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 |
References