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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Italy was 58,952,704 in 2024 vs 6,929,153 people in Paraguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Italy's population is 58,562,681 people compared to 7,120,169 in Paraguay.

Population statistics:

  • Italy's population is 8.22 times bigger than Paraguay's.
  • Italy is ranked the 26th most populous country in the world, while Paraguay is the 108th.
  • The countries together account for 0.79% of the world: 0.71% for Italy vs 0.09% for Paraguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Italy has had an average growth rate of -0.21% per year vs +1.34% in Paraguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Italy has increased from 58.4M people to 58.6M (0.28% growth), while Paraguay has grown from 5.51M to 7.12M (29.3% growth).

Italy vs Paraguay: population by year and forecast

Italy
Factual

Projection
Paraguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Italy Paraguay
2100 35,208,261 9,114,469
2099 35,444,989 9,134,868
2098 35,676,340 9,153,773
2097 35,914,345 9,171,880
2096 36,150,501 9,188,931
2095 36,386,787 9,204,812
2094 36,619,396 9,219,996
2093 36,850,181 9,234,274
2092 37,089,746 9,247,659
2091 37,323,400 9,260,551
2090 37,560,976 9,272,453
2089 37,802,157 9,283,984
2088 38,040,056 9,293,775
2087 38,280,439 9,302,722
2086 38,517,279 9,311,508
2085 38,761,126 9,319,285
2084 39,008,873 9,325,447
2083 39,255,273 9,331,054
2082 39,509,964 9,335,846
2081 39,767,732 9,340,017
2080 40,030,977 9,342,618
2079 40,302,924 9,344,195
2078 40,579,648 9,344,403
2077 40,860,952 9,343,525
2076 41,151,772 9,341,603
2075 41,455,646 9,337,944
2074 41,779,503 9,332,883
2073 42,111,664 9,326,126
2072 42,459,257 9,317,685
2071 42,814,908 9,307,917
2070 43,187,953 9,296,216
2069 43,571,469 9,282,854
2068 43,964,515 9,268,086
2067 44,361,273 9,251,858
2066 44,771,926 9,233,146
2065 45,197,177 9,212,933
2064 45,628,630 9,190,368
2063 46,066,216 9,165,372
2062 46,517,561 9,138,205
2061 46,971,598 9,109,701
2060 47,424,830 9,079,572
2059 47,879,711 9,047,300
2058 48,332,818 9,011,957
2057 48,778,066 8,975,110
2056 49,222,515 8,936,412
2055 49,653,326 8,896,115
2054 50,073,600 8,853,974
2053 50,488,203 8,810,350
2052 50,886,354 8,764,844
2051 51,276,616 8,717,773
2050 51,663,176 8,669,516
2049 52,034,983 8,619,672
2048 52,392,012 8,568,157
2047 52,745,310 8,515,265
2046 53,080,828 8,460,084
2045 53,408,660 8,404,136
2044 53,723,325 8,346,996
2043 54,042,322 8,288,781
2042 54,342,628 8,228,904
