Other people in need of international protection by country or in Paraguay
Paraguay: Other people in need of international protection by country or was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Other people in need of international protection by country or in Paraguay, 2018–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
The most recent figure for other people in need of international protection by country or in Paraguay is 0, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Paraguay ranks 17th of 21 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Other people in need of international protection by country or in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 803 | — |
| 2019 | 3,588 | +346.8% |
| 2020 | 2,879 | -19.8% |
| 2021 | 1,910 | -33.7% |
| 2022 | 1,004 | -47.4% |
| 2023 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20,833. (21 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 174,216. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,196 | 803 | 3,588 | 2 |
| 2020s | 965.5 | 0 | 2,879 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 14 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 8,259 compare
- 15 Curaçao 6,903 compare
- 16 Trinidad and Tobago 3,856 compare
- 17 Cayman Islands 0 compare
- 17 Guatemala 0 compare
- 17 Nicaragua 0
- 17 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 compare
More social development data for Paraguay
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,621 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 162 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 162 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0007 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other people in need of international protection by country or in Paraguay?
- Other people in need of international protection by country or in Paraguay was 0 in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest other people in need of international protection by country or recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3,588 in 2019.
- What is the lowest other people in need of international protection by country or recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2023.
- How does Paraguay rank for other people in need of international protection by country or?
- Paraguay ranks 17th out of 21 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other people in need of international protection by country or rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as part of Other people in need of international protection by country or territory of asylum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Other people in need of international protection refer to people who are outside their country or territory of origin, typically because they have been forcibly displaced across international borders, who have not been reported under other categories (including asylum-seekers and refugees) but who likely need international protection, including protection against forced return, as well as access to basic services on a temporary or longer-term basis.