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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Paraguay was 6,929,153 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Paraguay's population is 7,120,169 people compared to 141,906,741 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 19.9 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 1.71% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Paraguay has had an average growth rate of +1.34% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Paraguay has increased from 5.51M people to 7.12M (29.3% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 142M (0.8% decline).

Paraguay vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Paraguay
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Paraguay Russia
2100 9,114,469 124,983,377
2099 9,134,868 125,086,144
2098 9,153,773 125,186,329
2097 9,171,880 125,264,415
2096 9,188,931 125,354,177
2095 9,204,812 125,422,006
2094 9,219,996 125,474,373
2093 9,234,274 125,529,632
2092 9,247,659 125,604,261
2091 9,260,551 125,652,742
2090 9,272,453 125,707,894
2089 9,283,984 125,760,026
2088 9,293,775 125,810,124
2087 9,302,722 125,858,116
2086 9,311,508 125,926,035
2085 9,319,285 126,001,913
2084 9,325,447 126,076,414
2083 9,331,054 126,151,046
2082 9,335,846 126,234,371
2081 9,340,017 126,317,768
2080 9,342,618 126,414,511
2079 9,344,195 126,534,688
2078 9,344,403 126,674,591
2077 9,343,525 126,830,956
2076 9,341,603 126,982,766
2075 9,337,944 127,165,304
2074 9,332,883 127,362,143
2073 9,326,126 127,576,856
2072 9,317,685 127,802,632
2071 9,307,917 128,080,998
2070 9,296,216 128,353,977
2069 9,282,854 128,642,208
2068 9,268,086 128,920,237
2067 9,251,858 129,203,483
2066 9,233,146 129,511,983
2065 9,212,933 129,842,007
2064 9,190,368 130,177,089
2063 9,165,372 130,522,107
2062 9,138,205 130,851,664
2061 9,109,701 131,200,160
2060 9,079,572 131,526,812
2059 9,047,300 131,884,461
2058 9,011,957 132,247,211
2057 8,975,110 132,584,941
2056 8,936,412 132,925,501
2055 8,896,115 133,271,436
2054 8,853,974 133,595,068
2053 8,810,350 133,914,243
2052 8,764,844 134,180,223
2051 8,717,773 134,443,510
2050 8,669,516 134,687,487
2049 8,619,672 134,909,323
2048 8,568,157 135,117,641
2047 8,515,265 135,311,492
2046 8,460,084 135,482,008
2045 8,404,136 135,664,379
2044 8,346,996 135,863,165
2043 8,288,781 136,085,277
2042 8,228,904 136,307,658
2041 8,168,202 136,557,818
2040 8,106,496 136,821,807
2039 8,043,273 137,122,219
2038 7,978,464 137,433,644
2037 7,912,690 137,770,811
2036 7,845,468 138,118,955
2035 7,777,137 138,478,809
2034 7,707,832 138,852,689
2033 7,636,950 139,237,595
2032 7,564,485 139,635,142
2031 7,490,891 140,058,187
2030 7,415,529 140,453,528
2029 7,338,535 140,840,370
2028 7,259,813 141,214,141
2027 7,179,864 141,580,416
2026 7,098,035 141,906,741
2025 7,014,448 142,772,403
2024 6,929,153 143,533,851
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 871,043 people (a 13.9% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% 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 21.8% to 8,669,516 people with a rank change from 108th to 110th. The population of Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people and rank change from 9th to 14th.

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 125M 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 1.23% -0.53%
2024 1.24% -0.2%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Paraguay grew by 1.24%, while Russia's population declined by 0.2%.

Live population counters

Paraguay Russia
Current population
7120169
141906741
Population rank 108/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 1.71%
One net population change
6.18 minutes
1.8 minutes
One birth every
3.84 minutes
25.5 seconds
One death every
13.5 minutes
18.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +233 -801
Annual growth/decline +85,007 -292,279
Annual growth/decline rate +1.24% -0.2%
Population growth rate rank 87/197 177/197
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 - -12,451 - -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 2026-04-06).

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

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). In Russia 48.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 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 (1960–2024, 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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