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Paraguay

Paraguay / PY

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Paraguay in numbers.

Area406,752 kmยฒWorld # 61 โ†’Population7MWorld # 107 โ†’Population density17.2 people/kmยฒWorld # 190 โ†’Life expectancy74 yearsWorld # 113 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 7,027World # 120 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Paraguay across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area406,752 kmยฒWorld # 61 / 2023 โ†’Population7MWorld # 107 / 2025 โ†’Population density17.2 people/kmยฒWorld # 190 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,811World # 164 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth1.2%World # 88 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate2.4World # 80 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate19.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 76 / 2024 โ†’Death rate5.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 172 / 2024 โ†’Median age26.3 yearsWorld # 155 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+6.7%World # 127 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1428.4%World # 79 / 2025 โ†’Urban population70.4%World # 89 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-12.4KWorld # 156 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-1.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 153 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share2.6%World # 141 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy74 yearsWorld # 113 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy60.9 yearsWorld # 115 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people3.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 33 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rate6.4%World # 157 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 7,027World # 120 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 49.3BWorld # 99 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 20,181World # 106 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth6.6%World # 25 / 2025 โ†’Inflation4%World # 62 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment4.8%World # 105 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment11.7%World # 101 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours2,123 hours/yearWorld # 45 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)44.2World # 20 / 2024 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)3.5%World # 122 / 2024 โ†’Researchers per million people138.8 per million peopleWorld # 102 / 2023 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.1%World # 116 / 2023 โ†’Patent applications per million people1.4 per million peopleWorld # 115 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,067 kcal/dayWorld # 78 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person26.9 kg/person/yearWorld # 138 / 2023 โ†’Rice production1.1M tWorld # 41 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production767.7K tWorld # 56 / 2024 โ†’Coffee production363.2 tWorld # 61 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area38.5%World # 80 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person2,389 kWh/personWorld # 80 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person1.1 tWorld # 153 / 2024 โ†’Internet use81.6%World # 103 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions126.6 per 100 peopleWorld # 67 / 2023 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate6.8 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 50 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate22 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 60 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)0.9%World # 123 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament23.8%World # 107 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals1.1MWorld # 94 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 104MWorld # 147 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites1 sitesWorld # 138 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2023 / 87.4%Main languageGuaraniMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceHydro2025Top export categoryCrops and oils2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal1,638 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightGuaraniLargest staple-food calorie sourceMaize2023Current currencyGuaraniPYGDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPlaces and landformsParaguay River