Paraguay has a population density of 45.3 people per square mile compared to 5,886 people in the Vatican. Paraguay has 631,864 sq ft of land per person vs 5,274 sq ft in the Vatican. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Paraguay and the Vatican are ranked 176th and 3rd, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Paraguay has 0.09% of the world's population and 0.27% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.00001% of the population and 0.0000003% of the land area for the Vatican, hence the population density in Paraguay is 99.2% lower than in the Vatican.
Population density comparison
Paraguay
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 45.3 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 176/197 | 3/197 |
| Population |
7079103
|
949
|
| Land area | 152,901 sq mi | 0.17 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 615,174 sq ft | 4,736 sq ft |
| Rural population | 36.5% | n/a |
| Urban population | 63.5% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 0% |
Paraguay vs the Vatican:
Population density chart by year
From 2000 to 2019, population density in Paraguay increased by 27.7%, compared to a 13.6% growth in the Vatican.
In 2000, Paraguay ranked 167th for population density and is in 177th place now. The Vatican was 3rd in 2000 and still ranks 3rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Paraguay
|
Vatican
|
|
| 2024 | 45.3 | - |
| 2023 | 44.8 | - |
| 2022 | 44.2 | - |
| 2021 | 43.6 | - |
| 2020 | 43 | - |
| 2019 | 42.5 | 5,886 |
| 2018 | 41.9 | 5,886 |
| 2017 | 41.3 | 5,886 |
| 2016 | 40.7 | 5,886 |
| 2015 | 40.2 | 5,886 |
| 2014 | 39.6 | 4,956 |
| 2013 | 39 | 4,939 |
| 2012 | 38.4 | 4,921 |
| 2011 | 37.9 | 4,897 |
| 2010 | 37.4 | 4,880 |
| 2009 | 37 | 4,862 |
| 2008 | 36.6 | 4,850 |
| 2007 | 36.2 | 4,833 |
| 2006 | 35.9 | 5,486 |
| 2005 | 35.5 | 5,421 |
| 2004 | 35.1 | 5,421 |
| 2003 | 34.7 | 5,362 |
| 2002 | 34.3 | 5,298 |
| 2001 | 33.8 | 5,239 |
| 2000 | 33.3 | 5,180 |
| 1999 | 32.6 | - |
| 1998 | 31.9 | - |
| 1997 | 31.3 | - |
| 1996 | 30.6 | - |
| 1995 | 29.9 | - |
| 1994 | 29.1 | - |
| 1993 | 28.4 | - |
| 1992 | 27.7 | - |
| 1991 | 27 | - |
| 1990 | 26.3 | - |
| 1989 | 25.6 | - |
| 1988 | 24.9 | - |
| 1987 | 24.2 | - |
| 1986 | 23.5 | - |
| 1985 | 22.9 | - |
| 1984 | 22.2 | - |
| 1983 | 21.6 | - |
| 1982 | 21 | - |
| 1981 | 20.5 | - |
| 1980 | 19.9 | - |
| 1979 | 19.4 | - |
| 1978 | 18.9 | - |
| 1977 | 18.4 | - |
| 1976 | 18 | - |
| 1975 | 17.5 | - |
| 1974 | 17.1 | - |
| 1973 | 16.7 | - |
| 1972 | 16.3 | - |
| 1971 | 15.9 | - |
| 1970 | 15.6 | - |
| 1969 | 15.2 | - |
| 1968 | 14.9 | - |
| 1967 | 14.5 | - |
| 1966 | 14.2 | - |
| 1965 | 13.9 | - |
| 1964 | 13.5 | - |
| 1963 | 13.2 | - |
| 1962 | 12.9 | - |
| 1961 | 12.6 | - |
Densely populated cities
|
Paraguay
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Asuncion | 462K |
| Ciudad del Este | 350K |
| Luque | 260K |
| San Lorenzo | 225K |
| Pedro Juan Caballero | 127K |
| Caaguazu | 127K |
| Encarnacion | 107K |
| Coronel Oviedo | 52.4K |
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