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.