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

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The latest officially reported population of Paraguay was 7,013,078 in 2025 vs 85,878,556 people in Turkey in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Paraguay's population is 7,138,671 people compared to 86,225,430 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 12.1 times bigger than Paraguay's.
  • Paraguay is ranked the 108th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.12% of the world: 0.09% for Paraguay vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Paraguay has had an average growth rate of +1.32% per year vs +0.98% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Paraguay has increased from 5.51M people to 7.14M (29.7% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86.2M (23.1% growth).

Paraguay vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Paraguay
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Paraguay Turkey
2100 9,112,687 64,394,191
2099 9,133,083 65,045,868
2098 9,151,984 65,690,351
2097 9,170,087 66,342,622
2096 9,187,135 66,990,674
2095 9,203,013 67,642,188
2094 9,218,194 68,296,562
2093 9,232,470 68,963,773
2092 9,245,852 69,625,957
2091 9,258,741 70,290,255
2090 9,270,641 70,960,483
2089 9,282,170 71,623,547
2088 9,291,959 72,281,102
2087 9,300,904 72,928,397
2086 9,309,688 73,576,610
2085 9,317,464 74,223,570
2084 9,323,625 74,853,312
2083 9,329,231 75,483,067
2082 9,334,021 76,111,533
2081 9,338,192 76,726,689
2080 9,340,792 77,339,541
2079 9,342,369 77,938,889
2078 9,342,577 78,532,577
2077 9,341,699 79,120,573
2076 9,339,777 79,705,459
2075 9,336,119 80,277,544
2074 9,331,059 80,848,141
2073 9,324,304 81,396,237
2072 9,315,864 81,938,080
2071 9,306,098 82,465,112
2070 9,294,400 82,981,973
2069 9,281,039 83,480,362
2068 9,266,275 83,963,140
2067 9,250,050 84,428,242
2066 9,231,342 84,886,666
2065 9,211,132 85,336,225
2064 9,188,572 85,771,285
2063 9,163,581 86,187,013
2062 9,136,419 86,587,114
2061 9,107,921 86,962,577
2060 9,077,798 87,319,314
2059 9,045,532 87,663,392
2058 9,010,196 87,973,789
2057 8,973,356 88,264,809
2056 8,934,666 88,534,755
2055 8,894,376 88,764,080
2054 8,852,244 88,972,362
2053 8,808,628 89,151,673
2052 8,763,131 89,310,785
2051 8,716,069 89,437,110
2050 8,667,821 89,541,520
2049 8,617,987 89,614,107
2048 8,566,482 89,651,068
2047 8,513,601 89,659,415
2046 8,458,430 89,634,354
2045 8,402,494 89,608,012
2044 8,345,365 89,557,421
2043 8,287,161 89,493,042
2042 8,227,296 89,404,193
2041 8,166,606 89,303,546
2040 8,104,911 89,187,952
2039 8,041,701 89,051,669
2038 7,976,905 88,901,719
2037 7,911,144 88,727,471
2036 7,843,935 88,537,927
2035 7,775,617 88,343,153
2034 7,706,326 88,139,515
2033 7,635,458 87,918,397
2032 7,563,007 87,687,495
2031 7,489,427 87,437,150
2030 7,414,080 87,166,904
2029 7,337,101 86,903,490
2028 7,258,394 86,627,469
2027 7,178,461 86,350,539
2026 7,096,647 86,093,293
2025 7,013,078 85,878,556
2024 6,929,153 85,518,661
2023 6,844,146 85,325,965
2022 6,760,464 84,979,913
2021 6,684,182 84,147,318
2020 6,603,739 83,384,680
2019 6,515,058 82,579,440
2018 6,427,382 81,407,204
2017 6,338,660 80,312,698
2016 6,249,126 79,277,962
2015 6,159,103 78,218,479
2014 6,069,811 77,181,884
2013 5,982,445 76,147,624
2012 5,897,008 75,175,827
2011 5,814,626 74,223,629
2010 5,737,971 73,142,150
2009 5,671,236 72,039,206
2008 5,613,574 71,051,678
2007 5,559,386 70,158,112
2006 5,505,148 70,045,349
2005 5,448,097 69,329,557
2004 5,388,175 68,592,617
2003 5,326,436 67,831,730
2002 5,261,328 67,048,795
2001 5,187,689 66,245,128
2000 5,100,868 65,425,961
1999 5,003,135 64,591,923
1998 4,900,025 63,734,383
1997 4,794,412 62,852,966
1996 4,687,543 61,951,134
1995 4,579,806 61,024,503
1994 4,471,417 60,033,836
1993 4,362,696 58,999,167
1992 4,253,600 57,990,118
1991 4,144,364 57,009,887
1990 4,035,747 56,015,628
1989 3,927,802 54,976,723
1988 3,820,546 53,909,626
1987 3,714,889 52,843,670
1986 3,611,474 51,777,772
1985 3,510,671 50,687,115
1984 3,412,936 49,574,069
1983 3,318,068 48,447,410
1982 3,226,189 47,322,096
1981 3,137,604 46,321,190
1980 3,053,235 45,408,815
1979 2,973,968 44,510,429
1978 2,899,269 43,645,306
1977 2,827,874 42,773,298
1976 2,758,836 41,899,984
1975 2,691,648 41,053,126
1974 2,625,621 40,210,234
1973 2,561,102 39,329,533
1972 2,499,881 38,430,221
1971 2,442,537 37,518,611
1970 2,388,028 36,638,465
1969 2,334,992 35,787,774
1968 2,282,391 34,921,684
1967 2,229,994 34,050,421
1966 2,177,584 33,177,672
1965 2,125,177 32,345,220
1964 2,073,119 31,543,072
1963 2,021,909 30,726,841
1962 1,973,130 29,916,147
1961 1,927,394 29,119,238
1960 1,883,514 28,329,898

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Paraguay increased by 743,978 people (a 13.5% growth), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Paraguay gained 889,545 people (a 14.2% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,947,468 people (a 8.76% growth).

