57% |
| 1970 | 37.0% | +0.51% |
| 1969 | 36.8% | +0.46% |
| 1968 | 36.6% | +0.43% |
| 1967 | 36.5% | +0.39% |
| 1966 | 36.3% | +0.37% |
| 1965 | 36.2% | +0.36% |
| 1964 | 36.0% | +0.35% |
| 1963 | 35.9% | +0.35% |
| 1962 | 35.8% | +0.35% |
| 1961 | 35.7% | +0.34% |
| 1960 | 35.6% | — |
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