Paraguay Population (1960-2026) & Projected growth

The current population of Paraguay is 7,120,169 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 6,929,153 in 2024.

Paraguay accounts for 0.09% of the world's population.
Since 2006, population has increased from 5.51M people to 7.12M (29.3% growth in 20 years).
Paraguay is ranked 108/197 by population and was ranked 107th in 2006.
Paraguay is projected to reach 9.34M people in 2078.
For the last 20 years, Paraguay has had an average growth rate of 1.47% per year.

Paraguay population and growth rate by year

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Year	Population	Growth rate
2100	9,114,469	-0.22%
2099	9,134,868	-0.21%
2098	9,153,773	-0.2%
2097	9,171,880	-0.19%
2096	9,188,931	-0.17%
2095	9,204,812	-0.16%
2094	9,219,996	-0.15%
2093	9,234,274	-0.14%
2092	9,247,659	-0.14%
2091	9,260,551	-0.13%
2090	9,272,453	-0.12%
2089	9,283,984	-0.11%
2088	9,293,775	-0.1%
2087	9,302,722	-0.09%
2086	9,311,508	-0.08%
2085	9,319,285	-0.07%
2084	9,325,447	-0.06%
2083	9,331,054	-0.05%
2082	9,335,846	-0.04%
2081	9,340,017	-0.03%
2080	9,342,618	-0.02%
2079	9,344,195	-0.002%
2078	9,344,403	0.009%
2077	9,343,525	0.02%
2076	9,341,603	0.04%
2075	9,337,944	0.05%
2074	9,332,883	0.07%
2073	9,326,126	0.09%
2072	9,317,685	0.1%
2071	9,307,917	0.13%
2070	9,296,216	0.14%
2069	9,282,854	0.16%
2068	9,268,086	0.18%
2067	9,251,858	0.2%
2066	9,233,146	0.22%
2065	9,212,933	0.25%
2064	9,190,368	0.27%
2063	9,165,372	0.3%
2062	9,138,205	0.31%
2061	9,109,701	0.33%
2060	9,079,572	0.36%
2059	9,047,300	0.39%
2058	9,011,957	0.41%
2057	8,975,110	0.43%
2056	8,936,412	0.45%
2055	8,896,115	0.48%
2054	8,853,974	0.5%
2053	8,810,350	0.52%
2052	8,764,844	0.54%
2051	8,717,773	0.56%
2050	8,669,516	0.58%
2049	8,619,672	0.6%
2048	8,568,157	0.62%
2047	8,515,265	0.65%
2046	8,460,084	0.67%
2045	8,404,136	0.68%
2044	8,346,996	0.7%
2043	8,288,781	0.73%
2042	8,228,904	0.74%
2041	8,168,202	0.76%
2040	8,106,496	0.79%
2039	8,043,273	0.81%
2038	7,978,464	0.83%
2037	7,912,690	0.86%
2036	7,845,468	0.88%
2035	7,777,137	0.9%
2034	7,707,832	0.93%
2033	7,636,950	0.96%
2032	7,564,485	0.98%
2031	7,490,891	1.02%
2030	7,415,529	1.05%
2029	7,338,535	1.08%
2028	7,259,813	1.11%
2027	7,179,864	1.15%
2026	7,098,035	1.19%
2025	7,014,448	1.23%
2024	6,929,153	1.24%
2023	6,844,146	1.24%
2022	6,760,464	1.14%
2021	6,684,182	1.22%
2020	6,603,739	1.36%
2019	6,515,058	1.36%
2018	6,427,382	1.4%
2017	6,338,660	1.43%
2016	6,249,126	1.46%
2015	6,159,103	1.47%
2014	6,069,811	1.46%
2013	5,982,445	1.45%
2012	5,897,008	1.42%
2011	5,814,626	1.34%
2010	5,737,971	1.18%
2009	5,671,236	1.03%
2008	5,613,574	0.97%
2007	5,559,386	0.99%
2006	5,505,148	1.05%
2005	5,448,097	1.11%
2004	5,388,175	1.16%
2003	5,326,436	1.24%
2002	5,261,328	1.42%
2001	5,187,689	1.7%
2000	5,100,868	1.95%
1999	5,003,135	2.1%
1998	4,900,025	2.2%
1997	4,794,412	2.28%
1996	4,687,543	2.35%
1995	4,579,806	2.42%
1994	4,471,417	2.49%
1993	4,362,696	2.56%
1992	4,253,600	2.64%
1991	4,144,364	2.69%
1990	4,035,747	2.75%
1989	3,927,802	2.81%
1988	3,820,546	2.84%
1987	3,714,889	2.86%
1986	3,611,474	2.87%
1985	3,510,671	2.86%
1984	3,412,936	2.86%
1983	3,318,068	2.85%
1982	3,226,189	2.82%
1981	3,137,604	2.76%
1980	3,053,235	2.67%
1979	2,973,968	2.58%
1978	2,899,269	2.52%
1977	2,827,874	2.5%
1976	2,758,836	2.5%
1975	2,691,648	2.51%
1974	2,625,621	2.52%
1973	2,561,102	2.45%
1972	2,499,881	2.35%
1971	2,442,537	2.28%
1970	2,388,028	2.27%
1969	2,334,992	2.3%
1968	2,282,391	2.35%
1967	2,229,994	2.41%
1966	2,177,584	2.47%
1965	2,125,177	2.51%
1964	2,073,119	2.53%
1963	2,021,909	2.47%
1962	1,973,130	2.37%
1961	1,927,394	2.33%
1960	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).

