City in Paraguay
Encarnación
Encarnación is the main city of Itapúa, with 106,842 residents in the 2022 census. The national migration directorate has an admission office for foreigners here, and 3.9% of residents were born abroad.
- Country
- Paraguay
- Region
- Itapúa
- Population
- 106,842 in 2022. Encarnación district, Census 2022 (INE); 84,317 of them live in the urban area, and Itapúa department has 449,642.
- Settings
- In a small town
- Weather
- Warm all year
The Fernshore Index
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Cost of living
88 of 100StrongCountry figure
Price level 0.348 of United States prices (2025).
Climate
33 of 100WeakOwn figure
Encarnación's own normals: 5 comfortable months a year (May to September). Monthly highs run from 22.2 °C in July to 32.8 °C in January; October has 239.0 mm of rain.
Safety
50 of 100MixedCountry figure
Global Peace Index 2026: 64th of 163.
Healthcare
64 of 100MixedCountry figure
WHO UHC service coverage index 79 (2023).
Schools
UnknownCountry figure
Our research doesn't cover schools yet.
Community
UnknownCountry figure
Not covered by Expat Insider 2026
Lifestyle
UnknownCountry figure
Not covered by Expat Insider 2026
Work and career
50 of 100MixedCountry figure
Mixed: the migration directorate lists remote workers and digital nomads as a way to show income for residence, but fixed broadband is 12.88 per 100 people (2023), under the 30 line.
Retirement
85 of 100StrongCountry figure
Strong: pensioners and retirees show income with a pension certificate that states the amount; temporary residence (up to 2 years, renewable) comes first and permanent residence follows. The pages print no minimum amount, age or deposit.
Internet
28 of 100WeakCountry figure
12.88 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people (2023).
English
54 of 100MixedCountry figure
EF EPI score 531, between the 499 and 550 anchors. The page does not print its edition year.
Visa, United States passport
UnknownCountry figure
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Visa, Canada passport
UnknownCountry figure
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Visa, Australia passport
UnknownCountry figure
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Visa, New Zealand passport
UnknownCountry figure
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Why it is here
Why Encarnación is on the list.
A city is listed when there is evidence that people move there. This is the evidence.
More detail
- In the 2022 census 3.9% of Encarnación's residents were born in another country, above Itapúa department's 3.4% and Paraguay's 2.6%. Across Itapúa 62.4% of the people born abroad were born in Argentina.
- The national migration directorate runs an admission office for foreigners at 25 de Mayo c/ Honorio González, one of nine outside Asunción.
The country
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Questions about Encarnación.
How many people live in Encarnación?
The 2022 census counted 106,842 residents in Encarnación district, 84,317 of them in the urban area. Itapúa department has 449,642. These are census counts, not adjusted for omission.
Is there a migration office in Encarnación?
Yes. The migration directorate has an admission office for foreigners at 25 de Mayo c/ Honorio González, open Monday to Friday from 07:00 to 15:00. It is one of nine outside Asunción. Applications for temporary residence are made in person.
How many foreigners live in Encarnación?
In the 2022 census 3.9% of the district's residents were born abroad, above Itapúa's 3.4% and the national 2.6%. Across Itapúa 62.4% of people born abroad came from Argentina. INE's study gives no count of US, Canadian, Australian, New Zealand or UK citizens for the district.
What is Encarnación's weather like?
Warm and wet. Monthly average highs run from 22.2 °C in July to 32.8 °C in January, and October is the wettest month at 239.0 mm. May to September are the five months with highs of 18 to 30 °C and under 150 mm of rain (1991 to 2020 normals).
Is there an official rent figure for Encarnación?
We found none for the district or for Itapúa. INE's census tables count people, not rents, so the cost-of-living page for Encarnación shows rent as unknown and takes the national price level.
Sources and dates checked
Official sources
- Censo 2022, Cuadro 1: población total por área urbana-rural y sexo, según departamento y distrito, Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Paraguay. Checked 18 October 2026. Final results, Census 2022 (not a headcount adjusted for omission). File read from an Internet Archive copy of 12 October 2026 because the site did not answer from our network. Country 6,109,903; Asunción 462,241 (all urban); Ciudad del Este 325,819; Central department 1,883,927; Itapúa department 449,642; Encarnación district 106,842 (84,317 urban); San Bernardino district 12,216 (7,599 urban).
