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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Paraguay was 6,929,153 in 2024 vs 48,848,840 people in Spain in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Paraguay's population is 7,120,169 people compared to 48,806,901 in Spain.

Population statistics:

  • Spain's population is 6.85 times bigger than Paraguay's.
  • Paraguay is ranked the 108th most populous country in the world, while Spain is the 32nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.67% of the world: 0.09% for Paraguay vs 0.59% for Spain.
  • For the last 10 years, Paraguay has had an average growth rate of +1.34% per year vs +0.43% in Spain.
  • Since 2006, the population of Paraguay has increased from 5.51M people to 7.12M (29.3% growth), while Spain has grown from 44.4M to 48.8M (9.93% growth).

Paraguay vs Spain: population by year and forecast

Paraguay
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Paraguay Spain
2100 9,114,469 33,862,981
2099 9,134,868 34,039,965
2098 9,153,773 34,215,187
2097 9,171,880 34,387,116
2096 9,188,931 34,552,002
2095 9,204,812 34,719,411
2094 9,219,996 34,882,039
2093 9,234,274 35,044,043
2092 9,247,659 35,204,657
2091 9,260,551 35,366,895
2090 9,272,453 35,535,838
2089 9,283,984 35,707,942
2088 9,293,775 35,877,681
2087 9,302,722 36,043,209
2086 9,311,508 36,210,710
2085 9,319,285 36,386,207
2084 9,325,447 36,564,622
2083 9,331,054 36,749,680
2082 9,335,846 36,936,644
2081 9,340,017 37,133,976
2080 9,342,618 37,337,517
2079 9,344,195 37,551,557
2078 9,344,403 37,771,135
2077 9,343,525 38,002,963
2076 9,341,603 38,249,247
2075 9,337,944 38,506,040
2074 9,332,883 38,777,715
2073 9,326,126 39,056,249
2072 9,317,685 39,348,447
2071 9,307,917 39,642,346
2070 9,296,216 39,949,413
2069 9,282,854 40,256,590
2068 9,268,086 40,575,543
2067 9,251,858 40,893,798
2066 9,233,146 41,218,263
2065 9,212,933 41,543,254
2064 9,190,368 41,878,338
2063 9,165,372 42,208,320
2062 9,138,205 42,542,893
2061 9,109,701 42,874,096
2060 9,079,572 43,191,452
2059 9,047,300 43,506,737
2058 9,011,957 43,809,907
2057 8,975,110 44,112,668
2056 8,936,412 44,415,689
2055 8,896,115 44,691,749
2054 8,853,974 44,958,971
2053 8,810,350 45,223,225
2052 8,764,844 45,470,541
2051 8,717,773 45,695,307
2050 8,669,516 45,911,520
2049 8,619,672 46,127,777
