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

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The latest officially reported population of Paraguay was 7,013,078 in 2025 vs 143,513,328 people in Russia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Paraguay's population is 7,138,671 people compared to 142,643,173 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 20 times bigger than Paraguay's.
  • Paraguay is ranked the 108th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 1.8% of the world: 0.09% for Paraguay vs 1.72% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Paraguay has had an average growth rate of +1.32% per year vs -0.05% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Paraguay has increased from 5.51M people to 7.14M (29.7% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 143M (0.28% decline).

Paraguay vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Paraguay
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Paraguay Russia
2100 9,112,687 125,631,984
2099 9,133,083 125,735,285
2098 9,151,984 125,835,990
2097 9,170,087 125,914,480
2096 9,187,135 126,004,709
2095 9,203,013 126,072,890
2094 9,218,194 126,125,529
2093 9,232,470 126,181,074
2092 9,245,852 126,256,091
2091 9,258,741 126,304,823
2090 9,270,641 126,360,262
2089 9,282,170 126,412,664
2088 9,291,959 126,463,022
2087 9,300,904 126,511,263
2086 9,309,688 126,579,534
2085 9,317,464 126,655,806
2084 9,323,625 126,730,694
2083 9,329,231 126,805,713
2082 9,334,021 126,889,471
2081 9,338,192 126,973,300
2080 9,340,792 127,070,546
2079 9,342,369 127,191,346
2078 9,342,577 127,331,975
2077 9,341,699 127,489,152
2076 9,339,777 127,641,749
2075 9,336,119 127,825,235
2074 9,331,059 128,023,096
2073 9,324,304 128,238,922
2072 9,315,864 128,465,870
2071 9,306,098 128,745,681
2070 9,294,400 129,020,076
2069 9,281,039 129,309,803
2068 9,266,275 129,589,275
2067 9,250,050 129,873,991
2066 9,231,342 130,184,092
2065 9,211,132 130,515,828
2064 9,188,572 130,852,649
2063 9,163,581 131,199,458
2062 9,136,419 131,530,725
2061 9,107,921 131,881,030
2060 9,077,798 132,209,377
2059 9,045,532 132,568,882
2058 9,010,196 132,933,515
2057 8,973,356 133,272,997
2056 8,934,666 133,615,325
2055 8,894,376 133,963,055
2054 8,852,244 134,288,366
2053 8,808,628 134,609,198
2052 8,763,131 134,876,558
2051 8,716,069 135,141,211
2050 8,667,821 135,386,454
2049 8,617,987 135,609,441
2048 8,566,482 135,818,840
2047 8,513,601 136,013,698
2046 8,458,430 136,185,098
2045 8,402,494 136,368,416
2044 8,345,365 136,568,234
2043 8,287,161 136,791,498
2042 8,227,296 137,015,033
2041 8,166,606 137,266,491
2040 8,104,911 137,531,851
2039 8,041,701 137,833,822
2038 7,976,905 138,146,863
2037 7,911,144 138,485,780
2036 7,843,935 138,835,731
2035 7,775,617 139,197,452
2034 7,706,326 139,573,272
2033 7,635,458 139,960,175
2032 7,563,007 140,359,785
2031 7,489,427 140,785,026
2030 7,414,080 141,182,418
2029 7,337,101 141,571,268
2028 7,258,394 141,946,979
2027 7,178,461 142,315,155
2026 7,096,647 142,643,173
2025 7,013,078 143,513,328
2024 6,929,153 143,669,648
2023 6,844,146 143,826,130
2022 6,760,464 144,236,933
2021 6,684,182 144,746,762
2020 6,603,739 145,245,148
2019 6,515,058 145,453,291
2018 6,427,382 145,398,106
2017 6,338,660 145,293,260
2016 6,249,126 145,015,460
2015 6,159,103 144,640,716
2014 6,069,811 144,237,223
2013 5,982,445 143,805,638
2012 5,897,008 143,378,447
2011 5,814,626 143,018,195
2010 5,737,971 142,849,468
2009 5,671,236 142,785,348
2008 5,613,574 142,742,366
2007 5,559,386 142,805,114
2006 5,505,148 143,049,637
2005 5,448,097 143,518,814
2004 5,388,175 144,067,316
2003 5,326,436 144,648,618
2002 5,261,328 145,306,497
2001 5,187,689 145,976,482
2000 5,100,868 146,596,869
1999 5,003,135 147,214,776
1998 4,900,025 147,670,784
1997 4,794,412 147,915,361
1996 4,687,543 148,160,129
1995 4,579,806 148,375,787
1994 4,471,417 148,407,912
1993 4,362,696 148,458,777
1992 4,253,600 148,538,197
1991 4,144,364 148,394,216
1990 4,035,747 147,969,406
1989 3,927,802 147,721,000
1988 3,820,546 146,857,000
1987 3,714,889 145,908,000
1986 3,611,474 144,894,000
1985 3,510,671 143,858,000
1984 3,412,936 142,745,000
1983 3,318,068 141,668,000
1982 3,226,189 140,823,000
1981 3,137,604 139,941,000
1980 3,053,235 139,010,000
1979 2,973,968 138,027,000
1978 2,899,269 137,060,000
1977 2,827,874 136,100,000
1976 2,758,836 135,147,000
1975 2,691,648 134,200,000
1974 2,625,621 133,432,000
1973 2,561,102 132,669,000
1972 2,499,881 131,909,000
1971 2,442,537 131,155,000
1970 2,388,028 130,404,000
1969 2,334,992 129,664,000
1968 2,282,391 128,928,000
1967 2,229,994 128,196,000
1966 2,177,584 127,468,000
1965 2,125,177 126,745,000
1964 2,073,119 125,345,000
1963 2,021,909 123,960,000
1962 1,973,130 122,591,000
1961 1,927,394 121,236,000
1960 1,883,514 119,897,000

