Rural population, per capita in Paraguay
Paraguay: Rural population, per capita was 0.2961 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Paraguay, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, per capita in Paraguay stood at 0.2961 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Paraguay peaked at 0.6445 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.2961 units per person, in 2025.
Paraguay ranks 129th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6387 units per person | 0.6322 units per person | 0.6445 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6147 units per person | 0.5925 units per person | 0.6303 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5503 units per person | 0.5086 units per person | 0.586 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4632 units per person | 0.4304 units per person | 0.4991 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4133 units per person | 0.4063 units per person | 0.4249 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3847 units per person | 0.3502 units per person | 0.4049 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3139 units per person | 0.2961 units per person | 0.3388 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More agriculture & rural data for Paraguay
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1164 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 817.98 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5603 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 11.64 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 11.64 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 29.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Paraguay?
- Rural population, per capita in Paraguay was 0.2961 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6445 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2961 units per person in 2025.
- How does Paraguay rank for rural population, per capita?
- Paraguay ranks 129th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.