Migration trends in Paraguay

Latin America

746.4K people from Paraguay have built lives abroad. That's 10.8% of the country population, spread across 37 different countries

6.9M

Population

176.4K

Immigrants

746.4K

Emigrants

−569.9K

Outflow

Every 10th person born in Paraguay now lives abroad

The #82 largest source of emigrants worldwide

Top corridors

The largest migration routes in Paraguay

Where people move to

517.4K69.3%

144.9K19.4%

53.9K7.2%

Where people come from

85.2K48.3%

65.9K37.4%

3.4K1.9%

Key moments

How migration has changed since 1990

1990

189.4K immigrants · 321.3K emigrants

2010

An accelerating exodus — the diaspora abroad grew by 43%
The diaspora abroad passed 500K people

Today

Since 1990: roughly the same number of foreign-born residents and 425.1K more citizens living abroad

Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)

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