Military personnel, per square kilometre in Paraguay
Paraguay: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 0.0354 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.0354 people per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
140th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.0503 people per square kilometre
in 1964
All-time low
0.0252 people per square kilometre
in 2005
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Paraguay, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2022, military personnel, per square kilometre in Paraguay stood at 0.0354 people per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in Paraguay peaked at 0.0503 people per square kilometre in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.0252 people per square kilometre, in 2005.
Paraguay ranks 140th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0478 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0453 people per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0428 people per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0503 people per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0503 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0503 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0503 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0503 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0503 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0503 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0378 people per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0378 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0378 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0378 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0378 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0378 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0378 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0378 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0378 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0378 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0378 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0403 people per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0403 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0428 people per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0352 people per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0403 people per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0403 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0403 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0403 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0403 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0403 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0403 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0403 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0403 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0403 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0403 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0403 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0403 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0428 people per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0503 people per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0478 people per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0478 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0478 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0378 people per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0252 people per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0252 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0252 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0277 people per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0277 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0277 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0277 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0277 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0277 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0277 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0277 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0277 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0277 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0277 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0302 people per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0352 people per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0352 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0354 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.0354 people per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1665 people per square kilometre, 21% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.0354 people per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0877 people per square kilometre, 40% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0487 people per square kilometre | 0.0428 people per square kilometre | 0.0503 people per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.039 people per square kilometre | 0.0378 people per square kilometre | 0.0503 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0395 people per square kilometre | 0.0352 people per square kilometre | 0.0428 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0405 people per square kilometre | 0.0403 people per square kilometre | 0.0428 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0362 people per square kilometre | 0.0252 people per square kilometre | 0.0503 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0279 people per square kilometre | 0.0277 people per square kilometre | 0.0302 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0353 people per square kilometre | 0.0352 people per square kilometre | 0.0354 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 137 Sweden 0.0368 people per square kilometre compare
- 138 Haiti 0.0363 people per square kilometre compare
- 139 Equatorial Guinea 0.0357 people per square kilometre compare
- 141 New Zealand 0.0342 people per square kilometre compare
- 142 Bolivia 0.0314 people per square kilometre compare
- 143 Tanzania 0.0305 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Paraguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6344 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per square kilometre in Paraguay?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in Paraguay was 0.0354 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0503 people per square kilometre in 1964.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0252 people per square kilometre in 2005.
- How does Paraguay rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Paraguay ranks 140th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military personnel, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military personnel divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military personnel ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Military personnel Correlates of War – National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Military personnel divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.