2048 8,568,157 46,322,244
2047 8,515,265 46,510,152
2046 8,460,084 46,687,914
2045 8,404,136 46,858,778
2044 8,346,996 47,016,278
2043 8,288,781 47,158,325
2042 8,228,904 47,301,091
2041 8,168,202 47,434,593
2040 8,106,496 47,563,236
2039 8,043,273 47,685,343
2038 7,978,464 47,798,797
2037 7,912,690 47,910,899
2036 7,845,468 48,020,350
2035 7,777,137 48,124,430
2034 7,707,832 48,220,051
2033 7,636,950 48,311,842
2032 7,564,485 48,402,470
2031 7,490,891 48,495,278
2030 7,415,529 48,579,920
2029 7,338,535 48,648,699
2028 7,259,813 48,707,969
2027 7,179,864 48,758,200
2026 7,098,035 48,806,901
2025 7,014,448 48,838,057
2024 6,929,153 48,848,840
2023 6,844,146 48,352,528
2022 6,760,464 47,786,102
2021 6,684,182 47,443,821
2020 6,603,739 47,359,424
2019 6,515,058 47,118,501
2018 6,427,382 46,782,011
2017 6,338,660 46,571,232
2016 6,249,126 46,458,139
2015 6,159,103 46,422,303
2014 6,069,811 46,460,733
2013 5,982,445 46,604,197
2012 5,897,008 46,773,055
2011 5,814,626 46,742,697
2010 5,737,971 46,576,897
2009 5,671,236 46,362,946
2008 5,613,574 45,954,106
2007 5,559,386 45,226,803
2006 5,505,148 44,397,319
2005 5,448,097 43,653,155
2004 5,388,175 42,921,895
2003 5,326,436 42,187,645
2002 5,261,328 41,431,558
2001 5,187,689 40,850,412
2000 5,100,868 40,567,864
1999 5,003,135 40,386,875
1998 4,900,025 40,223,509
1997 4,794,412 40,057,389
1996 4,687,543 39,889,852
1995 4,579,806 39,724,050
1994 4,471,417 39,549,108
1993 4,362,696 39,361,262
1992 4,253,600 39,157,685
1991 4,144,364 38,966,376
1990 4,035,747 38,867,322
1989 3,927,802 38,827,764
1988 3,820,546 38,766,939
1987 3,714,889 38,684,815
1986 3,611,474 38,584,624
1985 3,510,671 38,469,512
1984 3,412,936 38,330,364
1983 3,318,068 38,171,525
1982 3,226,189 37,986,012
1981 3,137,604 37,758,631
1980 3,053,235 37,491,165
1979 2,973,968 37,191,330
1978 2,899,269 36,864,898
1977 2,827,874 36,511,638
1976 2,758,836 36,137,812
1975 2,691,648 35,757,900
1974 2,625,621 35,373,335
1973 2,561,102 34,988,947
1972 2,499,881 34,604,469
1971 2,442,537 34,224,490
1970 2,388,028 33,814,531
1969 2,334,992 33,441,054
1968 2,282,391 33,113,134
1967 2,229,994 32,682,947
1966 2,177,584 32,283,194
1965 2,125,177 31,954,292
1964 2,073,119 31,609,195
1963 2,021,909 31,296,651
1962 1,973,130 31,023,366
1961 1,927,394 30,739,250
1960 1,883,514 30,455,000

