The latest officially reported population of Niger was 27,032,412 in 2024 vs 6,929,153 people in Paraguay in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Niger's population is 28,638,403 people compared to 7,079,103 in Paraguay.
Population statistics:
- Niger's population is 4.05 times bigger than Paraguay's.
- Niger is ranked the 53rd most populous country in the world, while Paraguay is the 108th.
- The countries together account for 0.43% of the world: 0.35% for Niger vs 0.09% for Paraguay.
- For the last 10 years, Niger has had an average growth rate of +3.5% per year vs +1.34% in Paraguay.
- Since 2005, the population of Niger has increased from 13.8M people to 28.6M (108.2% growth), while Paraguay has grown from 5.45M to 7.08M (29.9% growth).
- Niger is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 90.8M people compared to the peak of 9.29M people in 2078 for Paraguay.
Niger vs Paraguay: live population counter
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| Current population |
28638403
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7079103
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| Population rank | 53/197 | 108/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.35% | 0.09% |
| One net population change |
36.1 seconds
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6.18 minutes
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| One birth every |
28.8 seconds
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3.84 minutes
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| One death every |
2.27 minutes
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13.5 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
2.17 hours
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42.2 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -4,041 | -12,451 |
| Daily growth/decline | +2,391 | +233 |
| Annual growth/decline | +872,545 | +85,007 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +3.34% | +1.24% |
| Population growth rate rank | 11/197 | 89/197 |
Niger and Paraguay: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 3,505,050 | 1,883,514 | - | - |
| 1961 | 3,608,162 | 1,927,394 | 2.94% | 2.33% |
| 1962 | 3,714,520 | 1,973,130 | 2.95% | 2.37% |
| 1963 | 3,823,873 | 2,021,909 | 2.94% | 2.47% |
| 1964 | 3,935,814 | 2,073,119 | 2.93% | 2.53% |
| 1965 | 4,049,695 | 2,125,177 | 2.89% | 2.51% |
| 1966 | 4,165,544 | 2,177,584 | 2.86% | 2.47% |
| 1967 | 4,283,590 | 2,229,994 | 2.83% | 2.41% |
| 1968 | 4,403,637 | 2,282,391 | 2.8% | 2.35% |
| 1969 | 4,525,725 | 2,334,992 | 2.77% | 2.3% |
| 1970 | 4,650,275 | 2,388,028 | 2.75% | 2.27% |
| 1971 | 4,776,225 | 2,442,537 | 2.71% | 2.28% |
| 1972 | 4,904,845 | 2,499,881 | 2.69% | 2.35% |
| 1973 | 5,037,865 | 2,561,102 | 2.71% | 2.45% |
| 1974 | 5,174,953 | 2,625,621 | 2.72% | 2.52% |
| 1975 | 5,317,019 | 2,691,648 | 2.75% | 2.51% |
| 1976 | 5,464,962 | 2,758,836 | 2.78% | 2.5% |
| 1977 | 5,619,716 | 2,827,874 | 2.83% | 2.5% |
| 1978 | 5,782,932 | 2,899,269 | 2.9% | 2.52% |
| 1979 | 5,955,556 | 2,973,968 | 2.99% | 2.58% |
| 1980 | 6,135,971 | 3,053,235 | 3.03% | 2.67% |
| 1981 | 6,322,006 | 3,137,604 | 3.03% | 2.76% |
| 1982 | 6,512,732 | 3,226,189 | 3.02% | 2.82% |
| 1983 | 6,708,644 | 3,318,068 | 3.01% | 2.85% |
| 1984 | 6,909,971 | 3,412,936 | 3% | 2.86% |
| 1985 | 7,118,457 | 3,510,671 | 3.02% | 2.86% |
| 1986 | 7,335,811 | 3,611,474 | 3.05% | 2.87% |
| 1987 | 7,561,150 | 3,714,889 | 3.07% | 2.86% |
| 1988 | 7,793,748 | 3,820,546 | 3.08% | 2.84% |
| 1989 | 8,034,780 | 3,927,802 | 3.09% | 2.81% |
| 1990 | 8,286,059 | 4,035,747 | 3.13% | 2.75% |
| 1991 | 8,546,900 | 4,144,364 | 3.15% | 2.69% |
| 1992 | 8,817,633 | 4,253,600 | 3.17% | 2.64% |
| 1993 | 9,100,789 | 4,362,696 | 3.21% | 2.56% |
| 1994 | 9,398,258 | 4,471,417 | 3.27% | 2.49% |
| 1995 | 9,714,529 | 4,579,806 | 3.37% | 2.42% |
| 1996 | 10,044,852 | 4,687,543 | 3.4% | 2.35% |
| 1997 | 10,383,969 | 4,794,412 | 3.38% | 2.28% |
