Urban population share in Paraguay
70.4% of people in Paraguay lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Paraguay, 2025
70.4%
Change from 2024
+0.5percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Position in 2025
89th of 217
Urban population share in Paraguay over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Paraguay | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 70.4% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 69.9% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 69.3% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 68.6% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 67.3% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 66.1% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 65.0% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 63.9% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 63.0% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 62.1% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 61.3% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 60.7% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 60.2% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 59.9% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 59.7% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 59.5% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 59.4% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 59.2% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 59.1% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 59.0% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 58.9% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 58.7% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 58.6% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 58.3% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 58.0% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 69.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 61.3%, the figure has changed by +9.1 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Paraguay has the 89th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
More for Paraguay
All statistics for Paraguay
Population estimates and projections
6,844,146 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
26.3 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
2.42 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
1.25%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
7,013,078 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
1.20%
2025 · World Bank