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Paraguay: Administrative Division

Contents: Paraguay

Pepublic

5,163,198 Population [2002] – census

6,109,903 Population [2022] – census

406,752km² Area

15.02/km² Density [2022]

Contents: Departments and Districts

The population of the departments and districts of Paraguay according to offcial population estimates and projections.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, urbanization).

NameStatusPopulation
Census
2002-08-28		Population
Census
2022-11-09
Alto ParaguayDepartment11,58717,195
Bahía NegraDistrict2,1212,768
Carmelo Peralta (Capitán Carmelo Peralta)District3,4354,402
Fuerte OlimpoDistrict2,9084,586
Puerto Casado (La Victoria)District3,1235,439
Alto ParanáDepartment558,672763,702
Ciudad del EsteDistrict222,274325,819
Doctor Juan León MallorquínDistrict16,24316,144
Doctor Raúl PeñaDistrict5,4205,617
Domingo Martínez de IralaDistrict6,7345,035
HernandariasDistrict58,19983,285
IruñaDistrict4,7103,943
ItakyryDistrict23,76527,340
Juan Emilio O'LearyDistrict16,36716,092
Los CedralesDistrict9,0037,258
MbaracayúDistrict8,3376,406
Minga GuazúDistrict48,00681,072
Minga PoráDistrict11,18011,959
ÑacundayDistrict8,4036,468
NaranjalDistrict6,5016,608
Presidente FrancoDistrict52,82688,744
San AlbertoDistrict11,52311,162
San CristóbalDistrict7,6708,563
Santa Fe del ParanáDistrict5,0493,981
Santa RitaDistrict16,42727,249
Santa Rosa del MondayDistrict5,6075,923
TavapyDistrict5,6806,903
YguazúDistrict8,7488,131
AmambayDepartment114,917179,412
Bella Vista NorteDistrict9,61112,027
Capitán BadoDistrict15,79418,851
Cerro Corá (← Pedro Juan Caballero)District...10,690
Karapa'íDistrict1,3234,988
Pedro Juan CaballeroDistrict83,080127,437
Zanja PytáDistrict5,1095,419
AsunciónCapital District512,112462,241
AsunciónDistrict512,112462,241
BoquerónDepartment41,10671,078
Boquerón (Neuland; ← Mariscal Estigarribia)District...16,764
FiladelfiaDistrict11,23920,595
Loma PlataDistrict10,83120,545
Mariscal Estigarribia (Mariscal José Félix Estigarribia)District...13,174
CaaguazúDepartment435,357431,519
CaaguazúDistrict98,13698,200
CarayaóDistrict13,23410,832
Coronel OviedoDistrict84,10398,323
Doctor Cecilio BáezDistrict6,1734,812
Doctor Juan Eulogio EstigarribiaDistrict24,63438,894
Doctor Juan Manuel FrutosDistrict19,12820,451
José Domingo OcamposDistrict9,1987,459
La PastoraDistrict4,4403,294
Mariscal Francisco Solano LópezDistrict7,3305,338
Nueva LondresDistrict4,1103,594
Nueva ToledoDistrict3,6554,826
Raúl Arsenio OviedoDistrict12,63812,543
RepatriaciónDistrict29,50324,459
R. I. Tres CorralesDistrict7,6666,021
San JoaquínDistrict14,93011,949
San José de los ArroyosDistrict15,29913,926
Santa Rosa del MbutuyDistrict10,9898,467
Simón BolívarDistrict4,9384,740
TembiaporáDistrict11,44112,877
Tres de Febrero (3 de Febrero)District8,8187,492
VaqueríaDistrict10,25710,498
YhúDistrict34,73722,524
CaazapáDepartment139,517139,479
AbaíDistrict26,17521,964
Buena VistaDistrict5,3404,296
CaazapáDistrict22,37223,654
Doctor Moisés BertoniDistrict4,6163,815
Fulgencio YegrosDistrict5,9585,072
General Higinio MorínigoDistrict5,4994,728
MacielDistrict3,9573,461
San Juan NepomucenoDistrict24,24328,233
TavaíDistrict13,35416,409
Tres de Mayo (3 de Mayo)District11,88812,923
YutyDistrict16,11514,924
CanindeyúDepartment140,137191,114
Corpus ChristiDistrict7,5047,739
Curuguaty (Villa San Isidro Curuguaty)District...33,561
General Francisco Caballero AlvarezDistrict8,8847,842
ItanaráDistrict2,0762,191
KatuetéDistrict7,48910,774
