Paraguay - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Paraguay was 4,435,221 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,435,221 in 2020 and a minimum value of 677,230 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 677,230
1961 697,189
1962 717,808
1963 739,992
1964 763,278
1965 787,310
1966 812,143
1967 837,767
1968 863,980
1969 890,543
1970 917,269
1971 944,107
1972 971,230
1973 1,008,345
1974 1,047,226
1975 1,088,052
1976 1,130,953
1977 1,175,928
1978 1,223,332
1979 1,273,376
1980 1,326,357
1981 1,382,319
1982 1,441,325
1983 1,509,228
1984 1,580,182
1985 1,653,668
1986 1,729,697
1987 1,808,212
1988 1,889,072
1989 1,971,853
1990 2,056,549
1991 2,142,858
1992 2,230,777
1993 2,316,208
1994 2,402,480
1995 2,490,213
1996 2,579,402
1997 2,669,683
1998 2,760,992
1999 2,852,976
2000 2,945,381
2001 3,038,082
2002 3,131,088
2003 3,209,505
2004 3,283,895
2005 3,356,601
2006 3,427,298
2007 3,496,245
2008 3,564,369
2009 3,632,859
2010 3,702,637
2011 3,774,039
2012 3,846,934
2013 3,918,989
2014 3,990,996
2015 4,063,413
2016 4,136,268
2017 4,209,507
2018 4,283,895
2019 4,359,152
2020 4,435,221

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Paraguay was 62.18 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 62.18 in 2020, while its lowest value was 35.57 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 35.57
1961 35.67
1962 35.77
1963 35.92
1964 36.08
1965 36.24
1966 36.41
1967 36.57
1968 36.74
1969 36.90
1970 37.07
1971 37.23
1972 37.40
1973 37.92
1974 38.45
1975 38.98
1976 39.52
1977 40.06
1978 40.60
1979 41.14
1980 41.69
1981 42.24
1982 42.79
1983 43.51
1984 44.25
1985 44.98
1986 45.72
1987 46.46
1988 47.21
1989 47.95
1990 48.69
1991 49.44
1992 50.19
1993 50.84
1994 51.49
1995 52.13
1996 52.77
1997 53.41
1998 54.05
1999 54.69
2000 55.33
2001 55.97
2002 56.60
2003 56.98
2004 57.31
2005 57.63
2006 57.96
2007 58.29
2008 58.61
2009 58.94
2010 59.26
2011 59.58
2012 59.91
2013 60.20
2014 60.47
2015 60.75
2016 61.03
2017 61.30
2018 61.59
2019 61.88
2020 62.18

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization