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Population in India compared to Paraguay: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of India was 1,450,935,791 in 2024 vs 6,929,153 people in Paraguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current India's population is 1,480,351,380 people compared to 7,120,169 in Paraguay.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 207.9 times bigger than Paraguay's.
  • India is ranked the 1st most populous country in the world, while Paraguay is the 108th.
  • The countries together account for 17.9% of the world: 17.9% for India vs 0.09% for Paraguay.
  • For the last 10 years, India has had an average growth rate of +1.03% per year vs +1.34% in Paraguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of India has increased from 1.17B people to 1.48B (26.2% growth), while Paraguay has grown from 5.51M to 7.12M (29.3% growth).

India vs Paraguay: population by year and forecast

India
Factual

Projection
Paraguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
India Paraguay
2100 1,515,897,176 9,114,469
2099 1,523,583,618 9,134,868
2098 1,531,281,096 9,153,773
2097 1,538,914,978 9,171,880
2096 1,546,515,506 9,188,931
2095 1,554,100,337 9,204,812
2094 1,561,632,624 9,219,996
2093 1,569,112,481 9,234,274
2092 1,576,470,228 9,247,659
2091 1,583,793,450 9,260,551
2090 1,591,038,578 9,272,453
2089 1,598,165,996 9,283,984
2088 1,605,169,643 9,293,775
2087 1,612,023,916 9,302,722
2086 1,618,795,931 9,311,508
2085 1,625,424,591 9,319,285
2084 1,631,854,605 9,325,447
2083 1,638,132,423 9,331,054
2082 1,644,206,476 9,335,846
2081 1,650,106,942 9,340,017
2080 1,655,799,569 9,342,618
2079 1,661,261,962 9,344,195
2078 1,666,477,951 9,344,403
2077 1,671,444,317 9,343,525
2076 1,676,151,275 9,341,603
2075 1,680,606,119 9,337,944
2074 1,684,743,082 9,332,883
2073 1,688,579,113 9,326,126
2072 1,692,138,648 9,317,685
2071 1,695,351,098 9,307,917
2070 1,698,255,829 9,296,216
2069 1,700,813,392 9,282,854
2068 1,703,025,450 9,268,086
2067 1,704,872,725 9,251,858
2066 1,706,347,017 9,233,146
2065 1,707,540,131 9,212,933
2064 1,708,362,011 9,190,368
2063 1,708,845,280 9,165,372
2062 1,709,011,618 9,138,205
2061 1,708,866,368 9,109,701
2060 1,708,344,645 9,079,572
2059 1,707,488,768 9,047,300
2058 1,706,314,224 9,011,957
2057 1,704,805,210 8,975,110
2056 1,703,013,988 8,936,412
2055 1,700,890,479 8,896,115
2054 1,698,473,703 8,853,974
2053 1,695,661,388 8,810,350
2052 1,692,531,993 8,764,844
2051 1,689,057,795 8,717,773
2050 1,685,236,057 8,669,516
