Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Paraguay
Paraguay: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin was 2.41 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Paraguay, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 2.41 for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in 2025.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 69.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Paraguay peaked at 2.44 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1148, in 2001.
That places Paraguay 161st out of 239 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3885 | — |
| 2001 | 0.1148 | -70.5% |
| 2002 | 0.491 | +327.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6346 | +29.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6275 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7668 | +22.2% |
| 2006 | 1.86 | +142.8% |
| 2007 | 1.77 | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 1.72 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 1.35 | -21.5% |
| 2010 | 1.49 | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 1.55 | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 1.7 | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 1.51 | -11.2% |
| 2014 | 1.42 | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 1.42 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.08 | -23.8% |
| 2017 | 1.21 | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 1.13 | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 1.28 | +13.5% |
| 2020 | 1.79 | +39.7% |
| 2021 | 1.86 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 2.04 | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 2.25 | +10.1% |
| 2024 | 2.44 | +8.3% |
| 2025 | 2.41 | -1.2% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 2.41 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 35.93, 7% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 2.41 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.06, 9% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +327.8% | 0.1148 | 0.491 |
| 2006 | +142.8% | 0.7668 | 1.86 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9727 | 0.1148 | 1.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.38 | 1.08 | 1.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.13 | 1.79 | 2.44 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More development goals data for Paraguay
- Red List Index 0.952 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,126 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 29 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,982 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 1,174 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Paraguay?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Paraguay was 2.41 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2.44 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1148 in 2001.
- How does Paraguay rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Paraguay ranks 161st out of 239 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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