La PalomaDistrict6,3737,284
Laurel (← Nueva Esperanza, Ybyrarobaná)District...2,586
Maracaná (← Curuguaty)District...15,357
Nueva EsperanzaDistrict9,95111,069
Puerto Adela (← Salto del Guairá)District...1,326
Salto del GuairáDistrict11,29828,553
Villa YgatimíDistrict10,11613,074
Yasy CañyDistrict20,54020,399
Yby PytáDistrict8,81312,284
YbyrarobanáDistrict...8,468
YpehúDistrict5,8938,607
CentralDepartment1,362,8931,883,927
AreguáDistrict44,56670,298
CapiatáDistrict154,274236,999
Fernando de la MoraDistrict113,560110,255
GuarambaréDistrict16,68727,695
ItáDistrict50,39169,049
ItauguáDistrict60,60193,213
Julián Augusto SaldívarDistrict37,37460,162
LambaréDistrict119,795127,150
LimpioDistrict73,158139,652
LuqueDistrict185,127259,705
Mariano Roque AlonsoDistrict65,22985,133
ÑembyDistrict71,909116,383
Nueva ItaliaDistrict8,5259,941
San AntonioDistrict37,79557,843
San LorenzoDistrict204,356225,395
Villa ElisaDistrict53,16671,383
VilletaDistrict22,42935,941
YpacaraíDistrict18,53021,030
YpanéDistrict25,42166,700
ConcepciónDepartment179,450206,181
Arroyito (← Horqueta)District...8,292
AzoteyDistrict5,3836,731
BelénDistrict9,11210,605
ConcepciónDistrict...73,360
HorquetaDistrict...39,548
Itacuá (← San Alfredo)District...2,377
LoretoDistrict15,73113,580
Paso BarretoDistrict3,7443,988
Paso Horqueta (← Concepción, San Alfredo)District...7,646
San AlfredoDistrict...2,385
San Carlos del ApaDistrict655856
San LázaroDistrict9,06011,192
Sargento José Félix LópezDistrict5,4406,153
Yby YaúDistrict19,76419,468
CordilleraDepartment233,854268,037
AltosDistrict11,49614,641
Arroyos y EsterosDistrict19,00120,347
AtyráDistrict13,31015,988
CaacupéDistrict42,12750,409
CaraguatayDistrict11,56810,143
EmboscadaDistrict12,22521,182
Eusebio AyalaDistrict17,96819,334
Isla PucúDistrict6,6435,304
Itacurubí de la CordilleraDistrict9,8598,961
Juan de MenaDistrict5,4866,341
Loma GrandeDistrict2,8583,836
Mbocayaty del YhaguyDistrict4,0513,316
Nueva ColombiaDistrict3,5654,602
PiribebuyDistrict19,59425,758
Primero de MarzoDistrict6,0194,997
San BernardinoDistrict9,49112,216
San José ObreroDistrict4,0142,974
Santa ElenaDistrict5,7034,346
TobatíDistrict23,29527,435
ValenzuelaDistrict5,5815,907
GuairáDepartment178,650179,555
BorjaDistrict9,2227,758
Capitán Mauricio José TrocheDistrict9,0959,590
Colonia IndependenciaDistrict22,35119,235
Coronel MartínezDistrict4,1504,505
Doctor BotrellDistrict1,3901,321
Félix Pérez CardozoDistrict4,7744,805
General Eugenio A. GarayDistrict6,8246,752
ItapéDistrict6,7286,070
IturbeDistrict9,3937,166
José FassardiDistrict6,0465,139
Mbocayaty del GuairáDistrict6,6478,003
Natalicio TalaveraDistrict3,4173,843
ÑumíDistrict3,3462,864
Paso YobáiDistrict20,57520,562
San SalvadorDistrict3,2072,565
TebicuaryDistrict2,3762,639
VillarricaDistrict55,20062,565
Yataity del GuairáDistrict3,9094,173
ItapúaDepartment453,692449,642
Alto VeráDistrict13,79911,503
Bella VistaDistrict9,19310,447
CambyretáDistrict27,80847,717
Capitán MezaDistrict10,3849,253
Capitán MirandaDistrict8,6679,528
Carlos Antonio LópezDistrict17,62213,792
Carmen del ParanáDistrict6,1656,417
Coronel BogadoDistrict17,06517,192
EdeliraDistrict22,28717,362
EncarnaciónDistrict93,497106,842
FramDistrict6,9238,357
General ArtigasDistrict11,0428,623
General DelgadoDistrict6,6115,695
HohenauDistrict9,68512,809
Itapúa PotyDistrict14,6429,273
JesúsDistrict5,5605,197
José Leandro OviedoDistrict4,3532,417
La PazDistrict3,0762,669
Mayor OtañoDistrict12,15710,101
NatalioDistrict19,45614,865
Nueva AlboradaDistrict6,5334,896