2049 1,681,083,344 8,619,672
2048 1,676,576,931 8,568,157
2047 1,671,678,054 8,515,265
2046 1,666,371,707 8,460,084
2045 1,660,667,112 8,404,136
2044 1,654,556,840 8,346,996
2043 1,648,067,988 8,288,781
2042 1,641,136,901 8,228,904
2041 1,633,771,970 8,168,202
2040 1,625,990,392 8,106,496
2039 1,617,818,911 8,043,273
2038 1,609,238,166 7,978,464
2037 1,600,212,760 7,912,690
2036 1,590,731,970 7,845,468
2035 1,580,864,963 7,777,137
2034 1,570,629,033 7,707,832
2033 1,560,043,145 7,636,950
2032 1,549,098,676 7,564,485
2031 1,537,810,507 7,490,891
2030 1,526,192,552 7,415,529
2029 1,514,274,850 7,338,535
2028 1,502,102,657 7,259,813
2027 1,489,628,314 7,179,864
2026 1,476,911,618 7,098,035
2025 1,463,993,377 7,014,448
2024 1,450,935,791 6,929,153
2023 1,438,069,596 6,844,146
2022 1,425,423,212 6,760,464
2021 1,414,203,896 6,684,182
2020 1,402,617,695 6,603,739
2019 1,389,030,312 6,515,058
2018 1,374,659,064 6,427,382
2017 1,359,657,400 6,338,660
2016 1,343,944,296 6,249,126
2015 1,328,024,498 6,159,103
2014 1,312,277,191 6,069,811
2013 1,295,829,511 5,982,445
2012 1,278,674,502 5,897,008
2011 1,261,224,954 5,814,626
2010 1,243,481,564 5,737,971
2009 1,225,524,753 5,671,236
2008 1,207,930,964 5,613,574
2007 1,190,676,021 5,559,386
2006 1,172,878,890 5,505,148
2005 1,154,676,322 5,448,097
2004 1,135,991,513 5,388,175
2003 1,116,803,006 5,326,436
2002 1,097,600,380 5,261,328
2001 1,077,898,575 5,187,689
2000 1,057,922,733 5,100,868
1999 1,038,225,823 5,003,135
1998 1,018,665,080 4,900,025
1997 999,133,762 4,794,412
1996 979,678,458 4,687,543
1995 960,301,044 4,579,806
1994 941,163,767 4,471,417
1993 922,118,387 4,362,696
1992 902,957,070 4,253,600
1991 883,927,600 4,144,364
1990 864,972,221 4,035,747
1989 846,039,529 3,927,802
1988 827,342,990 3,820,546
1987 808,931,270 3,714,889
1986 790,689,978 3,611,474
1985 772,647,793 3,510,671
1984 754,875,449 3,412,936
1983 737,372,681 3,318,068
1982 720,313,473 3,226,189
1981 703,696,250 3,137,604
1980 687,354,025 3,053,235
1979 671,155,747 2,973,968
1978 655,728,229 2,899,269
1977 640,801,103 2,827,874
1976 625,861,883 2,758,836
1975 611,309,535 2,691,648
1974 597,041,391 2,625,621
1973 583,465,598 2,561,102
1972 570,482,142 2,499,881
1971 558,096,387 2,442,537
1970 545,864,268 2,388,028
1969 533,880,544 2,334,992
1968 522,716,889 2,282,391
1967 511,606,372 2,229,994
1966 500,740,247 2,177,584
1965 490,140,146 2,125,177
1964 479,229,598 2,073,119
1963 468,138,575 2,021,909
1962 457,283,090 1,973,130
1961 446,564,729 1,927,394
1960 435,990,338 1,883,514

