The latest officially reported population of Paraguay was 6,929,153 in 2024 vs 24,672,760 people in Syria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Paraguay's population is 7,096,151 people compared to 26,481,122 in Syria.
Population statistics:
- Syria's population is 3.73 times bigger than Paraguay's.
- Paraguay is ranked the 108th most populous country in the world, while Syria is the 57th.
- The countries together account for 0.41% of the world: 0.09% for Paraguay vs 0.32% for Syria.
- For the last 10 years, Paraguay has had an average growth rate of +1.34% per year vs +1.25% in Syria.
- Since 2006, the population of Paraguay has increased from 5.51M people to 7.1M (28.9% growth), while Syria has grown from 19.6M to 26.5M (34.9% growth).
- Paraguay is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 9.29M people compared to the peak of 44.1M people in 2086 for Syria.
Paraguay vs Syria: live population counter
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| Current population |
7096151
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26481122
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| Population rank | 108/197 | 57/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.09% | 0.32% |
| One net population change |
6.18 minutes
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29.3 seconds
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| One birth every |
3.84 minutes
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1.01 minutes
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| One death every |
13.5 minutes
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4.42 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
42.2 minutes
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57.7 seconds
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| Annual migration change | -12,451 | +546,494 |
| Daily growth/decline | +233 | +2,954 |
| Annual growth/decline | +85,007 | +1,078,137 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.24% | +4.57% |
| Population growth rate rank | 88/197 | 6/197 |
Paraguay and Syria: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 1,883,514 | 4,673,500 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,927,394 | 4,815,466 | 2.33% | 3.04% |
| 1962 | 1,973,130 | 4,959,340 | 2.37% | 2.99% |
| 1963 | 2,021,909 | 5,110,467 | 2.47% | 3.05% |
| 1964 | 2,073,119 | 5,269,087 | 2.53% | 3.1% |
| 1965 | 2,125,177 | 5,435,267 | 2.51% | 3.15% |
| 1966 | 2,177,584 | 5,609,047 | 2.47% | 3.2% |
| 1967 | 2,229,994 | 5,790,198 | 2.41% | 3.23% |
| 1968 | 2,282,391 | 5,978,742 | 2.35% | 3.26% |
| 1969 | 2,334,992 | 6,175,166 | 2.3% | 3.29% |
| 1970 | 2,388,028 | 6,380,609 | 2.27% | 3.33% |
| 1971 | 2,442,537 | 6,598,094 | 2.28% | 3.41% |
| 1972 | 2,499,881 | 6,826,024 | 2.35% | 3.45% |
| 1973 | 2,561,102 | 7,060,321 | 2.45% | 3.43% |
| 1974 | 2,625,621 | 7,302,160 | 2.52% | 3.43% |
| 1975 | 2,691,648 | 7,554,364 | 2.51% | 3.45% |
| 1976 | 2,758,836 | 7,817,320 | 2.5% | 3.48% |
| 1977 | 2,827,874 | 8,090,501 | 2.5% | 3.49% |
| 1978 | 2,899,269 | 8,372,759 | 2.52% | 3.49% |
| 1979 | 2,973,968 | 8,661,909 | 2.58% | 3.45% |
| 1980 | 3,053,235 | 8,957,663 | 2.67% | 3.41% |
| 1981 | 3,137,604 | 9,260,189 | 2.76% | 3.38% |
| 1982 | 3,226,189 | 9,572,511 | 2.82% | 3.37% |
| 1983 | 3,318,068 | 9,904,809 | 2.85% | 3.47% |
| 1984 | 3,412,936 | 10,258,398 | 2.86% | 3.57% |
| 1985 | 3,510,671 | 10,625,672 | 2.86% | 3.58% |
| 1986 | 3,611,474 | 11,002,844 | 2.87% | 3.55% |
| 1987 | 3,714,889 | 11,388,923 | 2.86% | 3.51% |
| 1988 | 3,820,546 | 11,782,264 | 2.84% | 3.45% |
| 1989 | 3,927,802 | 12,179,060 | 2.81% | 3.37% |
| 1990 | 4,035,747 | 12,579,208 | 2.75% | 3.29% |
| 1991 | 4,144,364 | 12,980,821 | 2.69% | 3.19% |
| 1992 | 4,253,600 | 13,385,571 | 2.64% | 3.12% |
| 1993 | 4,362,696 | 13,795,686 | 2.56% | 3.06% |
| 1994 | 4,471,417 | 14,208,583 | 2.49% | 2.99% |
