Urban population in Paraguay

Urban population in Paraguay: 34.6% in 1950 and 70.4% in 2025, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2025: 70.4%
Since 1950: +35.8 percentage points
Rank, 2025: 96 of 229; counting from the highest
Projected, 2050: 78.7%; UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

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% of people · UN

Estimates, UNUN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

What the numbers say

The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts it at 78.7% in 2050.

Every year

% of people · UN

Year	Paraguay
2025	70.4
2024	69.9
2023	69.4
2022	68.6
2021	67.3
2020	66.1
2019	65
2018	63.9
2017	63
2016	62.1
2015	61.3
2014	60.7
2013	60.2
2012	59.9
2011	59.7
2010	59.5
2009	59.4
2008	59.2
2007	59.1
2006	59
2005	58.9
2004	58.7
2003	58.6
2002	58.3
2001	58
2000	57.5
1999	57
1998	56.3
1997	55.6
1996	54.9
1995	54.1
1994	53.4
1993	52.6
1992	51.8
1991	51
1990	50.1
1989	49.1
1988	48.2
1987	47.1
1986	46.2
1985	45.2
1984	44.3
1983	43.5
1982	42.7
1981	42.1
1980	41.4
1979	40.8
1978	40.1
1977	39.5
1976	39
1975	38.5
1974	38.1
1973	37.7
1972	37.4
1971	37.2
1970	37
1969	36.8
1968	36.6
1967	36.5
1966	36.3
1965	36.2
1964	36.1
1963	35.9
1962	35.8
1961	35.7
1960	35.6
1959	35.4
1958	35.3
1957	35.2
1956	35.1
1955	35
1954	34.9
1953	34.8
1952	34.7
1951	34.7
1950	34.6

UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050

Year	Paraguay
2026	70.9
2027	71.4
2028	71.9
2029	72.4
2030	72.9
2031	73.4
2032	73.9
2033	74.3
2034	74.8
2035	75.2
2036	75.6
2037	76
2038	76.3
2039	76.7
2040	77
2041	77.3
2042	77.5
2043	77.8
2044	78
2045	78.2
2046	78.4
2047	78.5
2048	78.6
2049	78.7
2050	78.7

Good to know

The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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