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/india/paraguay | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of India increased by 171,065,406 people (a 14.6% growth), while Paraguay gained 743,978 people (a 13.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, India gained 136,407,084 people (a 10.1% growth), while Paraguay's population increased by 871,043 people (a 13.9% growth).

India was ranked 2nd most populous country in 2006 and is 1st in 2026. Paraguay was ranked 107th in 2006 and ranked 108th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) India's population will grow by 13.8% to 1,685,236,057 people and will still be ranked 1st. The population of Paraguay will increase by 21.8% to 8,669,516 people and rank change from 108th to 110th.

India is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 1.71B people compared to the peak of 9.34M people in 2078 for Paraguay.

Population growth rate by year

India
Factual

Projection
Paraguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
India Paraguay
2100 -0.5% -0.22%
2099 -0.5% -0.21%
2098 -0.5% -0.2%
2097 -0.49% -0.19%
2096 -0.49% -0.17%
2095 -0.48% -0.16%
2094 -0.48% -0.15%
2093 -0.47% -0.14%
2092 -0.46% -0.14%
2091 -0.46% -0.13%
2090 -0.45% -0.12%
2089 -0.44% -0.11%
2088 -0.43% -0.1%
2087 -0.42% -0.09%
2086 -0.41% -0.08%
2085 -0.39% -0.07%
2084 -0.38% -0.06%
2083 -0.37% -0.05%
2082 -0.36% -0.04%
2081 -0.34% -0.03%
2080 -0.33% -0.02%
2079 -0.31% -0.002%
2078 -0.3% 0.009%
2077 -0.28% 0.02%
2076 -0.27% 0.04%
2075 -0.25% 0.05%
2074 -0.23% 0.07%
2073 -0.21% 0.09%
2072 -0.19% 0.1%
2071 -0.17% 0.13%
2070 -0.15% 0.14%
2069 -0.13% 0.16%
2068 -0.11% 0.18%
2067 -0.09% 0.2%
2066 -0.07% 0.22%
2065 -0.05% 0.25%
2064 -0.03% 0.27%
2063 -0.01% 0.3%
2062 0.008% 0.31%
2061 0.03% 0.33%
2060 0.05% 0.36%
2059 0.07% 0.39%
2058 0.09% 0.41%
2057 0.11% 0.43%
2056 0.12% 0.45%
2055 0.14% 0.48%
2054 0.17% 0.5%
2053 0.18% 0.52%
2052 0.21% 0.54%
2051 0.23% 0.56%
2050 0.25% 0.58%
2049 0.27% 0.6%
2048 0.29% 0.62%
2047 0.32% 0.65%
2046 0.34% 0.67%
2045 0.37% 0.68%
2044 0.39% 0.7%
2043 0.42% 0.73%
2042 0.45% 0.74%
2041 0.48% 0.76%
2040 0.51% 0.79%
2039 0.53% 0.81%
2038 0.56% 0.83%
2037 0.6% 0.86%
2036 0.62% 0.88%
2035 0.65% 0.9%
2034 0.68% 0.93%
2033 0.71% 0.96%
2032 0.73% 0.98%
2031 0.76% 1.02%
2030 0.79% 1.05%
2029 0.81% 1.08%
2028 0.84% 1.11%
2027 0.86% 1.15%
2026 0.88% 1.19%
2025 0.9% 1.23%
2024 0.89% 1.24%
2023 0.89% 1.24%
2022 0.79% 1.14%
2021 0.83% 1.22%
2020 0.98% 1.36%
2019 1.05% 1.36%
2018 1.1% 1.4%
2017 1.17% 1.43%
2016 1.2% 1.46%
2015 1.2% 1.47%
2014 1.27% 1.46%
2013 1.34% 1.45%
2012 1.38% 1.42%
2011 1.43% 1.34%
2010 1.47% 1.18%
2009 1.46% 1.03%
2008 1.45% 0.97%
2007 1.52% 0.99%
2006 1.58% 1.05%
2005 1.64% 1.11%
2004 1.72% 1.16%
2003 1.75% 1.24%
2002 1.83% 1.42%
2001 1.89% 1.7%
2000 1.9% 1.95%
1999 1.92% 2.1%
1998 1.95% 2.2%
1997 1.99% 2.28%
1996 2.02% 2.35%
1995 2.03% 2.42%
1994 2.07% 2.49%
1993 2.12% 2.56%
1992 2.15% 2.64%
1991 2.19% 2.69%
1990 2.24% 2.75%
1989 2.26% 2.81%
1988 2.28% 2.84%
1987 2.31% 2.86%
1986 2.34% 2.87%
1985 2.35% 2.86%
1984 2.37% 2.86%
1983 2.37% 2.85%
1982 2.36% 2.82%
1981 2.38% 2.76%
1980 2.41% 2.67%
1979 2.35% 2.58%
1978 2.33% 2.52%
1977 2.39% 2.5%
1976 2.38% 2.5%
1975 2.39% 2.51%
1974 2.33% 2.52%
1973 2.28% 2.45%
1972 2.22% 2.35%
1971 2.24% 2.28%
1970 2.24% 2.27%
1969 2.14% 2.3%
1968 2.17% 2.35%
1967 2.17% 2.41%
1966 2.16% 2.47%
1965 2.28% 2.51%
1964 2.37% 2.53%
1963 2.37% 2.47%
1962 2.4% 2.37%
1961 2.43% 2.33%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of India grew by 0.89%, while Paraguay's population grew by 1.24%.

Live population counters

India Paraguay
Current population
1480351380
7120169
Population rank 1/197 108/197
Percent of world population 17.9% 0.09%
One net population change
2.45 seconds
6.18 minutes
One birth every
1.36 seconds
3.84 minutes
One death every
3.32 seconds
13.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline +35,250 +233
Annual growth/decline +12,866,195 +85,007
Annual growth/decline rate +0.89% +1.24%
Population growth rate rank 107/197 87/197
One migration net change every
1.06 minutes
42.4 minutes
Annual migration change -495,753 -12,423
Net migration rank 195/196 137/196
Foreign-born residents 4,796,255 180,837
Foreign-born residents rank 15/195 119/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 181/195 123/195