2041 54,629,496 8,168,202
2040 54,916,374 8,106,496
2039 55,205,078 8,043,273
2038 55,481,637 7,978,464
2037 55,757,394 7,912,690
2036 56,025,224 7,845,468
2035 56,295,613 7,777,137
2034 56,562,648 7,707,832
2033 56,822,364 7,636,950
2032 57,078,534 7,564,485
2031 57,345,322 7,490,891
2030 57,606,120 7,415,529
2029 57,851,091 7,338,535
2028 58,091,760 7,259,813
2027 58,333,039 7,179,864
2026 58,562,681 7,098,035
2025 58,769,653 7,014,448
2024 58,952,704 6,929,153
2023 58,984,216 6,844,146
2022 59,013,667 6,760,464
2021 59,133,173 6,684,182
2020 59,438,851 6,603,739
2019 59,729,081 6,515,058
2018 60,148,658 6,427,382
2017 60,002,252 6,338,660
2016 60,115,223 6,249,126
2015 60,229,605 6,159,103
2014 60,320,707 6,069,811
2013 60,311,613 5,982,445
2012 60,191,247 5,897,008
2011 60,026,841 5,814,626
2010 59,819,407 5,737,971
2009 59,555,454 5,671,236
2008 59,211,181 5,613,574
2007 58,756,247 5,559,386
2006 58,399,861 5,505,148
2005 58,166,682 5,448,097
2004 57,828,179 5,388,175
2003 57,399,184 5,326,436
2002 57,089,824 5,261,328
2001 56,976,981 5,187,689
2000 56,942,108 5,100,868
1999 56,916,317 5,003,135
1998 56,906,744 4,900,025
1997 56,890,372 4,794,412
1996 56,860,281 4,687,543
1995 56,844,303 4,579,806
1994 56,843,400 4,471,417
1993 56,831,821 4,362,696
1992 56,797,087 4,253,600
1991 56,758,521 4,144,364
1990 56,719,240 4,035,747
1989 56,671,781 3,927,802
1988 56,629,288 3,820,546
1987 56,601,931 3,714,889
1986 56,596,155 3,611,474
1985 56,593,071 3,510,671
1984 56,576,718 3,412,936
1983 56,564,074 3,318,068
1982 56,543,548 3,226,189
1981 56,501,675 3,137,604
1980 56,433,883 3,053,235
1979 56,317,749 2,973,968
1978 56,155,143 2,899,269
1977 55,955,411 2,827,874
1976 55,718,260 2,758,836
1975 55,441,001 2,691,648
1974 55,110,868 2,625,621
1973 54,751,406 2,561,102
1972 54,381,345 2,499,881
1971 54,073,490 2,442,537
1970 53,821,850 2,388,028
1969 53,537,950 2,334,992
1968 53,235,750 2,282,391
1967 52,900,500 2,229,994
1966 52,519,000 2,177,584
1965 52,112,350 2,125,177
1964 51,675,350 2,073,119
1963 51,252,000 2,021,909
1962 50,879,450 1,973,130
1961 50,536,350 1,927,394
1960 50,199,700 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/italy/paraguay | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Italy increased by 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth), while Paraguay gained 743,978 people (a 13.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Italy lost 1,552,542 people (a 2.58% decline), while Paraguay's population increased by 871,043 people (a 13.9% growth).

