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Pirayú Facts

Area156.3 km²
Population10,761
Male Population5,524 (51.3%)
Female Population5,237 (48.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+16.6%
Population change (2000 to 2020)-23.6%
Median Age23.8 years (Male: 23.8, Female: 23.9)
GDP per capita (PPP)$11,527 (2022)
Area Codes519
NeighborhoodsLas Mercedes
Local Time
TimezoneParaguay Standard Time
Lat & Lng-25.48333, -57.23333
Postal Codes090901090902090903090904090910More

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Pirayú Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population9,23011,84014,07615,58310,7618,9557,348
Population Density59 / km²75.7 / km²90.1 / km²99.7 / km²68.8 / km²57.3 / km²47 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Pirayú Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 23.6% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Pirayú+16.6%-9.1%-23.6%
Paraguarí Department
Paraguay
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Pirayú Median Age

Median Age: 23.8 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Pirayú23.8 yrs23.9 yrs23.8 yrs
Paraguarí Department23.8 yrs23.7 yrs23.8 yrs
Paraguay23.2 yrs23.4 yrs23 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Pirayú Population Density

Population Density: 68.8 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Pirayú10,761156.3 km²68.8 / km²
Paraguarí Department236,7468,602.6 km²27.5 / km²
Paraguay6.6 million399,592.8 km²16.5 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Pirayú Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 600 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Pirayú Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data19901995200020052010201520202022
GDP per capita$11,245$8,509$8,249$7,782$11,190$10,610$11,424$11,527
Total GDP$183.9M$152.4M$163M$168.8M$251.1M$229.3M$215.9M$207.8M
Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Pirayú CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Pirayú18,666 tn1.73 tn119.4 tons/km²
Paraguarí Department408,154 tn1.72 tn47.4 tons/km²
Paraguay11,064,705 tn1.68 tn27.7 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Pirayú CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)18,666 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita1.73 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)119.4 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
FloodHigh (10)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.

Pirayú

Pirayú is a town in the Paraguarí department of Paraguay.

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