Ranked list of Paraguayan departments

Population figures from the 2007 statistics[1] by the DGEEC.

By population
Rank Department Population % Density
1 Central 1,860,841 26.3% 754.9
2 Alto Paraná 703,507 10.4% 36.0
3 Asunción 519,076 9.9% 4,436.5
4 Itapúa 517,047 8.9% 28.0
5 Caaguazú 474,261 8.7% 39.1
6 San Pedro 350,840 6.2% 15.9
7 Cordillera 266,927 4.5% 47.3
8 Paraguarí 237,998 4.4% 26.0
9 Guairá 190,035 3.5% 46.0
10 Concepción 194,330 3.4% 10.0
11 Canindeyú 171,633 2.7% 9.6
12 Caazapá 150,155 2.7% 14.7
13 Amambay 123,861 2.2% 8.8
14 Misiones 113,644 2.0% 10.8
15 Presidente Hayes 98,094 1.6% 1.1
16 Ñeembucú 82,846 1.5% 6.3
17 Boquerón 52,987 0.9% 0.5
18 Alto Paraguay 11,561 0.3% 0.2
Paraguay 6,119,642 100% 12.7

By area
Rank Department Area (km²) % Density
1 Boquerón 91,699 22.5% 0.5
2 Alto Paraguay 82,349 20.2% 0.2
3 Presidente Hayes 72,907 17.9% 1.1
4 San Pedro 20,002 4.9% 15.9
5 Concepción 18,051 4.4% 10.0
6 Itapúa 16,525 4.1% 28.0
7 Alto Paraná 14,895 3.7% 36.0
8 Canindeyú 14,667 3.6% 9.6
9 Amambay 12,933 3.2% 8.8
10 Ñeembucú 12,147 3.0% 6.3
11 Caaguazú 11,474 2.8% 39.1
12 Misiones 9,556 2.3% 10.8
13 Caazapá 9,496 2.3% 14.7
14 Paraguarí 8,705 2.1% 26.0
15 Cordillera 4,948 1.2% 47.3
16 Guairá 3,846 0.9% 46.0
17 Central 2,465 0.6% 754.9
18 Asunción 117 0.0% 4,436.5
Paraguay 406,782 100% 12.7

By density
Rank Department Population Area (km²) Density
1 Asunción 513,399 117 4,436.5
2 Central 1,363,399 2,465 754.9
3 Cordillera 234,085 4,948 47.3
4 Guairá 176,933 3,846 46.0
5 Caaguazú 448,983 11,474 39.1
6 Alto Paraná 536,042 14,895 36.0
7 Itapúa 463,410 16,525 28.0
8 Paraguarí 226,514 8,705 26.0
9 San Pedro 318,787 20,002 15.9
10 Caazapá 139,241 9,496 14.7
11 Misiones 103,633 9,556 10.8
12 Concepción 180,277 18,051 10.0
13 Canindeyú 140,551 14,667 9.6
14 Amambay 113,888 12,933 8.8
15 Ñeembucú 76,738 12,147 6.3
16 Presidente Hayes 81,876 72,907 1.1
17 Boquerón 45,617 91,699 0.5
18 Alto Paraguay 15,008 82,349 0.2
Paraguay 5,178,381 406,782 12.7


This is a list of regions of Paraguay by Human Development Index as of 2017.[2]

Rank Region HDI (2017) Comparable countries (2017)[3]
High human development
1 Central (Asunción, Central) 0.743  Mongolia,  Fiji
–  Paraguay 0.702  Gabon
Medium human development
2 South-East (Guairá, Misiones, Paraguarí, Ñeembucú) 0.692  Bolivia
3 North-East (Caaguazú, Alto Paraná, Canindeyú) 0.679  El Salvador
4 South-West (Caazapá, Itapúa) 0.678  El Salvador
5 North-West (Boquerón, Alto Paraguay, Presidente Hayes,
Concepción, Amambay, San Pedro, Cordillera)		 0.674  El Salvador

References
  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-11-13. Retrieved 2010-02-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) 2007 Statistic
  2. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  3. "Human Development Report 2018 – "Human Development Indices and Indicators"" (PDF). HDRO (Human Development Report Office) United Nations Development Programme. pp. 22–25. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
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