Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Paraguay
Paraguay: Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line was 20.47 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Paraguay, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Paraguay is 20.47, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 10.2% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Paraguay peaked at 57.49 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 20.47, in 2024.
Paraguay ranks 61st of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.84 | — |
| 1995 | 49.33 | +71.1% |
| 1997 | 43 | -12.8% |
| 1999 | 46.88 | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 45.34 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 57.49 | +26.8% |
| 2003 | 51.36 | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 50.28 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 46.48 | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 50.38 | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 46.96 | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 43.86 | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 42.15 | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 39.8 | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 38 | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 33.26 | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 28.78 | -13.5% |
| 2014 | 28.3 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 27.54 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 29.74 | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 26.92 | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 25.27 | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 24.95 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 27.92 | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 26.98 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 25.83 | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 22.8 | -11.7% |
| 2024 | 20.47 | -10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.01 | 28.84 | 49.33 | 4 |
| 2000s | 48.26 | 42.15 | 57.49 | 9 |
| 2010s | 30.26 | 24.95 | 39.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.8 | 20.47 | 27.92 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
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)
- 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 revenues vs income inequality 11.33 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.412 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Paraguay?
- Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Paraguay was 20.47 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 57.49 in 2002.
- What is the lowest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.47 in 2024.
- How does Paraguay rank for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line?
- Paraguay ranks 61st out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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