The latest officially reported population of Paraguay was 6,929,153 in 2024 vs 14,256,567 people in Rwanda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Paraguay's population is 7,096,151 people compared to 14,893,241 in Rwanda.
Population statistics:
- Rwanda's population is 2.1 times bigger than Paraguay's.
- Paraguay is ranked the 108th most populous country in the world, while Rwanda is the 77th.
- The countries together account for 0.27% of the world: 0.09% for Paraguay vs 0.18% for Rwanda.
- For the last 10 years, Paraguay has had an average growth rate of +1.34% per year vs +2.31% in Rwanda.
- Since 2006, the population of Paraguay has increased from 5.51M people to 7.1M (28.9% growth), while Rwanda has grown from 9.3M to 14.9M (60.2% growth).
- Paraguay is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 9.29M people compared to the peak of 32.8M people in 2100 for Rwanda.
Paraguay vs Rwanda: live population counter
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| Current population |
7096151
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14893241
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| Population rank | 108/197 | 77/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.09% | 0.18% |
| One net population change |
6.18 minutes
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1.74 minutes
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| One birth every |
3.84 minutes
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1.33 minutes
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| One death every |
13.5 minutes
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6.35 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
42.2 minutes
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33.7 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -12,451 | -15,582 |
| Daily growth/decline | +233 | +828 |
| Annual growth/decline | +85,007 | +302,096 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.24% | +2.16% |
| Population growth rate rank | 88/197 | 45/197 |
Paraguay and Rwanda: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 1,883,514 | 3,022,294 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,927,394 | 3,106,779 | 2.33% | 2.8% |
| 1962 | 1,973,130 | 3,186,025 | 2.37% | 2.55% |
| 1963 | 2,021,909 | 3,258,890 | 2.47% | 2.29% |
| 1964 | 2,073,119 | 3,334,834 | 2.53% | 2.33% |
| 1965 | 2,125,177 | 3,423,210 | 2.51% | 2.65% |
| 1966 | 2,177,584 | 3,521,626 | 2.47% | 2.87% |
| 1967 | 2,229,994 | 3,629,577 | 2.41% | 3.07% |
| 1968 | 2,282,391 | 3,744,010 | 2.35% | 3.15% |
| 1969 | 2,334,992 | 3,861,271 | 2.3% | 3.13% |
| 1970 | 2,388,028 | 3,980,669 | 2.27% | 3.09% |
| 1971 | 2,442,537 | 4,100,044 | 2.28% | 3% |
| 1972 | 2,499,881 | 4,220,335 | 2.35% | 2.93% |
| 1973 | 2,561,102 | 4,345,047 | 2.45% | 2.96% |
| 1974 | 2,625,621 | 4,474,228 | 2.52% | 2.97% |
| 1975 | 2,691,648 | 4,607,728 | 2.51% | 2.98% |
| 1976 | 2,758,836 | 4,745,954 | 2.5% | 3% |
| 1977 | 2,827,874 | 4,888,240 | 2.5% | 3% |
| 1978 | 2,899,269 | 5,035,171 | 2.52% | 3.01% |
| 1979 | 2,973,968 | 5,189,541 | 2.58% | 3.07% |
| 1980 | 3,053,235 | 5,353,259 | 2.67% | 3.15% |
| 1981 | 3,137,604 | 5,527,230 | 2.76% | 3.25% |
| 1982 | 3,226,189 | 5,711,549 | 2.82% | 3.33% |
| 1983 | 3,318,068 | 5,905,311 | 2.85% | 3.39% |
| 1984 | 3,412,936 | 6,107,627 | 2.86% | 3.43% |
| 1985 | 3,510,671 | 6,317,228 | 2.86% | 3.43% |
| 1986 | 3,611,474 | 6,531,881 | 2.87% | 3.4% |
| 1987 | 3,714,889 | 6,749,493 | 2.86% | 3.33% |
| 1988 | 3,820,546 | 6,968,071 | 2.84% | 3.24% |
| 1989 | 3,927,802 | 7,184,706 | 2.81% | 3.11% |
| 1990 | 4,035,747 | 7,375,307 | 2.75% | 2.65% |
| 1991 | 4,144,364 | 7,526,966 | 2.69% | 2.06% |
| 1992 | 4,253,600 | 7,683,266 | 2.64% | 2.08% |
| 1993 | 4,362,696 | 7,981,132 | 2.56% | 3.88% |
| 1994 | 4,471,417 | 6,792,352 | 2.49% | -14.9% |
| 1995 | 4,579,806 | 5,674,118 | 2.42% | -16.5% |
