Latin America & Caribbean
Paraguay in numbers Paraguay is in Latin America & Caribbean and is classed by the World Bank as upper middle income. Its capital is Asuncion. Its population was 7.01 million in 2025, ranking 107 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$7,027 in 2025.
Population 7.01 million 2025
GDP US$49.3 billion 2025
GDP per person US$7,027 2025
Life expectancy 74.0 2024
Area 406,752 2024
Urban share 70.4% 2025
People 7.01 million
2025 · +37% since 2000 · Rank 107 of 217
1.20%
2025 · 1.93% in 2000 · Rank 88 of 217
17.5
2024 · +36% since 2000 · Rank 193 of 216
70.4%
2025 · 57.5% in 2000 · Rank 89 of 217
28.4%
2025 · 39.0% in 2000 · Rank 79 of 217
6.7%
2025 · 4.0% in 2000 · Rank 129 of 217
2.42
2024 · -31% since 2000 · Rank 80 of 217
Health and living standards 74.0
2024 · +6% since 2000 · Rank 115 of 217
16.3
2024 · -51% since 2000 · Rank 91 of 196
US$527
2023 · +404% since 2000 · Rank 86 of 193
99.8%
2024 · 89.6% in 2000 · Rank 126 of 215
81.6%
2024 · 0.7% in 2000 · Rank 98 of 186
89.4%
2024 · 121.6% in 2000 · Rank 167 of 190
Economy US$49.3 billion
2025 · +456% since 2000 · Rank 98 of 210
US$7,027
2025 · +305% since 2000 · Rank 121 of 210
Int$20,181
2025 · +191% since 2000 · Rank 105 of 199
6.64%
2025 · -2.31% in 2000 · Rank 24 of 210
4.04%
2025 · 8.98% in 2000 · Rank 56 of 180
4.8%
2025 · 7.6% in 2000 · Rank 106 of 187
37.2%
2025 · 43.3% in 2000 · Rank 89 of 183
3.1%
2025 · 1.7% in 2000 · Rank 76 of 176
Land and environment 406,752
2024 · +0% since 2000 · Rank 61 of 216
36.5%
2024 · 55.1% in 2000 · Rank 91 of 214
1.16
2024 · +62% since 2000 · Rank 136 of 203
Elsewhere in Latin America & Caribbean Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Paraguay. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.