According to the 2004 Household Survey approximately 2,320,000 Paraguayans (39.2 per cent of the population) are living in poverty, as their incomes are less than the cost of a standard food basket (canasta).
根据2004年家庭调查，大约有2 232 000名巴拉圭人处于贫困线下（占总人口的39.2%），他们的收入不足抵偿口粮支出。