| 1995 | 4,579,806 | 14,616,801 | 2.42% | 2.87% |
| 1996 | 4,687,543 | 15,018,104 | 2.35% | 2.75% |
| 1997 | 4,794,412 | 15,417,542 | 2.28% | 2.66% |
| 1998 | 4,900,025 | 15,820,413 | 2.2% | 2.61% |
| 1999 | 5,003,135 | 16,228,061 | 2.1% | 2.58% |
| 2000 | 5,100,868 | 16,637,888 | 1.95% | 2.53% |
| 2001 | 5,187,689 | 17,051,338 | 1.7% | 2.48% |
| 2002 | 5,261,328 | 17,468,332 | 1.42% | 2.45% |
| 2003 | 5,326,436 | 17,889,296 | 1.24% | 2.41% |
| 2004 | 5,388,175 | 18,336,875 | 1.16% | 2.5% |
| 2005 | 5,448,097 | 18,814,091 | 1.11% | 2.6% |
| 2006 | 5,505,148 | 19,637,022 | 1.05% | 4.37% |
| 2007 | 5,559,386 | 20,884,125 | 0.99% | 6.35% |
| 2008 | 5,613,574 | 21,636,564 | 0.97% | 3.6% |
| 2009 | 5,671,236 | 21,976,969 | 1.03% | 1.57% |
| 2010 | 5,737,971 | 22,482,421 | 1.18% | 2.3% |
| 2011 | 5,814,626 | 22,878,098 | 1.34% | 1.76% |
| 2012 | 5,897,008 | 22,759,763 | 1.42% | -0.52% |
| 2013 | 5,982,445 | 21,666,917 | 1.45% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 6,069,811 | 20,273,659 | 1.46% | -6.43% |
| 2015 | 6,159,103 | 19,424,618 | 1.47% | -4.19% |
| 2016 | 6,249,126 | 19,193,834 | 1.46% | -1.19% |
| 2017 | 6,338,660 | 19,224,668 | 1.43% | 0.16% |
| 2018 | 6,427,382 | 19,577,845 | 1.4% | 1.84% |
| 2019 | 6,515,058 | 20,353,534 | 1.36% | 3.96% |
| 2020 | 6,603,739 | 21,049,429 | 1.36% | 3.42% |
| 2021 | 6,684,182 | 21,628,839 | 1.22% | 2.75% |
| 2022 | 6,760,464 | 22,462,173 | 1.14% | 3.85% |
| 2023 | 6,844,146 | 23,594,623 | 1.24% | 5.04% |
| 2024 | 6,929,153 | 24,672,760 | 1.24% | 4.57% |
| 2025 | 7,013,079 | 25,620,422 | 1.21% | 3.84% |
| 2026 | 7,095,273 | 26,472,499 | 1.17% | 3.33% |
| 2027 | 7,175,671 | 27,261,544 | 1.13% | 2.98% |
| 2028 | 7,254,526 | 28,006,558 | 1.1% | 2.73% |
| 2029 | 7,331,909 | 28,719,309 | 1.07% | 2.54% |
| 2030 | 7,407,622 | 29,395,545 | 1.03% | 2.35% |
| 2031 | 7,481,641 | 30,029,824 | 1% | 2.16% |
| 2032 | 7,554,221 | 30,633,661 | 0.97% | 2.01% |
| 2033 | 7,625,459 | 31,212,478 | 0.94% | 1.89% |
| 2034 | 7,695,120 | 31,768,138 | 0.91% | 1.78% |
| 2035 | 7,763,524 | 32,294,792 | 0.89% | 1.66% |
| 2036 | 7,830,885 | 32,788,153 | 0.87% | 1.53% |
| 2037 | 7,896,975 | 33,258,407 | 0.84% | 1.43% |
| 2038 | 7,961,863 | 33,710,718 | 0.82% | 1.36% |
| 2039 | 8,025,487 | 34,131,238 | 0.8% | 1.25% |
| 2040 | 8,087,571 | 34,533,185 | 0.77% | 1.18% |
| 2041 | 8,148,407 | 34,916,936 | 0.75% | 1.11% |
| 2042 | 8,208,318 | 35,279,863 | 0.74% | 1.04% |
| 2043 | 8,267,008 | 35,623,325 | 0.72% | 0.97% |
| 2044 | 8,324,330 | 35,944,394 | 0.69% | 0.9% |
| 2045 | 8,380,533 | 36,265,295 | 0.68% | 0.89% |
| 2046 | 8,435,754 | 36,583,260 | 0.66% | 0.88% |
| 2047 | 8,489,460 | 36,878,640 | 0.64% | 0.81% |
| 2048 | 8,541,342 | 37,171,029 | 0.61% | 0.79% |
| 2049 | 8,591,710 | 37,477,690 | 0.59% | 0.83% |
| 2050 | 8,640,471 | 37,793,378 | 0.57% | 0.84% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Paraguay increased by 743,978 people (a 13.5% growth), while Syria lost 443,188 people (a 2.26% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Paraguay gained 847,025 (a 13.6% growth), while Syria's population increased by 7,287,288 (a 38% growth).
Paraguay was ranked 107th most populous country in 2006 and is 108th in 2026. Syria was ranked 58th in 2006 and ranked 57th 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 Syria will increase by 42.7% to 37,793,378 people and rank change from 57th to 54th.
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 Syria
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| Life expectancy | 74.2 years | 73.4 years |
| Average age | 30.2 years | 27.8 years |
| Median age | 27.7 years | 23.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.1:49.9 | 50:50 |
| Fertility rate | 2.42 births per woman | 2.71 births per woman |
| Population density | 45.3 ppl/mi² | 348 ppl/mi² |
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