Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Paraguay
Paraguay: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day was 4.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Paraguay, 1990–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Paraguay stood at 4.5%. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 21.9% on the previous year and down 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Paraguay peaked at 30.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2024.
Paraguay ranks 57th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.2% | — |
| 1995 | 25.9% | +259.5% |
| 1997 | 22.8% | -12.1% |
| 1999 | 22.3% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 21.6% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 30.4% | +40.3% |
| 2003 | 22.9% | -24.6% |
| 2004 | 20.1% | -12.2% |
| 2005 | 17.7% | -11.9% |
| 2006 | 22.4% | +26.4% |
| 2007 | 18.9% | -15.5% |
| 2008 | 16.5% | -13.0% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | -28.6% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | -23.5% |
| 2018 | 6.9% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | -13.7% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | +28.1% |
| 2023 | 5.8% | -19.5% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | -21.9% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 4.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.2%, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 4.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.5%, 70% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Paraguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +259.5% | 7.2% | 25.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.6% | 7.2% | 25.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 20.9% | 16.5% | 30.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 6.5% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 4.5% | 7.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
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 poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Paraguay?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Paraguay was 4.5% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 30.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2024.
- How does Paraguay rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Paraguay ranks 57th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $4.20 per day.