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Paraguay increased by 743,978 people (a 13.5% growth), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Paraguay gained 889,545 people (a 14.2% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 2,372,287 people (a 1.64% decline).

Paraguay was ranked 107th most populous country in 2006 and is 108th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Paraguay's population will grow by 21.4% to 8,667,821 people with a rank change from 108th to 110th. The population of Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 135,386,454 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.

Paraguay is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 9.34M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 126M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Paraguay
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Paraguay Russia
2100 -0.22% -0.08%
2099 -0.21% -0.08%
2098 -0.2% -0.06%
2097 -0.19% -0.07%
2096 -0.17% -0.05%
2095 -0.16% -0.04%
2094 -0.15% -0.04%
2093 -0.14% -0.06%
2092 -0.14% -0.04%
2091 -0.13% -0.04%
2090 -0.12% -0.04%
2089 -0.11% -0.04%
2088 -0.1% -0.04%
2087 -0.09% -0.05%
2086 -0.08% -0.06%
2085 -0.07% -0.06%
2084 -0.06% -0.06%
2083 -0.05% -0.07%
2082 -0.04% -0.07%
2081 -0.03% -0.08%
2080 -0.02% -0.09%
2079 -0.002% -0.11%
2078 0.009% -0.12%
2077 0.02% -0.12%
2076 0.04% -0.14%
2075 0.05% -0.15%
2074 0.07% -0.17%
2073 0.09% -0.18%
2072 0.1% -0.22%
2071 0.13% -0.21%
2070 0.14% -0.22%
2069 0.16% -0.22%
2068 0.18% -0.22%
2067 0.2% -0.24%
2066 0.22% -0.25%
2065 0.25% -0.26%
2064 0.27% -0.26%
2063 0.3% -0.25%
2062 0.31% -0.27%
2061 0.33% -0.25%
2060 0.36% -0.27%
2059 0.39% -0.27%
2058 0.41% -0.25%
2057 0.43% -0.26%
2056 0.45% -0.26%
2055 0.48% -0.24%
2054 0.5% -0.24%
2053 0.52% -0.2%
2052 0.54% -0.2%
2051 0.56% -0.18%
2050 0.58% -0.16%
2049 0.6% -0.15%
2048 0.62% -0.14%
2047 0.65% -0.13%
2046 0.67% -0.13%
2045 0.68% -0.15%
2044 0.7% -0.16%
2043 0.73% -0.16%
2042 0.74% -0.18%
2041 0.76% -0.19%
2040 0.79% -0.22%
2039 0.81% -0.23%
2038 0.83% -0.24%
2037 0.86% -0.25%
2036 0.88% -0.26%
2035 0.9% -0.27%
2034 0.93% -0.28%
2033 0.96% -0.28%
2032 0.98% -0.3%
2031 1.02% -0.28%
2030 1.05% -0.27%
2029 1.08% -0.26%
2028 1.11% -0.26%
2027 1.15% -0.23%
2026 1.19% -0.61%
2025 1.21% -0.11%
2024 1.24% -0.11%
2023 1.24% -0.28%
2022 1.14% -0.35%
2021 1.22% -0.34%
2020 1.36% -0.14%
2019 1.36% 0.04%
2018 1.4% 0.07%
2017 1.43% 0.19%
2016 1.46% 0.26%
2015 1.47% 0.28%
2014 1.46% 0.3%
2013 1.45% 0.3%
2012 1.42% 0.25%
2011 1.34% 0.12%
2010 1.18% 0.04%
2009 1.03% 0.03%
2008 0.97% -0.04%
2007 0.99% -0.17%
2006 1.05% -0.33%
2005 1.11% -0.38%
2004 1.16% -0.4%
2003 1.24% -0.45%
2002 1.42% -0.46%
2001 1.7% -0.42%
2000 1.95% -0.42%
1999 2.1% -0.31%
1998 2.2% -0.17%
1997 2.28% -0.17%
1996 2.35% -0.15%
1995 2.42% -0.02%
1994 2.49% -0.03%
1993 2.56% -0.05%
1992 2.64% 0.1%
1991 2.69% 0.29%
1990 2.75% 0.17%
1989 2.81% 0.59%
1988 2.84% 0.65%
1987 2.86% 0.7%
1986 2.87% 0.72%
1985 2.86% 0.78%
1984 2.86% 0.76%
1983 2.85% 0.6%
1982 2.82% 0.63%
1981 2.76% 0.67%
1980 2.67% 0.71%
1979 2.58% 0.71%
1978 2.52% 0.71%
1977 2.5% 0.71%
1976 2.5% 0.71%
1975 2.51% 0.58%
1974 2.52% 0.58%
1973 2.45% 0.58%
1972 2.35% 0.57%
1971 2.28% 0.58%
1970 2.27% 0.57%
1969 2.3% 0.57%
1968 2.35% 0.57%
1967 2.41% 0.57%
1966 2.47% 0.57%
1965 2.51% 1.12%
1964 2.53% 1.12%
1963 2.47% 1.12%
1962 2.37% 1.12%
1961 2.33% 1.12%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Paraguay grew by 1.21%, while Russia's population declined by 0.11%.