Natural population change vs migration

India
Natural

Migration
Paraguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
India Paraguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -495,753 - -12,423
2024 - -630,830 - -12,451
2023 13,711,993 -979,179 97,748 -12,500
2022 13,912,130 -1,353,478 94,627 -12,500
2021 10,227,523 -348,916 78,667 -8,226
2020 13,366,946 -73,806 98,667 -8,226
2019 14,859,846 -978,969 103,179 -16,263
2018 15,451,168 -589,794 104,908 -16,472
2017 15,394,041 -251,642 105,634 -16,630
2016 16,202,593 81,248 106,804 -16,737
2015 16,211,195 -655,085 106,817 -16,834
2014 16,165,943 -227,263 105,585 -16,989
2013 17,107,541 -151,372 103,383 -17,232
2012 17,552,365 -198,935 102,508 -17,763
2011 17,793,362 -247,017 100,442 -20,427
2010 17,991,935 -50,905 99,456 -26,169
2009 18,286,055 -312,905 100,296 -40,112
2008 18,234,926 -1,020,047 99,821 -44,679
2007 18,331,648 -1,037,200 99,141 -45,914
2006 18,641,737 -342,177 99,808 -44,568
2005 19,034,839 -929,454 101,035 -42,173
2004 19,469,758 -206,660 101,896 -40,907
2003 19,720,507 -606,970 102,427 -39,941
2002 20,024,621 -732,419 104,658 -36,918
2001 20,182,573 -70,346 107,225 -27,676
2000 19,984,160 -143,960 109,979 -15,884
1999 19,648,424 -95,320 112,726 -11,362
1998 19,569,575 -1,049 114,122 -9,276
1997 19,494,098 880 115,095 -8,704
1996 19,442,699 -26,388 115,623 -8,273
1995 19,396,161 -57,297 115,777 -7,653
1994 19,310,798 -375,253 115,662 -6,999
1993 19,152,399 2,364 115,211 -6,431
1992 19,132,757 35,155 115,442 -6,035
1991 19,049,524 -157,911 114,472 -5,420
1990 18,893,588 125,514 112,864 -4,685
1989 18,848,915 -2,907 111,727 -4,009
1988 18,702,916 -155,676 110,348 -3,557
1987 18,496,213 -219,150 107,962 -3,445
1986 18,455,495 -249,545 105,776 -3,460
1985 17,968,697 -89,991 102,859 -3,562
1984 17,698,810 -32,313 99,937 -3,769
1983 17,219,127 119,694 96,406 -2,845
1982 16,790,507 -10,687 92,917 -2,725
1981 16,422,159 33,243 89,456 -2,477
1980 16,018,786 210,914 84,568 -2,808
1979 15,392,957 774,094 80,345 -3,570
1978 14,898,145 -210,444 76,691 -4,066
1977 14,575,662 590,626 74,359 -4,201
1976 14,435,504 275,984 71,973 -4,066
1975 13,958,642 434,205 70,285 -3,807
1974 13,795,836 347,869 69,059 -3,478
1973 13,412,707 -404,743 67,803 -4,346
1972 13,041,792 -82,816 66,625 -7,642
1971 12,787,104 -974,574 66,142 -10,446
1970 12,417,866 233,782 65,905 -12,579
1969 12,167,671 -851,844 65,616 -12,859
1968 12,006,807 -995,416 65,575 -13,132
1967 11,279,897 -70,314 65,695 -13,346
1966 11,089,894 -566,982 66,002 -13,538
1965 10,925,714 -248,299 66,063 -13,715
1964 11,285,378 -141,916 65,681 -13,915
1963 11,016,705 21,640 64,741 -14,086
1962 10,743,409 -70,514 63,079 -16,175
1961 10,468,816 295,177 61,536 -16,972
1960 10,237,489 146,955 60,009 -16,811

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 96.4% of the population change in India is from natural causes (a gain of 145,503,378 people) and 3.56% is from migration (a loss of 5,376,884 people). In Paraguay 87.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,002,636 people) and 12.4% is from migration (a loss of 141,377 people).

As of 2024, 4,796,255 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in India, compared to 180,837 people or 2.6% in Paraguay.

Biggest cities by population

India
City Population
Delhi 26.5M
Mumbai 15.4M
Bangalore 12.3M
Hyderabad 9.3M
Ahmedabad 7.64M
Chennai 6.6M
Pune 5.94M
Surat 5.94M
Kolkata 4.5M
Lucknow 3.38M
Paraguay
City Population
Asuncion 462K
Ciudad del Este 350K
Luque 260K
San Lorenzo 225K
Pedro Juan Caballero 127K
Caaguazu 127K
Encarnacion 107K
Coronel Oviedo 52.4K
Concepcion 45.1K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
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