| 1996 | 4,687,543 | 6,708,764 | 2.35% | 18.2% |
| 1997 | 4,794,412 | 7,755,238 | 2.28% | 15.6% |
| 1998 | 4,900,025 | 8,081,681 | 2.2% | 4.21% |
| 1999 | 5,003,135 | 8,147,912 | 2.1% | 0.82% |
| 2000 | 5,100,868 | 8,213,931 | 1.95% | 0.81% |
| 2001 | 5,187,689 | 8,287,094 | 1.7% | 0.89% |
| 2002 | 5,261,328 | 8,400,180 | 1.42% | 1.36% |
| 2003 | 5,326,436 | 8,586,875 | 1.24% | 2.22% |
| 2004 | 5,388,175 | 8,816,844 | 1.16% | 2.68% |
| 2005 | 5,448,097 | 9,054,528 | 1.11% | 2.7% |
| 2006 | 5,505,148 | 9,299,246 | 1.05% | 2.7% |
| 2007 | 5,559,386 | 9,549,933 | 0.99% | 2.7% |
| 2008 | 5,613,574 | 9,804,269 | 0.97% | 2.66% |
| 2009 | 5,671,236 | 10,060,432 | 1.03% | 2.61% |
| 2010 | 5,737,971 | 10,317,553 | 1.18% | 2.56% |
| 2011 | 5,814,626 | 10,573,733 | 1.34% | 2.48% |
| 2012 | 5,897,008 | 10,829,901 | 1.42% | 2.42% |
| 2013 | 5,982,445 | 11,093,340 | 1.45% | 2.43% |
| 2014 | 6,069,811 | 11,364,757 | 1.46% | 2.45% |
| 2015 | 6,159,103 | 11,640,022 | 1.47% | 2.42% |
| 2016 | 6,249,126 | 11,919,183 | 1.46% | 2.4% |
| 2017 | 6,338,660 | 12,202,060 | 1.43% | 2.37% |
| 2018 | 6,427,382 | 12,487,996 | 1.4% | 2.34% |
| 2019 | 6,515,058 | 12,776,103 | 1.36% | 2.31% |
| 2020 | 6,603,739 | 13,065,837 | 1.36% | 2.27% |
| 2021 | 6,684,182 | 13,355,260 | 1.22% | 2.22% |
| 2022 | 6,760,464 | 13,651,030 | 1.14% | 2.21% |
| 2023 | 6,844,146 | 13,954,471 | 1.24% | 2.22% |
| 2024 | 6,929,153 | 14,256,567 | 1.24% | 2.16% |
| 2025 | 7,013,079 | 14,569,343 | 1.21% | 2.19% |
| 2026 | 7,095,273 | 14,889,694 | 1.17% | 2.2% |
| 2027 | 7,175,671 | 15,214,324 | 1.13% | 2.18% |
| 2028 | 7,254,526 | 15,536,461 | 1.1% | 2.12% |
| 2029 | 7,331,909 | 15,844,649 | 1.07% | 1.98% |
| 2030 | 7,407,622 | 16,154,698 | 1.03% | 1.96% |
| 2031 | 7,481,641 | 16,473,106 | 1% | 1.97% |
| 2032 | 7,554,221 | 16,771,820 | 0.97% | 1.81% |
| 2033 | 7,625,459 | 17,073,475 | 0.94% | 1.8% |
| 2034 | 7,695,120 | 17,402,250 | 0.91% | 1.93% |
| 2035 | 7,763,524 | 17,746,315 | 0.89% | 1.98% |
| 2036 | 7,830,885 | 18,076,769 | 0.87% | 1.86% |
| 2037 | 7,896,975 | 18,395,838 | 0.84% | 1.77% |
| 2038 | 7,961,863 | 18,729,778 | 0.82% | 1.82% |
| 2039 | 8,025,487 | 19,076,783 | 0.8% | 1.85% |
| 2040 | 8,087,571 | 19,440,762 | 0.77% | 1.91% |
| 2041 | 8,148,407 | 19,806,170 | 0.75% | 1.88% |
| 2042 | 8,208,318 | 20,153,979 | 0.74% | 1.76% |
| 2043 | 8,267,008 | 20,500,826 | 0.72% | 1.72% |
| 2044 | 8,324,330 | 20,837,079 | 0.69% | 1.64% |
| 2045 | 8,380,533 | 21,152,650 | 0.68% | 1.51% |
| 2046 | 8,435,754 | 21,459,144 | 0.66% | 1.45% |
| 2047 | 8,489,460 | 21,764,578 | 0.64% | 1.42% |
| 2048 | 8,541,342 | 22,086,112 | 0.61% | 1.48% |
| 2049 | 8,591,710 | 22,403,887 | 0.59% | 1.44% |
| 2050 | 8,640,471 | 22,707,896 | 0.57% | 1.36% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Paraguay increased by 743,978 people (a 13.5% growth), while Rwanda gained 2,619,937 people (a 28.2% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Paraguay gained 847,025 (a 13.6% growth), while Rwanda's population increased by 2,974,058 (a 25% growth).
Paraguay was ranked 107th most populous country in 2006 and is 108th in 2026. Rwanda was ranked 86th in 2006 and ranked 77th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Paraguay's population will grow by 21.8% to 8,640,471 people with a rank change from 108th to 110th. The population of Rwanda will increase by 52.5% to 22,707,896 people and rank change from 77th to 72nd.
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 Paraguay and Rwanda
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| Life expectancy | 74.2 years | 68.5 years |
| Average age | 30.2 years | 24.9 years |
| Median age | 27.7 years | 20.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.1:49.9 | 48.8:51.2 |
| Fertility rate | 2.42 births per woman | 3.7 births per woman |
| Population density | 45.3 ppl/mi² | 1,497 ppl/mi² |
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