- Oficinas de Admisión de Extranjeros, Dirección Nacional de Migraciones (DNM), Paraguay. Checked 18 October 2026. Page read from an Internet Archive copy of 12 June 2026 because the site did not answer from our network. Head office: Eligio Ayala esq. Caballero N° 201, Asunción (Monday to Friday, 07:00 to 14:30); an issuing office at Azara N° 304; the SUACE office for foreign investors; and admission offices in Concepción, Pedro Juan Caballero, Salto del Guairá, Nueva Esperanza, Ciudad del Este, Santa Rita, Encarnación (25 de Mayo c/ Honorio González, 07:00 to 15:00), Pilar and Mariscal Estigarribia. No office is listed for San Bernardino.
- Migración interna e internacional: una mirada a los movimientos migratorios en el Paraguay (Censo 2022), Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Paraguay. Checked 18 October 2026. PDF read from an Internet Archive copy of 6 June 2026 because the site did not answer from our network. Calls Asunción and Central the metropolitan axis that receives people. 2.6% of residents were born in another country; Argentina 41.5% and Brazil 33.2% of those, the United States 1.0%.
- Climate normals 1991–2020, Encarnación, WMO 86297, Dirección de Meteorología e Hidrología (DMH), Paraguay (WMO Climate Normals 1991–2020 via NOAA NCEI). Checked 18 October 2026. Station at 27°13′14″ S, 55°50′03″ W, 201 m. Monthly mean daily highs (°C) January to December: 32.8, 32.2, 31.0, 28.0, 24.0, 22.3, 22.2, 24.7, 26.1, 28.5, 30.3, 32.2. Rain (mm): 165.2, 131.1, 148.9, 179.9, 137.0, 117.0, 94.4, 79.7, 130.1, 239.0, 179.8, 202.3. Five months are comfortable (high 18 to 30 °C and under 150 mm): May to September. April (28.0 °C) has 179.9 mm of rain. Mean temperatures 26.4 °C (January) and 15.6 °C (July) differ by 10.8 °C.
- Price level index (GDP), Paraguay, World Bank. Checked 18 October 2026. 2025: 34.82 (United States = 100), read from the World Bank API on 18 October 2026.
- UHC service coverage index (SDG 3.8.1), World Health Organization. Checked 18 October 2026. Paraguay: 79 out of 100 (2023; 79 in 2020, 2021 and 2022 too), read from the WHO GHO API (UHC_INDEX_REPORTED) on 18 October 2026.
- Residencia Permanente para el cambio de categoría de residencia temporal (Ley N° 6984/2022), annex of categories for proving income, Dirección Nacional de Migraciones (DNM), Paraguay. Checked 18 October 2026. Page read from an Internet Archive copy of 13 August 2026 because the site did not answer from our network. The annex lists the ways to show economic solvency: professionals, technicians, employees, self-employed, remote workers or digital nomads (a work certificate showing the income received and how it is paid), property owners, shareholders, farmers, pensioners and retirees (a certificate of the pension with the amount received and how it is paid), and dependants. No minimum amount, age or deposit is printed. Permanent residence is granted after the period of temporary residence; the card is renewed every 10 years.
- Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people, Paraguay, International Telecommunication Union, via the World Bank. Checked 18 October 2026. 2023: 12.88 per 100 people, the latest year published (2024 and 2025 are empty), read from the World Bank API on 18 October 2026.
- Residencia Temporal establecida por la Ley N° 6984/2022 de Migraciones, Dirección Nacional de Migraciones (DNM), Paraguay. Checked 18 October 2026. Page read from an Internet Archive copy of 10 October 2026 because the site did not answer from our network. Temporary residence card valid up to 2 years, renewable for the same period, and a prerequisite for permanent residence. Fee Gs. 2,926,925 (cash), residence certificate Gs. 234,154. The application asks for the consular visa where one is required, a criminal record certificate from age 14 and an INTERPOL certificate.
- Publicaciones de población: Censo 2022 y estimaciones, Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Paraguay. Checked 18 October 2026.
Index measures and references (not official sources)
- Global Peace Index 2026, overall rank, Institute for Economics and Peace (private index). Checked 18 October 2026. Paraguay ranks 64th of 163 countries (score 1.882, change -0.007), third in South America, read from the report PDF on 18 October 2026.
- EF English Proficiency Index: Paraguay, EF Education First (private test-taker index). Checked 18 October 2026. Score 531, global ranking 43; the page does not print its edition year. Read on 18 October 2026.