Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Paraguay
Paraguay: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 2.41 per 100,000 people 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. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 2.41 per 100,000 people 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 per 100,000 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1148 per 100,000 people, in 2001.
That places Paraguay 163rd out of 241 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 (per) in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3885 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.1148 per 100,000 people | -70.5% |
| 2002 | 0.491 per 100,000 people | +327.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6346 per 100,000 people | +29.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6275 per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7668 per 100,000 people | +22.2% |
| 2006 | 1.86 per 100,000 people | +142.8% |
| 2007 | 1.77 per 100,000 people | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 1.72 per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 1.35 per 100,000 people | -21.5% |
| 2010 | 1.49 per 100,000 people | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 1.55 per 100,000 people | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 1.7 per 100,000 people | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 1.51 per 100,000 people | -11.2% |
| 2014 | 1.42 per 100,000 people | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 1.42 per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.08 per 100,000 people | -23.8% |
| 2017 | 1.21 per 100,000 people | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 1.13 per 100,000 people | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 1.28 per 100,000 people | +13.5% |
| 2020 | 1.79 per 100,000 people | +39.7% |
| 2021 | 1.86 per 100,000 people | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 2.04 per 100,000 people | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 2.25 per 100,000 people | +10.1% |
| 2024 | 2.44 per 100,000 people | +8.3% |
| 2025 | 2.41 per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 2.41 per 100,000 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 35.93 per 100,000 people, 7% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 2.41 per 100,000 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.06 per 100,000 people, 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 (per) 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 per 100,000 people | 0.491 per 100,000 people |
| 2006 | +142.8% | 0.7668 per 100,000 people | 1.86 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9727 per 100,000 people | 0.1148 per 100,000 people | 1.86 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.38 per 100,000 people | 1.08 per 100,000 people | 1.7 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.13 per 100,000 people | 1.79 per 100,000 people | 2.44 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More development goals data for Paraguay
- Red List Index 0.952 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,126 constant US$ (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 per 100,000 people 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 per 100,000 people 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 per 100,000 people in 2001.
- How does Paraguay rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Paraguay ranks 163rd out of 241 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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