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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Paraguay was 6,929,153 in 2024 vs 2,127,400 people in Slovenia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Paraguay's population is 7,120,169 people compared to 2,124,138 in Slovenia.

Population statistics:

  • Paraguay's population is 3.35 times bigger than Slovenia's.
  • Paraguay is ranked the 108th most populous country in the world, while Slovenia is the 147th.
  • The countries together account for 0.11% of the world: 0.09% for Paraguay vs 0.03% for Slovenia.
  • For the last 10 years, Paraguay has had an average growth rate of +1.34% per year vs +0.29% in Slovenia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Paraguay has increased from 5.51M people to 7.12M (29.3% growth), while Slovenia has grown from 2.01M to 2.12M (5.84% growth).

Paraguay vs Slovenia: population by year and forecast

Paraguay
Factual

Projection
Slovenia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Paraguay Slovenia
2100 9,114,469 1,640,541
2099 9,134,868 1,644,752
2098 9,153,773 1,648,834
2097 9,171,880 1,653,196
2096 9,188,931 1,657,434
2095 9,204,812 1,661,656
2094 9,219,996 1,665,825
2093 9,234,274 1,670,076
2092 9,247,659 1,674,280
2091 9,260,551 1,678,462
2090 9,272,453 1,682,998
2089 9,283,984 1,687,376
2088 9,293,775 1,691,788
2087 9,302,722 1,696,409
2086 9,311,508 1,701,325
2085 9,319,285 1,706,189
2084 9,325,447 1,711,157
2083 9,331,054 1,716,396
2082 9,335,846 1,721,709
2081 9,340,017 1,727,302
2080 9,342,618 1,733,405
2079 9,344,195 1,739,518
2078 9,344,403 1,746,152
2077 9,343,525 1,752,783
2076 9,341,603 1,759,639
2075 9,337,944 1,766,867
2074 9,332,883 1,774,528
2073 9,326,126 1,782,697
2072 9,317,685 1,790,658
2071 9,307,917 1,798,960
2070 9,296,216 1,807,483
2069 9,282,854 1,816,607
2068 9,268,086 1,825,849
2067 9,251,858 1,834,865
2066 9,233,146 1,844,034
2065 9,212,933 1,853,651
2064 9,190,368 1,863,550
2063 9,165,372 1,873,173
2062 9,138,205 1,882,832
2061 9,109,701 1,892,739
2060 9,079,572 1,902,939
2059 9,047,300 1,912,861
2058 9,011,957 1,922,175
2057 8,975,110 1,932,119
2056 8,936,412 1,941,469
2055 8,896,115 1,950,861
2054 8,853,974 1,959,953
2053 8,810,350 1,968,641
2052 8,764,844 1,977,227
2051 8,717,773 1,985,279