Italy was ranked 23rd most populous country in 2006 and is 26th 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) Italy's population will shrink by 11.8% to 51,663,176 people with a rank change from 26th to 40th. The population of Paraguay will increase by 21.8% to 8,669,516 people and rank change from 108th to 110th.

Paraguay is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 9.34M people, while Italy's population already peaked in 2014 at 60.3M people and is projected to decrease to 35.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Italy
Factual

Projection
Paraguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Italy Paraguay
2100 -0.67% -0.22%
2099 -0.65% -0.21%
2098 -0.66% -0.2%
2097 -0.65% -0.19%
2096 -0.65% -0.17%
2095 -0.64% -0.16%
2094 -0.63% -0.15%
2093 -0.65% -0.14%
2092 -0.63% -0.14%
2091 -0.63% -0.13%
2090 -0.64% -0.12%
2089 -0.63% -0.11%
2088 -0.63% -0.1%
2087 -0.61% -0.09%
2086 -0.63% -0.08%
2085 -0.64% -0.07%
2084 -0.63% -0.06%
2083 -0.64% -0.05%
2082 -0.65% -0.04%
2081 -0.66% -0.03%
2080 -0.67% -0.02%
2079 -0.68% -0.002%
2078 -0.69% 0.009%
2077 -0.71% 0.02%
2076 -0.73% 0.04%
2075 -0.78% 0.05%
2074 -0.79% 0.07%
2073 -0.82% 0.09%
2072 -0.83% 0.1%
2071 -0.86% 0.13%
2070 -0.88% 0.14%
2069 -0.89% 0.16%
2068 -0.89% 0.18%
2067 -0.92% 0.2%
2066 -0.94% 0.22%
2065 -0.95% 0.25%
2064 -0.95% 0.27%
2063 -0.97% 0.3%
2062 -0.97% 0.31%
2061 -0.96% 0.33%
2060 -0.95% 0.36%
2059 -0.94% 0.39%
2058 -0.91% 0.41%
2057 -0.9% 0.43%
2056 -0.87% 0.45%
2055 -0.84% 0.48%
2054 -0.82% 0.5%
2053 -0.78% 0.52%
2052 -0.76% 0.54%
2051 -0.75% 0.56%
2050 -0.71% 0.58%
2049 -0.68% 0.6%
2048 -0.67% 0.62%
2047 -0.63% 0.65%
2046 -0.61% 0.67%
2045 -0.59% 0.68%
2044 -0.59% 0.7%
2043 -0.55% 0.73%
2042 -0.53% 0.74%
2041 -0.52% 0.76%
2040 -0.52% 0.79%
2039 -0.5% 0.81%
2038 -0.49% 0.83%
2037 -0.48% 0.86%
2036 -0.48% 0.88%
2035 -0.47% 0.9%
2034 -0.46% 0.93%
2033 -0.45% 0.96%
2032 -0.47% 0.98%
2031 -0.45% 1.02%
2030 -0.42% 1.05%
2029 -0.41% 1.08%
2028 -0.41% 1.11%
2027 -0.39% 1.15%
2026 -0.35% 1.19%
2025 -0.31% 1.23%
2024 -0.05% 1.24%
2023 -0.05% 1.24%
2022 -0.2% 1.14%
2021 -0.51% 1.22%
2020 -0.49% 1.36%
2019 -0.7% 1.36%
2018 0.24% 1.4%
2017 -0.19% 1.43%
2016 -0.19% 1.46%
2015 -0.15% 1.47%
2014 0.02% 1.46%
2013 0.2% 1.45%
2012 0.27% 1.42%
2011 0.35% 1.34%
2010 0.44% 1.18%
2009 0.58% 1.03%
2008 0.77% 0.97%
2007 0.61% 0.99%
2006 0.4% 1.05%
2005 0.59% 1.11%
2004 0.75% 1.16%
2003 0.54% 1.24%
2002 0.2% 1.42%
2001 0.06% 1.7%
2000 0.05% 1.95%
1999 0.02% 2.1%
1998 0.03% 2.2%
1997 0.05% 2.28%
1996 0.03% 2.35%
1995 0.002% 2.42%
1994 0.02% 2.49%
1993 0.06% 2.56%
1992 0.07% 2.64%
1991 0.07% 2.69%
1990 0.08% 2.75%
1989 0.08% 2.81%
1988 0.05% 2.84%
1987 0.01% 2.86%
1986 0.005% 2.87%
1985 0.03% 2.86%
1984 0.02% 2.86%
1983 0.04% 2.85%
1982 0.07% 2.82%
1981 0.12% 2.76%
1980 0.21% 2.67%
1979 0.29% 2.58%
1978 0.36% 2.52%
1977 0.43% 2.5%
1976 0.5% 2.5%
1975 0.6% 2.51%
1974 0.66% 2.52%
1973 0.68% 2.45%
1972 0.57% 2.35%
1971 0.47% 2.28%
1970 0.53% 2.27%
1969 0.57% 2.3%
1968 0.63% 2.35%
1967 0.73% 2.41%
1966 0.78% 2.47%
1965 0.85% 2.51%
1964 0.83% 2.53%
1963 0.73% 2.47%
1962 0.68% 2.37%
1961 0.67% 2.33%

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

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

In 2024, the population of Italy declined by 0.05%, while Paraguay's population grew by 1.24%.