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/spain | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Paraguay increased by 743,978 people (a 13.5% growth), while Spain gained 2,060,820 people (a 4.64% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Paraguay gained 871,043 people (a 13.9% growth), while Spain's population increased by 2,348,762 people (a 5.06% growth).

Paraguay was ranked 107th most populous country in 2006 and is 108th in 2026. Spain was ranked 28th in 2006 and ranked 32nd 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 Spain will decrease by 5.93% to 45,911,520 people and rank change from 32nd to 47th.

Paraguay is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 9.34M people, while Spain's population already peaked in 2024 at 48.8M people and is projected to decrease to 33.9M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Paraguay
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Paraguay Spain
2100 -0.22% -0.52%
2099 -0.21% -0.51%
2098 -0.2% -0.5%
2097 -0.19% -0.48%
2096 -0.17% -0.48%
2095 -0.16% -0.47%
2094 -0.15% -0.46%
2093 -0.14% -0.46%
2092 -0.14% -0.46%
2091 -0.13% -0.48%
2090 -0.12% -0.48%
2089 -0.11% -0.47%
2088 -0.1% -0.46%
2087 -0.09% -0.46%
2086 -0.08% -0.48%
2085 -0.07% -0.49%
2084 -0.06% -0.5%
2083 -0.05% -0.51%
2082 -0.04% -0.53%
2081 -0.03% -0.55%
2080 -0.02% -0.57%
2079 -0.002% -0.58%
2078 0.009% -0.61%
2077 0.02% -0.64%
2076 0.04% -0.67%
2075 0.05% -0.7%
2074 0.07% -0.71%
2073 0.09% -0.74%
2072 0.1% -0.74%
2071 0.13% -0.77%
2070 0.14% -0.76%
2069 0.16% -0.79%
2068 0.18% -0.78%
2067 0.2% -0.79%
2066 0.22% -0.78%
2065 0.25% -0.8%
2064 0.27% -0.78%
2063 0.3% -0.79%
2062 0.31% -0.77%
2061 0.33% -0.73%
2060 0.36% -0.72%
2059 0.39% -0.69%
2058 0.41% -0.69%
2057 0.43% -0.68%
2056 0.45% -0.62%
2055 0.48% -0.59%
2054 0.5% -0.58%
2053 0.52% -0.54%
2052 0.54% -0.49%
2051 0.56% -0.47%
2050 0.58% -0.47%
2049 0.6% -0.42%
2048 0.62% -0.4%
2047 0.65% -0.38%
2046 0.67% -0.36%
2045 0.68% -0.33%
2044 0.7% -0.3%
2043 0.73% -0.3%
2042 0.74% -0.28%
2041 0.76% -0.27%
2040 0.79% -0.26%
2039 0.81% -0.24%
2038 0.83% -0.23%
2037 0.86% -0.23%
2036 0.88% -0.22%
2035 0.9% -0.2%
2034 0.93% -0.19%
2033 0.96% -0.19%
2032 0.98% -0.19%
2031 1.02% -0.17%
2030 1.05% -0.14%
2029 1.08% -0.12%
2028 1.11% -0.1%
2027 1.15% -0.1%
2026 1.19% -0.06%
2025 1.23% -0.02%
2024 1.24% 1.03%
2023 1.24% 1.19%
2022 1.14% 0.72%
2021 1.22% 0.18%
2020 1.36% 0.51%
2019 1.36% 0.72%
2018 1.4% 0.45%
2017 1.43% 0.24%
2016 1.46% 0.08%
2015 1.47% -0.08%
2014 1.46% -0.31%
2013 1.45% -0.36%
2012 1.42% 0.06%
2011 1.34% 0.36%
2010 1.18% 0.46%
2009 1.03% 0.89%
2008 0.97% 1.61%
2007 0.99% 1.87%
2006 1.05% 1.7%
2005 1.11% 1.7%
2004 1.16% 1.74%
2003 1.24% 1.82%
2002 1.42% 1.42%
2001 1.7% 0.7%
2000 1.95% 0.45%
1999 2.1% 0.41%
1998 2.2% 0.41%
1997 2.28% 0.42%
1996 2.35% 0.42%
1995 2.42% 0.44%
1994 2.49% 0.48%
1993 2.56% 0.52%
1992 2.64% 0.49%
1991 2.69% 0.25%
1990 2.75% 0.1%
1989 2.81% 0.16%
1988 2.84% 0.21%
1987 2.86% 0.26%
1986 2.87% 0.3%
1985 2.86% 0.36%
1984 2.86% 0.42%
1983 2.85% 0.49%
1982 2.82% 0.6%
1981 2.76% 0.71%
1980 2.67% 0.81%
1979 2.58% 0.89%
1978 2.52% 0.97%
1977 2.5% 1.03%
1976 2.5% 1.06%
1975 2.51% 1.09%
1974 2.52% 1.1%
1973 2.45% 1.11%
1972 2.35% 1.11%
1971 2.28% 1.21%
1970 2.27% 1.12%
1969 2.3% 0.99%
1968 2.35% 1.32%
1967 2.41% 1.24%
1966 2.47% 1.03%
1965 2.51% 1.09%
1964 2.53% 1%
1963 2.47% 0.88%
1962 2.37% 0.92%
1961 2.33% 0.93%

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 Spain's population grew by 1.03%.

Live population counters

Paraguay Spain
Current population
7120169
48806901
Population rank 108/197 32/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 0.59%
One net population change
6.18 minutes
1.06 minutes
One birth every
3.84 minutes
1.62 minutes
One death every
13.5 minutes
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +233 +1,360
Annual growth/decline +85,007 +496,312
Annual growth/decline rate +1.24% +1.03%
Population growth rate rank 87/197 100/197
One migration net change every
42.4 minutes
5.45 minutes
Annual migration change -12,423 +96,630
Net migration rank 137/196 17/196
Foreign-born residents 180,837 8,870,527
Foreign-born residents rank 119/195 6/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.6% 18.5%
Foreign-born share rank 123/195 32/195