2050 8,669,516 1,993,115
2049 8,619,672 2,000,477
2048 8,568,157 2,007,283
2047 8,515,265 2,014,140
2046 8,460,084 2,020,756
2045 8,404,136 2,027,366
2044 8,346,996 2,033,871
2043 8,288,781 2,040,173
2042 8,228,904 2,046,339
2041 8,168,202 2,052,041
2040 8,106,496 2,057,278
2039 8,043,273 2,062,718
2038 7,978,464 2,067,922
2037 7,912,690 2,073,705
2036 7,845,468 2,079,201
2035 7,777,137 2,084,471
2034 7,707,832 2,089,430
2033 7,636,950 2,094,601
2032 7,564,485 2,099,622
2031 7,490,891 2,104,690
2030 7,415,529 2,109,416
2029 7,338,535 2,113,874
2028 7,259,813 2,118,053
2027 7,179,864 2,121,324
2026 7,098,035 2,124,138
2025 7,014,448 2,126,340
2024 6,929,153 2,127,400
2023 6,844,146 2,120,461
2022 6,760,464 2,112,076
2021 6,684,182 2,108,079
2020 6,603,739 2,102,419
2019 6,515,058 2,088,385
2018 6,427,382 2,073,894
2017 6,338,660 2,066,388
2016 6,249,126 2,065,042
2015 6,159,103 2,063,531
2014 6,069,811 2,061,980
2013 5,982,445 2,059,953
2012 5,897,008 2,057,159
2011 5,814,626 2,052,843
2010 5,737,971 2,048,583
2009 5,671,236 2,039,669
2008 5,613,574 2,021,316
2007 5,559,386 2,018,122
2006 5,505,148 2,006,868
2005 5,448,097 2,000,474
2004 5,388,175 1,997,012
2003 5,326,436 1,995,733
2002 5,261,328 1,994,530
2001 5,187,689 1,992,060
2000 5,100,868 1,988,925
1999 5,003,135 1,983,045
1998 4,900,025 1,981,629
1997 4,794,412 1,985,956
1996 4,687,543 1,988,628
1995 4,579,806 1,989,872
1994 4,471,417 1,989,443
1993 4,362,696 1,991,746
1992 4,253,600 1,996,498
1991 4,144,364 1,999,429
1990 4,035,747 1,998,161
1989 3,927,802 1,996,351
1988 3,820,546 1,995,196
1987 3,714,889 1,989,776
1986 3,611,474 1,965,964
1985 3,510,671 1,941,641
1984 3,412,936 1,932,154
1983 3,318,068 1,922,321
1982 3,226,189 1,910,334
1981 3,137,604 1,906,531
1980 3,053,235 1,901,315
1979 2,973,968 1,882,599
1978 2,899,269 1,862,548
1977 2,827,874 1,842,377
1976 2,758,836 1,820,249
1975 2,691,648 1,793,581
1974 2,625,621 1,776,132
1973 2,561,102 1,766,697
1972 2,499,881 1,752,233
1971 2,442,537 1,738,335
1970 2,388,028 1,724,891
1969 2,334,992 1,713,874
1968 2,282,391 1,704,546
1967 2,229,994 1,689,528
1966 2,177,584 1,669,905
1965 2,125,177 1,649,160
1964 2,073,119 1,632,114
1963 2,021,909 1,616,971
1962 1,973,130 1,603,649
1961 1,927,394 1,594,131
1960 1,883,514 1,584,720

