The current population of Paraguay is 7,079,103 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 6,929,153 in 2024.
Population facts:
- For the last 20 years, Paraguay has had an average growth rate of 1.5% per year.
- Paraguay is projected to reach 9.29M people in 2078.
- Since 2005, population has increased from 5.45M people to 7.08M (29.9% growth in 20 years).
- Paraguay is ranked 108/197 by population and was ranked 107th in 2005.
- Paraguay accounts for 0.09% of the world's population.
Paraguay population clock
Paraguay
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World
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|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
7079103
|
8266870341
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| Population rank | 108/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.09% | N/A |
| One net population change |
6.18 minutes
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0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
3.84 minutes
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
13.5 minutes
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0.52 seconds
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| Daily growth/decline | +233 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +85,007 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.24% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 89/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
42.2 minutes
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | -12,451 | N/A |
Paraguay population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,883,514 | - |
| 1961 | 1,927,394 | 2.33% |
| 1962 | 1,973,130 | 2.37% |
| 1963 | 2,021,909 | 2.47% |
| 1964 | 2,073,119 | 2.53% |
| 1965 | 2,125,177 | 2.51% |
| 1966 | 2,177,584 | 2.47% |
| 1967 | 2,229,994 | 2.41% |
| 1968 | 2,282,391 | 2.35% |
| 1969 | 2,334,992 | 2.3% |
| 1970 | 2,388,028 | 2.27% |
| 1971 | 2,442,537 | 2.28% |
| 1972 | 2,499,881 | 2.35% |
| 1973 | 2,561,102 | 2.45% |
| 1974 | 2,625,621 | 2.52% |
| 1975 | 2,691,648 | 2.51% |
| 1976 | 2,758,836 | 2.5% |
| 1977 | 2,827,874 | 2.5% |
| 1978 | 2,899,269 | 2.52% |
| 1979 | 2,973,968 | 2.58% |
| 1980 | 3,053,235 | 2.67% |
| 1981 | 3,137,604 | 2.76% |
| 1982 | 3,226,189 | 2.82% |
| 1983 | 3,318,068 | 2.85% |
| 1984 | 3,412,936 | 2.86% |
| 1985 | 3,510,671 | 2.86% |
| 1986 | 3,611,474 | 2.87% |
| 1987 | 3,714,889 | 2.86% |
| 1988 | 3,820,546 | 2.84% |
| 1989 | 3,927,802 | 2.81% |
| 1990 | 4,035,747 | 2.75% |
| 1991 | 4,144,364 | 2.69% |
| 1992 | 4,253,600 | 2.64% |
| 1993 | 4,362,696 | 2.56% |
| 1994 | 4,471,417 | 2.49% |
| 1995 | 4,579,806 | 2.42% |
| 1996 | 4,687,543 | 2.35% |
| 1997 | 4,794,412 | 2.28% |
| 1998 | 4,900,025 | 2.2% |
| 1999 | 5,003,135 | 2.1% |
| 2000 | 5,100,868 | 1.95% |
| 2001 | 5,187,689 | 1.7% |
| 2002 | 5,261,328 | 1.42% |
| 2003 | 5,326,436 | 1.24% |
| 2004 | 5,388,175 | 1.16% |
| 2005 | 5,448,097 | 1.11% |
| 2006 | 5,505,148 | 1.05% |
| 2007 | 5,559,386 | 0.99% |
| 2008 | 5,613,574 | 0.97% |
| 2009 | 5,671,236 | 1.03% |
| 2010 | 5,737,971 | 1.18% |
| 2011 | 5,814,626 | 1.34% |
| 2012 | 5,897,008 | 1.42% |
| 2013 | 5,982,445 | 1.45% |
| 2014 | 6,069,811 | 1.46% |
| 2015 | 6,159,103 | 1.47% |
| 2016 | 6,249,126 | 1.46% |
| 2017 | 6,338,660 | 1.43% |
| 2018 | 6,427,382 | 1.4% |
| 2019 | 6,515,058 | 1.36% |
| 2020 | 6,603,739 | 1.36% |
| 2021 | 6,684,182 | 1.22% |
| 2022 | 6,760,464 | 1.14% |
| 2023 | 6,844,146 | 1.24% |
| 2024 | 6,929,153 | 1.24% |
| 2025 | 7,013,079 | 1.21% |
| 2026 | 7,095,273 | 1.17% |
| 2027 | 7,175,671 | 1.13% |
| 2028 | 7,254,526 | 1.1% |
| 2029 | 7,331,909 | 1.07% |
| 2030 | 7,407,622 | 1.03% |
| 2031 | 7,481,641 | 1% |
| 2032 | 7,554,221 | 0.97% |
| 2033 | 7,625,459 | 0.94% |
| 2034 | 7,695,120 | 0.91% |
| 2035 | 7,763,524 | 0.89% |
| 2036 | 7,830,885 | 0.87% |
| 2037 | 7,896,975 | 0.84% |
| 2038 | 7,961,863 | 0.82% |
| 2039 | 8,025,487 | 0.8% |
| 2040 | 8,087,571 | 0.77% |
| 2041 | 8,148,407 | 0.75% |
| 2042 | 8,208,318 | 0.74% |
| 2043 | 8,267,008 | 0.72% |
| 2044 | 8,324,330 | 0.69% |
| 2045 | 8,380,533 | 0.68% |
| 2046 | 8,435,754 | 0.66% |
| 2047 | 8,489,460 | 0.64% |
| 2048 | 8,541,342 | 0.61% |
| 2049 | 8,591,710 | 0.59% |
| 2050 | 8,640,471 | 0.57% |
Paraguay has a population of 7.08M as of 2025, compared to 6.16M in 2015, 5.45M in 2005, and 4.58M in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 1.49% per year. Paraguay is ranked 93rd out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2045) Paraguay will have 8,380,533 people (18.4% growth) with a rank change from 108th to 110th.
By the year 2100, Paraguay's population is projected to grow by 27.8% to 9.05M people.
Largest cities by population
|
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 |
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Paraguay population statistics
|
Paraguay
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 74.1 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 30.2 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 27.7 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.1:49.9 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 2.42 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 45.3 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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