Key demographics
- Population
- 6.4M
- Density
- 16.8/km²
- HDI
- 0.756 (High)
- Gini index (2019)
- 45.7
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 74.0 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 2.42
- Urban population (2025)
- 70.4%
- Literacy rate (2024)
- 94.9%
- Labor force (2025)
- 74.0%
- Gender wage gap (2024)
- -5.5%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 54.1%
- Profile
- Young
- Urban population (2025)
- 70.4%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 19.7 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 5.7 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 73.5%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 2.42
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 14.5 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 15.1%
- Tourism (2020)
- 1.1M
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Guaranà | Avañe'ẽ |
| Spanish | Español |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 95.5% |
| No religion | 4.1% |
| Other | 0.4% |
- Demonym (male)
- Paraguayan
- Demonym (female)
- Paraguayan
- National anthem
- national anthem of Paraguay
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 74.0 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 60.9 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 8.4% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 14.5/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 79/100
- Hospital beds (2022)
- 1.0/1000
- Physicians (2022)
- 3.89/1000
- Nurses (2022)
- 9.41/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $527
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 36.3%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2024)
- 94.9%
- Education spending (2024)
- 3.5% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 386
- Internet users (2024)
- 81.6%
- Mobile subscriptions (2023)
- 126.6/100
- Broadband (2023)
- 12.9/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 775/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2023)
- 12.9
Geography and practical
- Area
- 406,752 km²
- Continent
- South America
- Region
- Americas
- Subregion
- South America
- Landlocked
- Yes
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC-04:00
- Calling codes
- +595
- Postal code
- ######
- TLD
- .py
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
Borders
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Paraguay features three equal horizontal bands of red, white and blue, with an emblem centered in the white band. On the obverse side of the flag depicted, this emblem is the national coat of arms.
- National anthem
- national anthem of Paraguay