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/slovenia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Paraguay increased by 743,978 people (a 13.5% growth), while Slovenia gained 58,174 people (a 2.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Paraguay gained 871,043 people (a 13.9% growth), while Slovenia's population increased by 59,096 people (a 2.86% growth).

Paraguay was ranked 107th most populous country in 2006 and is 108th in 2026. Slovenia was ranked 141st in 2006 and ranked 147th 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 Slovenia will decrease by 6.17% to 1,993,115 people and will still be ranked 147th.

Paraguay is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 9.34M people, while Slovenia's population already peaked in 2024 at 2.13M people and is projected to decrease to 1.64M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Paraguay
Factual

Projection
Slovenia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Paraguay Slovenia
2100 -0.22% -0.26%
2099 -0.21% -0.25%
2098 -0.2% -0.26%
2097 -0.19% -0.26%
2096 -0.17% -0.25%
2095 -0.16% -0.25%
2094 -0.15% -0.25%
2093 -0.14% -0.25%
2092 -0.14% -0.25%
2091 -0.13% -0.27%
2090 -0.12% -0.26%
2089 -0.11% -0.26%
2088 -0.1% -0.27%
2087 -0.09% -0.29%
2086 -0.08% -0.29%
2085 -0.07% -0.29%
2084 -0.06% -0.31%
2083 -0.05% -0.31%
2082 -0.04% -0.32%
2081 -0.03% -0.35%
2080 -0.02% -0.35%
2079 -0.002% -0.38%
2078 0.009% -0.38%
2077 0.02% -0.39%
2076 0.04% -0.41%
2075 0.05% -0.43%
2074 0.07% -0.46%
2073 0.09% -0.44%
2072 0.1% -0.46%
2071 0.13% -0.47%
2070 0.14% -0.5%
2069 0.16% -0.51%
2068 0.18% -0.49%
2067 0.2% -0.5%
2066 0.22% -0.52%
2065 0.25% -0.53%
2064 0.27% -0.51%
2063 0.3% -0.51%
2062 0.31% -0.52%
2061 0.33% -0.54%
2060 0.36% -0.52%
2059 0.39% -0.48%
2058 0.41% -0.51%
2057 0.43% -0.48%
2056 0.45% -0.48%
2055 0.48% -0.46%
2054 0.5% -0.44%
2053 0.52% -0.43%
2052 0.54% -0.41%
2051 0.56% -0.39%
2050 0.58% -0.37%
2049 0.6% -0.34%
2048 0.62% -0.34%
2047 0.65% -0.33%
2046 0.67% -0.33%
2045 0.68% -0.32%
2044 0.7% -0.31%
2043 0.73% -0.3%
2042 0.74% -0.28%
2041 0.76% -0.25%
2040 0.79% -0.26%
2039 0.81% -0.25%
2038 0.83% -0.28%
2037 0.86% -0.26%
2036 0.88% -0.25%
2035 0.9% -0.24%
2034 0.93% -0.25%
2033 0.96% -0.24%
2032 0.98% -0.24%
2031 1.02% -0.22%
2030 1.05% -0.21%
2029 1.08% -0.2%
2028 1.11% -0.15%
2027 1.15% -0.13%
2026 1.19% -0.1%
2025 1.23% -0.05%
2024 1.24% 0.33%
2023 1.24% 0.4%
2022 1.14% 0.19%
2021 1.22% 0.27%
2020 1.36% 0.67%
2019 1.36% 0.7%
2018 1.4% 0.36%
2017 1.43% 0.07%
2016 1.46% 0.07%
2015 1.47% 0.08%
2014 1.46% 0.1%
2013 1.45% 0.14%
2012 1.42% 0.21%
2011 1.34% 0.21%
2010 1.18% 0.44%
2009 1.03% 0.91%
2008 0.97% 0.16%
2007 0.99% 0.56%
2006 1.05% 0.32%
2005 1.11% 0.17%
2004 1.16% 0.06%
2003 1.24% 0.06%
2002 1.42% 0.12%
2001 1.7% 0.16%
2000 1.95% 0.3%
1999 2.1% 0.07%
1998 2.2% -0.22%
1997 2.28% -0.13%
1996 2.35% -0.06%
1995 2.42% 0.02%
1994 2.49% -0.12%
1993 2.56% -0.24%
1992 2.64% -0.15%
1991 2.69% 0.06%
1990 2.75% 0.09%
1989 2.81% 0.06%
1988 2.84% 0.27%
1987 2.86% 1.21%
1986 2.87% 1.25%
1985 2.86% 0.49%
1984 2.86% 0.51%
1983 2.85% 0.63%
1982 2.82% 0.2%
1981 2.76% 0.27%
1980 2.67% 0.99%
1979 2.58% 1.08%
1978 2.52% 1.09%
1977 2.5% 1.22%
1976 2.5% 1.49%
1975 2.51% 0.98%
1974 2.52% 0.53%
1973 2.45% 0.83%
1972 2.35% 0.8%
1971 2.28% 0.78%
1970 2.27% 0.64%
1969 2.3% 0.55%
1968 2.35% 0.89%
1967 2.41% 1.18%
1966 2.47% 1.26%
1965 2.51% 1.04%
1964 2.53% 0.94%
1963 2.47% 0.83%
1962 2.37% 0.6%
1961 2.33% 0.59%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Paraguay grew by 1.24%, while Slovenia's population grew by 0.33%.