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Paraguay has a population of 7.12M as of 2026, compared to 6.25M in 2016, 5.51M in 2006, and 4.69M in 1996.

Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 1.39% 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 2046) Paraguay will have 8,460,084 people (18.8% growth) with a rank change from 108th to 110th.

By the year 2100, Paraguay's population is projected to grow by 28% from its current level to 9.11M people.

Natural change and net migration by year

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Year	Population change
Year	Total	Natural	Net migration
2025	-	-	-12,423
2024	-	-	-12,451
2023	85,248	97,748	-12,500
2022	82,127	94,627	-12,500
2021	70,441	78,667	-8,226
2020	90,441	98,667	-8,226
2019	86,916	103,179	-16,263
2018	88,436	104,908	-16,472
2017	89,004	105,634	-16,630
2016	90,067	106,804	-16,737
2015	89,983	106,817	-16,834
2014	88,596	105,585	-16,989
2013	86,151	103,383	-17,232
2012	84,745	102,508	-17,763
2011	80,015	100,442	-20,427
2010	73,287	99,456	-26,169
2009	60,184	100,296	-40,112
2008	55,142	99,821	-44,679
2007	53,227	99,141	-45,914
2006	55,240	99,808	-44,568
2005	58,862	101,035	-42,173
2004	60,989	101,896	-40,907
2003	62,486	102,427	-39,941
2002	67,740	104,658	-36,918
2001	79,549	107,225	-27,676
2000	94,095	109,979	-15,884
1999	101,364	112,726	-11,362
1998	104,846	114,122	-9,276
1997	106,391	115,095	-8,704
1996	107,350	115,623	-8,273
1995	108,124	115,777	-7,653
1994	108,663	115,662	-6,999
1993	108,780	115,211	-6,431
1992	109,407	115,442	-6,035
1991	109,052	114,472	-5,420
1990	108,179	112,864	-4,685
1989	107,718	111,727	-4,009
1988	106,791	110,348	-3,557
1987	104,517	107,962	-3,445
1986	102,316	105,776	-3,460
1985	99,297	102,859	-3,562
1984	96,168	99,937	-3,769
1983	93,561	96,406	-2,845
1982	90,192	92,917	-2,725
1981	86,979	89,456	-2,477
1980	81,760	84,568	-2,808
1979	76,775	80,345	-3,570
1978	72,625	76,691	-4,066
1977	70,158	74,359	-4,201
1976	67,907	71,973	-4,066
1975	66,478	70,285	-3,807
1974	65,581	69,059	-3,478
1973	63,457	67,803	-4,346
1972	58,983	66,625	-7,642
1971	55,696	66,142	-10,446
1970	53,326	65,905	-12,579
1969	52,757	65,616	-12,859
1968	52,443	65,575	-13,132
1967	52,349	65,695	-13,346
1966	52,464	66,002	-13,538
1965	52,348	66,063	-13,715
1964	51,766	65,681	-13,915
1963	50,655	64,741	-14,086
1962	46,904	63,079	-16,175
1961	44,564	61,536	-16,972
1960	43,198	60,009	-16,811

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

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Over the last 10 years, 87.6% of the population change in Paraguay 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, 180,837 residents or 2.6% of the population were not native-born in Paraguay, compared to 160,299 and 2.8% in 2010.

Paraguay population clock

	Paraguay	Rank
Current population	7120169	108/197
Percent of world population	0.09%	108/197
One net population change	6.18 minutes	94/197
One birth every	3.84 minutes	98/196
One death every	13.5 minutes	116/196
Daily growth/decline	+233	94/197
Annual growth/decline	+85,007	94/197
Annual growth/decline rate	+1.24%	87/197
One migration net change every	42.4 minutes	137/196
Annual migration change	-12,423	137/196
Foreign-born residents	180,837	119/195
Foreign-born share of population	2.6%	123/195

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

Paraguay population statistics

	Paraguay	World
Life expectancy	74.2 years	73.8 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	46.4 ppl/mi²	144 ppl/mi²

More about the demographics of Paraguay.

Population map with other countries

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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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