[World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social assistance in Paraguay
Paraguay: [World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social assistance was 47.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
[World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social assistance in Paraguay, 2007–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for [world bank] proportion of population covered by social assistance in Paraguay is 47.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, [world bank] proportion of population covered by social assistance in Paraguay peaked at 77.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 2007.
Paraguay ranks 12th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
[World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social assistance in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 33.0% | — |
| 2008 | 39.0% | +18.2% |
| 2009 | 40.0% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 50.0% | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 48.0% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 62.0% | +29.2% |
| 2013 | 60.0% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 58.0% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 63.0% | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 65.0% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 77.0% | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 55.0% | -28.6% |
| 2022 | 45.0% | -18.2% |
| 2024 | 47.0% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.3% | 33.0% | 40.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 60.0% | 48.0% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.0% | 45.0% | 77.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More infrastructure data for Paraguay
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 8.67 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.61 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 205,511 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.03 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 21.95 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 205,511 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.27 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is [world bank] proportion of population covered by social assistance in Paraguay?
- [world bank] proportion of population covered by social assistance in Paraguay was 47.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest [world bank] proportion of population covered by social assistance recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 77.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest [world bank] proportion of population covered by social assistance recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 2007.
- How does Paraguay rank for [world bank] proportion of population covered by social assistance?
- Paraguay ranks 12th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is [world bank] proportion of population covered by social assistance rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of [World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social assistance programs (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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