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🌆 Largest Cities in Paraguay

Cities of Paraguay with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by population (GeoNames).

📅 2026📏 people30 entries🇵🇾 See all of this country’s rankings →
Each tile’s area is its share of the combined total of 3,653,883 (30 entries). Stronger colour means a higher rank.
1
AsunciónAsuncion
1,482,200
2
Ciudad del EsteAlto Paraná Department
301,815
3
San LorenzoCentral Department
227,876
4
CapiatáCentral Department
198,553
5
LambaréCentral Department
126,377
6
Fernando de la MoraCentral Department
120,167
7
LimpioCentral Department
96,143
8
NembyCentral Department
94,641
9
Pedro Juan CaballeroAmambay Department
75,109
10
EncarnaciónItapúa
74,983
11
Mariano Roque AlonsoCentral Department
72,008
12
ItauguáCentral Department
64,997
13
Villa ElisaCentral Department
64,099
14
Villa HayesPresidente Hayes
57,217
15
CaacupéCordillera Department
56,864
16
San AntonioCentral Department
55,754
17
CaaguazúCaaguazú Department
54,808
18
Presidente FrancoAlto Paraná Department
54,292
19
Coronel OviedoCaaguazú Department
51,286
20
ConcepciónConcepción
48,123
21
VillarricaGuairá
41,157
22
Doctor Juan Eulogio EstigarribiaCaaguazú Department
38,894
23
VilletaCentral Department
36,985
24
PilarÑeembucú Department
32,810
25
Yby YaúConcepción
31,290
26
CaazapáCaazapá
23,996
27
FiladelfiaBoquerón Department
19,927
28
ItáCentral Department
18,459
29
San Juan BautistaMisiones Department
16,593
30
Loma PlataBoquerón Department
16,460

Highlights

Within Paraguay, Asunción ranks first in 2026 with 1,482,200, followed by Ciudad del Este (301,815) and San Lorenzo (227,876).

Asunción is 4.9 times higher than Ciudad del Este, the runner-up.

Across 30 entries, values run from 1,482,200 (Asunción) to 16,460 (Loma Plata), with a median of 56,309.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: people.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 14, 2026 — GeoNames aggregates census and estimate figures, so the reference year varies by city, and a few figures cover the metropolitan area rather than the city proper.