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Paraguay

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Indicator summary

IndicatorValueYearPosition by value10-year change
Demography
Total population7,013,078 people2025107 of 217 · 2025+13.87%
Life expectancy at birth73.98 years2024115 of 217 · 2024+0.77%
Total fertility rate2.42 births per woman202480 of 217 · 2024−8.69%
Population growth+1.2%202588 of 217 · 2025−0.26 pp
Infant mortality14.5 per 1,000 live births2024109 of 196 · 2024−27.5%
Urban population70.39%202589 of 217 · 2025+9.06 pp
Population ages 65 and above6.72%2025129 of 217 · 2025+1.16 pp
Population density17.28 people per km²2023192 of 215 · 2023+14.78%
Economy
GDP per capita, PPP20,181.42 current international dollars (PPP)202594 of 185 · 2025+59.17%
Annual GDP growth+6.64%202521 of 186 · 2025+3.69 pp
Consumer price inflation+4.04%2025117 of 165 · 2025+0.91 pp
Employment
Total unemployment4.8%202582 of 182 · 2025+0.25 pp
Youth unemployment11.69%202586 of 182 · 2025+0.76 pp
Labor force participation70.25%202527 of 182 · 2025+2.32 pp
Technology and connectivity
Individuals using the Internet81.58%202495 of 182 · 2024+38.57 pp
Fixed broadband subscriptions12.88 per 100 people2023No data+392.25%
Energy and environment
Renewable energy consumption58.8%202138 of 212 · 2021−3.7 pp
CO₂ emissions per capita1.16 t CO₂e per person202468 of 203 · 2024+18.15%
Access to electricity99.8%2024126 of 215 · 2024+0.8 pp
Forest area38.54%202380 of 213 · 2023−7.59 pp
Society
Current health expenditure8.36%202355 of 192 · 2023+2.29 pp
Maternal mortality58 per 100,000 live births2023105 of 194 · 2023−30.95%

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Methodology and limitations

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Aggregates are excluded and missing values are not interpolated.

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