Live population counters

Paraguay Russia
Current population
7138671
142643173
Population rank 108/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 1.72%
One net population change
6.28 minutes
3.37 minutes
One birth every
3.84 minutes
26.1 seconds
One death every
13.3 minutes
17.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +230 -428
Annual growth/decline +83,925 -156,320
Annual growth/decline rate +1.21% -0.11%
Population growth rate rank 86/197 166/197
One migration net change every
42.4 minutes
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change -12,423 -251,822
Net migration rank 137/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 180,837 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 119/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.6% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 123/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Paraguay
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Paraguay Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -12,423 - -251,822
2024 97,223 -12,451 -574,678 -178,042
2023 97,748 -12,500 -503,392 27,807
2022 94,627 -12,500 -576,948 765,629
2021 78,667 -8,226 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 98,667 -8,226 -697,177 334,094
2019 103,179 -16,263 -319,997 336,494
2018 104,908 -16,472 -232,637 339,972
2017 105,634 -16,630 -130,764 396,619
2016 106,804 -16,737 0 447,645
2015 106,817 -16,834 43,392 384,756
2014 105,585 -16,989 28,848 264,698
2013 103,383 -17,232 28,761 289,872
2012 102,508 -17,763 0 285,977
2011 100,442 -20,427 -128,716 309,377
2010 99,456 -26,169 -242,844 307,555
2009 100,296 -40,112 -257,014 350,206
2008 99,821 -44,679 -356,856 360,840
2007 99,141 -45,914 -471,257 365,717
2006 99,808 -44,568 -686,638 308,370
2005 101,035 -42,173 -846,761 263,541
2004 101,896 -40,907 -792,370 261,519
2003 102,427 -39,941 -896,822 256,804
2002 104,658 -36,918 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 107,225 -27,676 -963,445 259,614
2000 109,979 -15,884 -967,540 550,401
1999 112,726 -11,362 -927,453 375,468
1998 114,122 -9,276 -694,053 528,135
1997 115,095 -8,704 -769,159 541,387
1996 115,623 -8,273 -785,248 587,171
1995 115,777 -7,653 -845,742 723,875
1994 115,662 -6,999 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 115,211 -6,431 -757,140 507,229
1992 115,442 -6,035 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 114,472 -5,420 103,876 125,505
1990 112,864 -4,685 325,533 299,863
1989 111,727 -4,009 576,112 89,400
1988 110,348 -3,557 778,343 269,862
1987 107,962 -3,445 977,583 275,611
1986 105,776 -3,460 985,279 283,553
1985 102,859 -3,562 762,447 280,614
1984 99,937 -3,769 756,548 247,026
1983 96,406 -2,845 906,676 200,159
1982 92,917 -2,725 830,855 107,520
1981 89,456 -2,477 713,700 36,686
1980 84,568 -2,808 681,149 10,440
1979 80,345 -3,570 690,135 -5,791
1978 76,691 -4,066 812,766 108,882
1977 74,359 -4,201 832,932 122,316
1976 71,973 -4,066 852,237 113,851
1975 70,285 -3,807 843,850 80,069
1974 69,059 -3,478 883,186 -51,759
1973 67,803 -4,346 846,561 -107,568
1972 66,625 -7,642 872,050 -111,168
1971 66,142 -10,446 854,999 -134,968
1970 65,905 -12,579 785,554 -264,464
1969 65,616 -12,859 753,088 -64,643
1968 65,575 -13,132 787,621 -83,221
1967 65,695 -13,346 854,554 -116,029
1966 66,002 -13,538 989,279 -111,360
1965 66,063 -13,715 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 65,681 -13,915 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 64,741 -14,086 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 63,079 -16,175 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 61,536 -16,972 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 60,009 -16,811 1,962,834 -234,895

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 87.9% of the population change in Paraguay is from natural causes (a gain of 994,274 people) and 12.1% is from migration (a loss of 136,839 people). In Russia 55.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 4,019,903 people) and 44.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,169,086 people).

As of 2024, 180,837 residents or 2.6% of the population were not native-born in Paraguay, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

Biggest 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
Concepcion 45.1K
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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