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Ranked list of Paraguyan departments
Population figures from the 2002 census.
By population
| Rank | Department | Population | % | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central | 1,363,399 | 26.3% | 553.1 |
| 2 | Alto Paraná | 536,042 | 10.4% | 36.0 |
| 3 | Asunción | 513,399 | 9.9% | 4,388.0 |
| 4 | Itapúa | 463,410 | 8.9% | 28.0 |
| 5 | Caaguazú | 448,983 | 8.7% | 39.1 |
| 6 | San Pedro | 318,787 | 6.2% | 15.9 |
| 7 | Cordillera | 234,085 | 4.5% | 47.3 |
| 8 | Paraguarí | 226,514 | 4.4% | 26.0 |
| 9 | Concepción | 180,277 | 3.5% | 10.0 |
| 10 | Guairá | 176,933 | 3.4% | 46.0 |
| 11 | Canindeyú | 140,551 | 2.7% | 9.6 |
| 12 | Caazapá | 139,241 | 2.7% | 14.7 |
| 13 | Amambay | 113,888 | 2.2% | 8.8 |
| 14 | Misiones | 103,633 | 2.0% | 10.8 |
| 15 | Presidente Hayes | 81,876 | 1.6% | 1.1 |
| 16 | Ñeembucú | 76,738 | 1.5% | 6.3 |
| 17 | Boquerón | 45,617 | 0.9% | 0.5 |
| 18 | Alto Paraguay | 15,008 | 0.3% | 0.2 |
| Paraguay | 5,178,381 | 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% | 553.1 |
| 18 | Asunción | 117 | 0.0% | 4,388.0 |
| Paraguay | 406,782 | 100% | 12.7 |
By density
| Rank | Department | Population | Area (km²) | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asunción | 513,399 | 117 | 4,388.0 |
| 2 | Central | 1,363,399 | 2,465 | 553.1 |
| 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 |
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