Ireland vs Paraguay: Rural population

Ireland
1.94 million
in 2025
Paraguay
2.08 million
in 2025
Ireland rank
106th
Paraguay rank
104th

Rural population over time

  • Ireland
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 2.08 million against 1.94 million in Ireland, a difference of 134,440.

That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ireland ahead.

Globally, Ireland ranks 106th and Paraguay ranks 104th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Rural population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.