| 1998 | 10,741,413 | 4,900,025 | 3.44% | 2.2% |
| 1999 | 11,117,411 | 5,003,135 | 3.5% | 2.1% |
| 2000 | 11,509,630 | 5,100,868 | 3.53% | 1.95% |
| 2001 | 11,920,647 | 5,187,689 | 3.57% | 1.7% |
| 2002 | 12,349,144 | 5,261,328 | 3.59% | 1.42% |
| 2003 | 12,796,984 | 5,326,436 | 3.63% | 1.24% |
| 2004 | 13,265,836 | 5,388,175 | 3.66% | 1.16% |
| 2005 | 13,756,192 | 5,448,097 | 3.7% | 1.11% |
| 2006 | 14,268,581 | 5,505,148 | 3.72% | 1.05% |
| 2007 | 14,803,610 | 5,559,386 | 3.75% | 0.99% |
| 2008 | 15,361,915 | 5,613,574 | 3.77% | 0.97% |
| 2009 | 15,943,675 | 5,671,236 | 3.79% | 1.03% |
| 2010 | 16,548,835 | 5,737,971 | 3.8% | 1.18% |
| 2011 | 17,176,283 | 5,814,626 | 3.79% | 1.34% |
| 2012 | 17,836,769 | 5,897,008 | 3.85% | 1.42% |
| 2013 | 18,519,898 | 5,982,445 | 3.83% | 1.45% |
| 2014 | 19,215,909 | 6,069,811 | 3.76% | 1.46% |
| 2015 | 19,939,498 | 6,159,103 | 3.77% | 1.47% |
| 2016 | 20,685,753 | 6,249,126 | 3.74% | 1.46% |
| 2017 | 21,435,446 | 6,338,660 | 3.62% | 1.43% |
| 2018 | 22,188,069 | 6,427,382 | 3.51% | 1.4% |
| 2019 | 22,947,757 | 6,515,058 | 3.42% | 1.36% |
| 2020 | 23,717,613 | 6,603,739 | 3.35% | 1.36% |
| 2021 | 24,502,140 | 6,684,182 | 3.31% | 1.22% |
| 2022 | 25,311,973 | 6,760,464 | 3.31% | 1.14% |
| 2023 | 26,159,867 | 6,844,146 | 3.35% | 1.24% |
| 2024 | 27,032,412 | 6,929,153 | 3.34% | 1.24% |
| 2025 | 27,917,825 | 7,013,079 | 3.28% | 1.21% |
| 2026 | 28,814,872 | 7,095,273 | 3.21% | 1.17% |
| 2027 | 29,723,688 | 7,175,671 | 3.15% | 1.13% |
| 2028 | 30,643,561 | 7,254,526 | 3.09% | 1.1% |
| 2029 | 31,575,091 | 7,331,909 | 3.04% | 1.07% |
| 2030 | 32,518,069 | 7,407,622 | 2.99% | 1.03% |
| 2031 | 33,469,616 | 7,481,641 | 2.93% | 1% |
| 2032 | 34,428,638 | 7,554,221 | 2.87% | 0.97% |
| 2033 | 35,397,029 | 7,625,459 | 2.81% | 0.94% |
| 2034 | 36,372,374 | 7,695,120 | 2.76% | 0.91% |
| 2035 | 37,353,462 | 7,763,524 | 2.7% | 0.89% |
| 2036 | 38,340,142 | 7,830,885 | 2.64% | 0.87% |
| 2037 | 39,330,372 | 7,896,975 | 2.58% | 0.84% |
| 2038 | 40,323,460 | 7,961,863 | 2.52% | 0.82% |
| 2039 | 41,318,407 | 8,025,487 | 2.47% | 0.8% |
| 2040 | 42,316,733 | 8,087,571 | 2.42% | 0.77% |
| 2041 | 43,319,236 | 8,148,407 | 2.37% | 0.75% |
| 2042 | 44,326,115 | 8,208,318 | 2.32% | 0.74% |
| 2043 | 45,337,248 | 8,267,008 | 2.28% | 0.72% |
| 2044 | 46,353,160 | 8,324,330 | 2.24% | 0.69% |
| 2045 | 47,374,113 | 8,380,533 | 2.2% | 0.68% |
| 2046 | 48,397,993 | 8,435,754 | 2.16% | 0.66% |
| 2047 | 49,423,853 | 8,489,460 | 2.12% | 0.64% |
| 2048 | 50,452,202 | 8,541,342 | 2.08% | 0.61% |
| 2049 | 51,482,559 | 8,591,710 | 2.04% | 0.59% |
| 2050 | 52,513,870 | 8,640,471 | 2% | 0.57% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Niger increased by 6,183,306 people (a 44.9% growth), while Paraguay gained 711,006 people (a 13.1% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Niger gained 8,698,905 (a 43.6% growth), while Paraguay's population increased by 920,000 (a 14.9% growth).
Niger was ranked 65th most populous country in 2005 and is 53rd in 2025. Paraguay was ranked 107th in 2005 and ranked 108th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Niger's population will grow by 83.4% to 52,513,870 people with a rank change from 53rd to 38th. The population of Paraguay will increase by 22.1% to 8,640,471 people and rank change from 108th to 110th.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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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Population differences between Niger and Paraguay
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| Life expectancy | 61.7 years | 74.1 years |
| Average age | 21.2 years | 30.2 years |
| Median age | 16.5 years | 27.7 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.8:49.2 | 50.1:49.9 |
| Fertility rate | 6.06 births per woman | 2.42 births per woman |
| Population density | 55.3 ppl/mi² | 45.3 ppl/mi² |
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