Number of people living in extreme poverty in Paraguay
Paraguay: Number of people living in extreme poverty was 6.78 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Paraguay, 1990–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in extreme poverty in Paraguay is 6.78 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty in Paraguay peaked at 6.78 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.74 million people, in 1995.
That places Paraguay 79th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.93 million people | — |
| 1995 | 3.74 million people | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 4.08 million people | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 4.25 million people | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 4.49 million people | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 4.23 million people | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 4.59 million people | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 4.81 million people | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 4.90 million people | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 4.73 million people | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 4.86 million people | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 5.17 million people | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 5.15 million people | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 5.20 million people | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 5.29 million people | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 5.52 million people | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 5.74 million people | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 5.81 million people | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 5.90 million people | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 5.99 million people | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 6.19 million people | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 6.23 million people | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 6.36 million people | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 6.43 million people | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 6.56 million people | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 6.54 million people | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 6.68 million people | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 6.78 million people | +1.5% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 6.78 million people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.37 million people, 41% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 6.78 million people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.75 million people, 58% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.00 million people | 3.74 million people | 4.25 million people | 4 |
| 2000s | 4.77 million people | 4.23 million people | 5.17 million people | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.82 million people | 5.20 million people | 6.36 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.60 million people | 6.43 million people | 6.78 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More poverty & inequality data for Paraguay
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.42 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,482 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 27.88 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 11.33 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 11.3% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty in Paraguay?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty in Paraguay was 6.78 million people in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 6.78 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.74 million people in 1995.
- How does Paraguay rank for number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Paraguay ranks 79th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption above $3 per day.