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Paraguay
Paraguay Geographical location
Paraguay Economy and finance
Currency
Paraguayan Guarani (PYG)
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$573 (2009)
Inflation rate
4.63% (2023)
Unemployment rate
5.78% (2023)
Below the poverty line
24.7% (2022)
Gini coefficient
45.1 (2022)
Paraguay Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
11.5%
Smoking men
18.6%
Smoking women
4.4%
Current as of
2020
Paraguay Area (sq. km)
Total area
406752
Land area
397302
Water area
9450
Paraguay Popular payment systems
Paraguay Popular social networks and messengers
Paraguay Age structure
0-14 years
22.2%
15-64 years
68.4%
65+ years
9.4%
Current as of
2024
Paraguay Religion
Main religion
Catholicism
Non-religious
0.2%
Not specified
6.2%
Current as of
2023
Paraguay General Info
Сontinent
South America
Region
Latin America
Tier
Tier-2
ISO code
PY
Capital
Asunción
Official language
Spanish
Paraguay Average consumer spendings
Food products
29.8%
Alcohol and tobacco
4.2%
Current as of
2022
Paraguay Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
5.47
Beer
3.27
Wine
0.59
Spirits
1.59
Other alcohol
0.03
Current as of
2019
Paraguay Population and society
Population size
7522549
Male population
3769376
Female population
3753170
Population growth rate
1.09%
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
15.9
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
4.9
Urbanization
63.1%
Current as of
2024
Paraguay Credit ratings
Fitch
BB+ (2018)
Moody's
Ba1 (2015)
Standard & Poor's
BB (2014)
Paraguay Age-sex pyramid
Paraguay Phone operating systems
Android
82.45%
iOS
17.24%
Current as of
2025
Paraguay Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+595
Internet domain
.py
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
128 (2022)
Internet user penetration
77% (2021)
Fixed internet penetration
8% (2020)
Last update: 2026-04-02