Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Paraguay
Paraguay: Distribution of population poverty thresholds was 4.93 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Paraguay, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for distribution of population poverty thresholds in Paraguay is 4.93 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population poverty thresholds in Paraguay peaked at 4.93 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.87 million, in 2002.
That places Paraguay 66th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.29 million | 2.01 million | 2.44 million | 4 |
| 2000s | 2.35 million | 1.87 million | 2.78 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.78 million | 2.97 million | 4.40 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.50 million | 4.16 million | 4.93 million | 5 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Paraguay
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 9 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.42 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,482 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 11.33 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.412 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 11.98 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1098 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1098 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1341 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.3457 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population poverty thresholds in Paraguay?
- Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Paraguay was 4.93 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population poverty thresholds recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 4.93 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest distribution of population poverty thresholds recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.87 million in 2002.
- How does Paraguay rank for distribution of population poverty thresholds?
- Paraguay ranks 66th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is distribution of population poverty thresholds rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population poverty thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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