Natural population change vs migration

Paraguay
Natural

Migration
Spain
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Paraguay Spain
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -12,423 - 96,630
2024 - -12,451 - 111,674
2023 97,748 -12,500 -111,211 119,099
2022 94,627 -12,500 -133,801 299,779
2021 78,667 -8,226 -113,865 144,385
2020 98,667 -8,226 -151,551 236,854
2019 103,179 -16,263 -56,542 464,783
2018 104,908 -16,472 -56,139 337,467
2017 105,634 -16,630 -32,600 201,135
2016 106,804 -16,737 0 106,474
2015 106,817 -16,834 -4,642 -1,979
2014 105,585 -16,989 32,522 -97,870
2013 103,383 -17,232 37,284 -250,741
2012 102,508 -17,763 51,450 -153,486
2011 100,442 -20,427 84,137 60,761
2010 99,456 -26,169 102,469 69,406
2009 100,296 -40,112 106,635 129,557
2008 99,821 -44,679 133,267 434,135
2007 99,141 -45,914 108,545 772,317
2006 99,808 -44,568 110,994 659,720
2005 101,035 -42,173 78,576 629,803
2004 101,896 -40,907 85,844 661,158
2003 102,427 -39,941 54,844 658,428
2002 104,658 -36,918 53,861 737,880
2001 107,225 -27,676 44,936 181,307
2000 109,979 -15,884 36,512 176,269
1999 112,726 -11,362 8,077 178,559
1998 114,122 -9,276 4,022 182,926
1997 115,095 -8,704 20,028 165,345
1996 115,623 -8,273 11,967 162,704
1995 115,777 -7,653 15,889 162,434
1994 115,662 -6,999 31,639 160,407
1993 115,211 -6,431 47,234 160,907
1992 115,442 -6,035 62,652 177,544
1991 114,472 -5,420 58,450 122,841
1990 112,864 -4,685 66,075 -30,684
1989 111,727 -4,009 81,538 -25,892
1988 110,348 -3,557 100,794 -17,663
1987 107,962 -3,445 116,054 -12,681
1986 105,776 -3,460 131,188 -13,540
1985 102,859 -3,562 146,184 -589
1984 99,937 -3,769 172,487 2,754
1983 96,406 -2,845 183,223 1,241
1982 92,917 -2,725 231,714 -7,384
1981 89,456 -2,477 237,879 2,563
1980 84,568 -2,808 281,184 20,166
1979 80,345 -3,570 312,407 -5,929
1978 76,691 -4,066 339,157 -2,504
1977 74,359 -4,201 361,465 -1,332
1976 71,973 -4,066 375,834 2,804
1975 70,285 -3,807 371,882 -218
1974 69,059 -3,478 396,182 105,838
1973 67,803 -4,346 374,381 8,624
1972 66,625 -7,642 391,030 7,935
1971 66,142 -10,446 369,625 7,363
1970 65,905 -12,579 378,723 -60,580
1969 65,616 -12,859 367,851 -49,956
1968 65,575 -13,132 387,423 -46,088
1967 65,695 -13,346 402,001 -42,344
1966 66,002 -13,538 397,084 -41,467
1965 66,063 -13,715 405,819 -42,476
1964 65,681 -13,915 429,885 -41,461
1963 64,741 -14,086 394,338 -44,446
1962 63,079 -16,175 384,690 -45,211
1961 61,536 -16,972 396,537 -46,517
1960 60,009 -16,811 398,960 -154,869

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 Spain 25.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 627,829 people) and 74.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,810,127 people).

As of 2024, 180,837 residents or 2.6% of the population were not native-born in Paraguay, compared to 8,870,527 people or 18.5% in Spain.

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
Spain
City Population
Madrid 3.51M
Barcelona 1.73M
Tenerife 955K
Valencia 841K
Zaragoza 693K
Seville 689K
Malaga 599K
Palma de Mallorca 435K
Las Palmas 382K
Alicante 366K

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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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