ObligadoDistrict11,44113,606
PirapóDistrict6,7546,075
San Cosme y DamiánDistrict7,3227,397
San Juan del ParanáDistrict7,0919,083
San Pedro del ParanáDistrict28,59822,318
San Rafael del ParanáDistrict20,43414,166
Tomás Romero PereiraDistrict27,23925,419
TrinidadDistrict6,8737,972
YatytayDistrict11,4158,651
MisionesDepartment101,783111,142
AyolasDistrict15,21917,337
San Ignacio GuazúDistrict24,00329,430
San Juan BautistaDistrict16,56320,979
San MiguelDistrict5,2535,116
San PatricioDistrict3,5703,193
Santa María de FeDistrict7,3857,481
Santa Rosa de LimaDistrict17,61216,403
SantiagoDistrict6,7515,995
Villa FloridaDistrict2,5763,066
YabebyryDistrict2,8512,142
ÑeembucúDepartment76,34876,719
AlberdiDistrict7,2837,536
CerritoDistrict4,6474,340
DesmochadosDistrict1,6131,171
General José Eduvigis DíazDistrict3,6423,164
Guazú CuáDistrict1,9281,393
HumaitáDistrict2,8882,391
Isla UmbúDistrict2,7842,166
LaurelesDistrict3,2412,323
Mayor José MartínezDistrict3,9043,037
Paso de PatriaDistrict1,7081,809
PilarDistrict27,98034,741
San Juan Bautista del ÑeembucúDistrict5,1853,803
TacuarasDistrict3,2802,717
Villa FrancaDistrict9201,138
VillalbínDistrict2,0911,613
Villa OlivaDistrict3,2543,377
ParaguaríDepartment221,932200,472
AcahayDistrict14,86312,646
CaapucúDistrict7,2496,045
CarapeguáDistrict30,75829,351
EscobarDistrict7,9354,747
General Bernardino CaballeroDistrict6,4494,795
La ColmenaDistrict5,2345,254
María Antonia (← Mbuyapey)District...2,968
MbuyapeyDistrict...6,838
ParaguaríDistrict22,15420,678
PirayúDistrict15,00317,419
QuiindyDistrict18,43114,488
QuyquyhóDistrict6,8654,589
San Roque González de Santa CruzDistrict10,6419,637
SapucaiDistrict6,0105,218
TebicuarymíDistrict3,8043,225
YaguarónDistrict25,98429,242
YbycuíDistrict20,88717,972
YbytimíDistrict6,6305,360
Presidente HayesDepartment82,493123,313
Benjamín AcevalDistrict13,30922,008
Campo Aceval (← Teniente Primero Manuel Irala Fernández)District...5,848
General José Maria BruguezDistrict2,5912,491
José FalcónDistrict3,1893,693
NanawaDistrict4,8306,005
Nueva Asunción (Chaco'i; ← Villa Hayes)District...3,172
Puerto PinascoDistrict3,9489,241
Teniente Esteban MartínezDistrict2,4242,743
Teniente Primero Manuel Irala FernándezDistrict16,42420,145
Villa HayesDistrict35,77847,967
San PedroDepartment318,698355,175
25 de DiciembreDistrict9,1478,703
AntequeraDistrict3,4264,250
CapiibaryDistrict25,84130,570
ChoréDistrict21,05423,548
General Elizardo AquinoDistrict...16,971
General Francisco Isidoro ResquínDistrict...10,019
GuayaibíDistrict31,35928,214
Itacurubí del RosarioDistrict11,08310,507
LiberaciónDistrict14,96519,100
LimaDistrict10,39010,303
Nueva GermaniaDistrict4,2025,690
San EstanislaoDistrict39,22946,405
San José del Rosario (← Villa del Rosario, General Elizardo Aquino)District...4,119
San PabloDistrict3,6453,415
San Pedro de YcuamandyyúDistrict29,09732,267
Santa Rosa del AguarayDistrict20,47339,643
San Vicente Pancholo (← General Francisco Isidoro Resquín)District...11,571
TacuatíDistrict11,30113,847
UniónDistrict5,4065,032
Villa del RosarioDistrict...8,617
Yataity del NorteDistrict12,48010,113
YrybucuáDistrict10,02012,271
ParaguayPepublic5,163,1986,109,903

Source: Paraguay Dirección General de Estadísticas, Encuestas y Censos.

Explanation: Area figures of districts are calculated from geospatial data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2022)
Males3,057,674
Females3,052,229
Age Groups (C 2022)
0-14 years1,529,030
15-64 years4,057,213
65+ years523,660
Urbanization (C 2022)
Rural1,894,802
Urban4,215,101