Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) in Paraguay
Paraguay: Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) was 15.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Paraguay, 2016–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Paraguay stood at 15.7%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and down 54.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Paraguay peaked at 34.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 2024.
That places Paraguay 40th out of 48 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 34.3% | — |
| 2017 | 30.6% | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 29.6% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 26.8% | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 24.9% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 19.7% | -20.9% |
| 2023 | 17.2% | -12.7% |
| 2024 | 15.7% | -8.7% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 15.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.0%, 58% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 15.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.4%, 96% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.3% | 26.8% | 34.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 15.7% | 24.9% | 4 |
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 proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Paraguay?
- Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Paraguay was 15.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 34.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 2024.
- How does Paraguay rank for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty?
- Paraguay ranks 40th out of 48 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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