Live population counters

Paraguay Slovenia
Current population
7120169
2124138
Population rank 108/197 147/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 0.03%
One net population change
6.18 minutes
1.26 hours
One birth every
3.84 minutes
31 minutes
One death every
13.5 minutes
24.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +233 +19
Annual growth/decline +85,007 +6,939
Annual growth/decline rate +1.24% +0.33%
Population growth rate rank 87/197 148/197
One migration net change every
42.4 minutes
3.24 hours
Annual migration change -12,423 +2,711
Net migration rank 137/196 55/196
Foreign-born residents 180,837 315,122
Foreign-born residents rank 119/195 97/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.6% 14.9%
Foreign-born share rank 123/195 44/195

Natural population change vs migration

Paraguay
Natural

Migration
Slovenia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Paraguay Slovenia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -12,423 - 2,711
2024 - -12,451 - 3,319
2023 97,748 -12,500 -4,665 5,339
2022 94,627 -12,500 -4,858 9,014
2021 78,667 -8,226 -4,216 2,477
2020 98,667 -8,226 -5,256 28,514
2019 103,179 -16,263 -1,254 16,352
2018 104,908 -16,472 -1,037 14,640
2017 105,634 -16,630 -207 1,359
2016 106,804 -16,737 826 1,195
2015 106,817 -16,834 826 712
2014 105,585 -16,989 2,268 -70
2013 103,383 -17,232 1,648 639
2012 102,508 -17,763 2,674 1,117
2011 100,442 -20,427 3,285 2,190
2010 99,456 -26,169 3,687 -410
2009 100,296 -40,112 3,060 11,594
2008 99,821 -44,679 3,437 2,971
2007 99,141 -45,914 1,211 14,191
2006 99,808 -44,568 602 6,081
2005 101,035 -42,173 -600 6,317
2004 101,896 -40,907 -599 1,759
2003 102,427 -39,941 -1,996 3,218
2002 104,658 -36,918 -1,197 1,975
2001 107,225 -27,676 -996 4,527
2000 109,979 -15,884 -398 3,124
1999 112,726 -11,362 -1,388 10,291
1998 114,122 -9,276 -1,189 -5,280
1997 115,095 -8,704 -794 -1,298
1996 115,623 -8,273 0 -2,456
1995 115,777 -7,653 0 356
1994 115,662 -6,999 199 -153
1993 115,211 -6,431 -199 -4,641
1992 115,442 -6,035 598 -5,547
1991 114,472 -5,420 2,199 -3,325
1990 112,864 -4,685 3,797 618
1989 111,727 -4,009 4,592 -2,718
1988 110,348 -3,557 5,986 -3,023
1987 107,962 -3,445 5,771 2,972
1986 105,776 -3,460 6,094 32,700
1985 102,859 -3,562 6,213 3,404
1984 99,937 -3,769 5,990 3,280
1983 96,406 -2,845 6,343 3,613
1982 92,917 -2,725 9,170 -8,695
1981 89,456 -2,477 10,485 -5,016
1980 84,568 -2,808 11,027 3,128
1979 80,345 -3,570 12,614 2,107
1978 76,691 -4,066 11,920 2,113
1977 74,359 -4,201 12,160 2,584
1976 71,973 -4,066 12,196 2,226
1975 70,285 -3,807 11,658 2,421
1974 69,059 -3,478 11,367 3,145
1973 67,803 -4,346 11,837 2,175
1972 66,625 -7,642 10,513 2,924
1971 66,142 -10,446 10,951 2,286
1970 65,905 -12,579 10,004 260
1969 65,616 -12,859 9,427 685
1968 65,575 -13,132 11,250 438
1967 65,695 -13,346 13,516 -192
1966 66,002 -13,538 15,697 -1,262
1965 66,063 -13,715 14,513 -1,421
1964 65,681 -13,915 12,567 -349
1963 64,741 -14,086 14,068 -180
1962 63,079 -16,175 13,150 148
1961 61,536 -16,972 14,985 -306
1960 60,009 -16,811 12,678 -929

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). In Slovenia 18.1% is from natural causes (a loss of 17,573 people) and 81.9% is from migration (a gain of 79,532 people).

As of 2024, 180,837 residents or 2.6% of the population were not native-born in Paraguay, compared to 315,122 people or 14.9% in Slovenia.

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
Slovenia
City Population
Ljubljana 284K
Maribor 114K
Kranj 37.6K
Celje 37.1K
Velenje 25.6K
Novo Mesto 24.2K
Nova Gorica 13K
Izola 11.7K
Murska Sobota 11.2K
Piran 3.79K

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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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