Country profile · South America · PRY
Paraguay: area, population and density
Paraguay has 396,012 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 7,013,078; calculated population density is 18 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Paraguay ranks 59th of 196 by land area, 107th by population and 176th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 396,012 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 7,013,078World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 18 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Paraguay in the country comparison set
Paraguay has 396,012 sq km of land area and a population value of 7,013,078 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 59th by land area, 107th by population, and 176th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
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