Rural population, female in Paraguay
Paraguay: Rural population, female was 19.0% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, female in Paraguay, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 19.0% for rural population, female in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in Paraguay peaked at 28.1% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2015.
That places Paraguay 106th out of 192 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Rural population, female in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 28.1% | — |
| 1985 | 26.4% | -6.2% |
| 1990 | 24.4% | -7.4% |
| 1995 | 22.7% | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 21.0% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 20.1% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 19.6% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.3% | 26.4% | 28.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 23.5% | 22.7% | 24.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 20.1% | 21.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 19.0% | 19.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More gender data for Paraguay
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,993 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2942 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 65,495 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 68,548 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 65,498 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 68,560 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 65,610 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 68,704 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 65,881 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 68,984 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in Paraguay?
- Rural population, female in Paraguay was 19.0% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 28.1% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2015.
- How does Paraguay rank for rural population, female?
- Paraguay ranks 106th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Rural population, female (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female rural population is the percentage of females who live in rural areas to total population.