Paraguay - Urban population

The value for Urban population in Paraguay was 4,435,221 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,435,221 in 2020 and a minimum value of 677,230 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 677,230
1961 697,189
1962 717,808
1963 739,992
1964 763,278
1965 787,310
1966 812,143
1967 837,767
1968 863,980
1969 890,543
1970 917,269
1971 944,107
1972 971,230
1973 1,008,345
1974 1,047,226
1975 1,088,052
1976 1,130,953
1977 1,175,928
1978 1,223,332
1979 1,273,376
1980 1,326,357
1981 1,382,319
1982 1,441,325
1983 1,509,228
1984 1,580,182
1985 1,653,668
1986 1,729,697
1987 1,808,212
1988 1,889,072
1989 1,971,853
1990 2,056,549
1991 2,142,858
1992 2,230,777
1993 2,316,208
1994 2,402,480
1995 2,490,213
1996 2,579,402
1997 2,669,683
1998 2,760,992
1999 2,852,976
2000 2,945,381
2001 3,038,082
2002 3,131,088
2003 3,209,505
2004 3,283,895
2005 3,356,601
2006 3,427,298
2007 3,496,245
2008 3,564,369
2009 3,632,859
2010 3,702,637
2011 3,774,039
2012 3,846,934
2013 3,918,989
2014 3,990,996
2015 4,063,413
2016 4,136,268
2017 4,209,507
2018 4,283,895
2019 4,359,152
2020 4,435,221

Development Relevance: Explosive growth of cities globally signifies the demographic transition from rural to urban, and is associated with shifts from an agriculture-based economy to mass industry, technology, and service. In principle, cities offer a more favorable setting for the resolution of social and environmental problems than rural areas. Cities generate jobs and income, and deliver education, health care and other services. Cities also present opportunities for social mobilization and women's empowerment.

Limitations and Exceptions: Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverage. There is no consistent and universally accepted standard for distinguishing urban from rural areas, in part because of the wide variety of situations across countries. Most countries use an urban classification related to the size or characteristics of settlements. Some define urban areas based on the presence of certain infrastructure and services. And other countries designate urban areas based on administrative arrangements. Because of national differences in the characteristics that distinguish urban from rural areas, the distinction between urban and rural population is not amenable to a single definition that would be applicable to all countries. Estimates of the world's urban population would change significantly if China, India, and a few other populous nations were to change their definition of urban centers. Because the estimates of city and metropolitan area are based on national definitions of what constitutes a city or metropolitan area, cross-country comparisons should be made with caution.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The indicator is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. To estimate urban populations, UN ratios of urban to total population were applied to the World Bank's estimates of total population. Countries differ in the way they classify population as "urban" or "rural." The population of a city or metropolitan area depends on the boundaries chosen.

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization