Ranked list of Paraguayan 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