Live population counters

Italy Paraguay
Current population
58562681
7120169
Population rank 26/197 108/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.09%
One net population change
16.7 minutes
6.18 minutes
One birth every
1.39 minutes
3.84 minutes
One death every
47.7 seconds
13.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline -86 +233
Annual growth/decline -31,512 +85,007
Annual growth/decline rate -0.05% +1.24%
Population growth rate rank 170/197 87/197
One migration net change every
6.99 minutes
42.4 minutes
Annual migration change +75,448 -12,423
Net migration rank 19/196 137/196
Foreign-born residents 6,553,671 180,837
Foreign-born residents rank 12/195 119/195
Foreign-born share of population 11% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 59/195 123/195

Natural population change vs migration

Italy
Natural

Migration
Paraguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Italy Paraguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 75,448 - -12,423
2024 - 95,246 - -12,451
2023 -283,125 150,189 97,748 -12,500
2022 -318,674 231,228 94,627 -12,500
2021 -301,579 157,327 78,667 -8,226
2020 -338,801 85,281 98,667 -8,226
2019 -215,025 46,634 103,179 -16,263
2018 -192,475 83,686 104,908 -16,472
2017 -192,007 95,147 105,634 -16,630
2016 -138,265 84,568 106,804 -16,737
2015 -162,620 39,389 106,817 -16,834
2014 -96,513 52,679 105,585 -16,989
2013 -90,468 158,090 103,383 -17,232
2012 -78,248 252,524 102,508 -17,763
2011 -48,021 198,544 100,442 -20,427
2010 -23,928 274,387 99,456 -26,169
2009 -17,866 283,676 100,296 -40,112
2008 -11,842 422,534 99,821 -44,679
2007 -5,876 495,092 99,141 -45,914
2006 0 215,995 99,808 -44,568
2005 -17,450 258,702 101,035 -42,173
2004 11,566 417,970 101,896 -40,907
2003 -40,179 478,578 102,427 -39,941
2002 -22,836 223,861 104,658 -36,918
2001 -11,396 48,903 107,225 -27,676
2000 -17,082 56,065 109,979 -15,884
1999 -22,766 54,405 112,726 -11,362
1998 -39,835 67,985 114,122 -9,276
1997 -22,756 50,539 115,095 -8,704
1996 -22,744 53,450 115,623 -8,273
1995 -34,107 -460,287 115,777 -7,653
1994 -17,053 502,750 115,662 -6,999
1993 0 24,321 115,211 -6,431
1992 22,718 51,747 115,442 -6,035
1991 11,352 19,721 114,472 -5,420
1990 22,688 35,317 112,864 -4,685
1989 28,336 19,540 111,727 -4,009
1988 33,977 18,553 110,348 -3,557
1987 16,980 7,825 107,962 -3,445
1986 11,319 -6,206 105,776 -3,460
1985 28,297 6,911 102,859 -3,562
1984 50,919 203 99,937 -3,769
1983 33,939 -3,733 96,406 -2,845
1982 79,161 -24,223 92,917 -2,725
1981 73,452 7,182 89,456 -2,477
1980 84,650 295,642 84,568 -2,808
1979 129,531 42,637 80,345 -3,570
1978 168,465 43,932 76,691 -4,066
1977 190,248 42,246 74,359 -4,201
1976 228,445 40,885 71,973 -4,066
1975 271,660 43,051 70,285 -3,807
1974 336,176 42,487 69,059 -3,478
1973 328,508 41,631 67,803 -4,346
1972 364,355 43,182 66,625 -7,642
1971 383,922 -58,627 66,142 -10,446
1970 376,753 -62,216 65,905 -12,579
1969 390,827 -45,346 65,616 -12,859
1968 399,268 -50,149 65,575 -13,132
1967 439,074 -37,992 65,695 -13,346
1966 488,427 -35,352 66,002 -13,538
1965 474,222 -36,267 66,063 -13,715
1964 527,089 -27,368 65,681 -13,915
1963 440,767 -28,198 64,741 -14,086
1962 427,387 -25,840 63,079 -16,175
1961 459,880 -129,761 61,536 -16,972
1960 426,697 -140,765 60,009 -16,811

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 68.6% of the population change in Italy is from natural causes (a loss of 2,239,084 people) and 31.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,026,128 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, 6,553,671 residents or 11% of the population were not native-born in Italy, compared to 180,837 people or 2.6% in Paraguay.

Biggest cities by population

Italy
City Population
Rome 2.75M
Milan 1.35M
Naples 913K
Turin 842K
Palermo 630K
Genoa 559K
Bologna 388K
Florence 361K
Bari 315K
Catania 312K
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)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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