Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Paraguay
Paraguay: Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 28.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Paraguay, 1990–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 28.8% for share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Paraguay peaked at 64.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 2024.
That places Paraguay 62nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39.6% | — |
| 1995 | 56.1% | +41.8% |
| 1997 | 49.7% | -11.5% |
| 1999 | 54.4% | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 54.2% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 64.5% | +19.0% |
| 2003 | 59.6% | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 58.6% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 56.2% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 58.9% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 55.8% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 52.8% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 51.0% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 48.2% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 45.0% | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 41.5% | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 37.1% | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 35.8% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 36.2% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 38.5% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 36.0% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 33.6% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 32.5% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 37.1% | +14.0% |
| 2021 | 36.2% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 34.6% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 31.1% | -10.2% |
| 2024 | 28.8% | -7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.9% | 39.6% | 56.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 56.8% | 51.0% | 64.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 38.4% | 32.5% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.5% | 28.8% | 37.1% | 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 share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Paraguay?
- Share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Paraguay was 28.8% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 64.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.8% in 2024.
- How does Paraguay rank for share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index?
- Paraguay ranks 62nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.