Paraguay was ranked 107th most populous country in 2006 and is 108th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Paraguay's population will grow by 21.4% to 8,667,821 people with a rank change from 108th to 110th. The population of Turkey will increase by 3.85% to 89,541,520 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Paraguay is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 9.34M people compared to the peak of 89.7M people in 2047 for Turkey.

Population growth rate by year

Paraguay
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Paraguay Turkey
2100 -0.22% -1%
2099 -0.21% -0.98%
2098 -0.2% -0.98%
2097 -0.19% -0.97%
2096 -0.17% -0.96%
2095 -0.16% -0.96%
2094 -0.15% -0.97%
2093 -0.14% -0.95%
2092 -0.14% -0.95%
2091 -0.13% -0.94%
2090 -0.12% -0.93%
2089 -0.11% -0.91%
2088 -0.1% -0.89%
2087 -0.09% -0.88%
2086 -0.08% -0.87%
2085 -0.07% -0.84%
2084 -0.06% -0.83%
2083 -0.05% -0.83%
2082 -0.04% -0.8%
2081 -0.03% -0.79%
2080 -0.02% -0.77%
2079 -0.002% -0.76%
2078 0.009% -0.74%
2077 0.02% -0.73%
2076 0.04% -0.71%
2075 0.05% -0.71%
2074 0.07% -0.67%
2073 0.09% -0.66%
2072 0.1% -0.64%
2071 0.13% -0.62%
2070 0.14% -0.6%
2069 0.16% -0.57%
2068 0.18% -0.55%
2067 0.2% -0.54%
2066 0.22% -0.53%
2065 0.25% -0.51%
2064 0.27% -0.48%
2063 0.3% -0.46%
2062 0.31% -0.43%
2061 0.33% -0.41%
2060 0.36% -0.39%
2059 0.39% -0.35%
2058 0.41% -0.33%
2057 0.43% -0.3%
2056 0.45% -0.26%
2055 0.48% -0.23%
2054 0.5% -0.2%
2053 0.52% -0.18%
2052 0.54% -0.14%
2051 0.56% -0.12%
2050 0.58% -0.08%
2049 0.6% -0.04%
2048 0.62% -0.009%
2047 0.65% 0.03%
2046 0.67% 0.03%
2045 0.68% 0.06%
2044 0.7% 0.07%
2043 0.73% 0.1%
2042 0.74% 0.11%
2041 0.76% 0.13%
2040 0.79% 0.15%
2039 0.81% 0.17%
2038 0.83% 0.2%
2037 0.86% 0.21%
2036 0.88% 0.22%
2035 0.9% 0.23%
2034 0.93% 0.25%
2033 0.96% 0.26%
2032 0.98% 0.29%
2031 1.02% 0.31%
2030 1.05% 0.3%
2029 1.08% 0.32%
2028 1.11% 0.32%
2027 1.15% 0.3%
2026 1.19% 0.25%
2025 1.21% 0.42%
2024 1.24% 0.23%
2023 1.24% 0.41%
2022 1.14% 0.99%
2021 1.22% 0.91%
2020 1.36% 0.98%
2019 1.36% 1.44%
2018 1.4% 1.36%
2017 1.43% 1.31%
2016 1.46% 1.35%
2015 1.47% 1.34%
2014 1.46% 1.36%
2013 1.45% 1.29%
2012 1.42% 1.28%
2011 1.34% 1.48%
2010 1.18% 1.53%
2009 1.03% 1.39%
2008 0.97% 1.27%
2007 0.99% 0.16%
2006 1.05% 1.03%
2005 1.11% 1.07%
2004 1.16% 1.12%
2003 1.24% 1.17%
2002 1.42% 1.21%
2001 1.7% 1.25%
2000 1.95% 1.29%
1999 2.1% 1.35%
1998 2.2% 1.4%
1997 2.28% 1.46%
1996 2.35% 1.52%
1995 2.42% 1.65%
1994 2.49% 1.75%
1993 2.56% 1.74%
1992 2.64% 1.72%
1991 2.69% 1.77%
1990 2.75% 1.89%
1989 2.81% 1.98%
1988 2.84% 2.02%
1987 2.86% 2.06%
1986 2.87% 2.15%
1985 2.86% 2.25%
1984 2.86% 2.33%
1983 2.85% 2.38%
1982 2.82% 2.16%
1981 2.76% 2.01%
1980 2.67% 2.02%
1979 2.58% 1.98%
1978 2.52% 2.04%
1977 2.5% 2.08%
1976 2.5% 2.06%
1975 2.51% 2.1%
1974 2.52% 2.24%
1973 2.45% 2.34%
1972 2.35% 2.43%
1971 2.28% 2.4%
1970 2.27% 2.38%
1969 2.3% 2.48%
1968 2.35% 2.56%
1967 2.41% 2.63%
1966 2.47% 2.57%
1965 2.51% 2.54%
1964 2.53% 2.66%
1963 2.47% 2.71%
1962 2.37% 2.74%
1961 2.33% 2.79%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Paraguay grew by 1.21%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.42%.

Live population counters

Paraguay Turkey
Current population
7138671
86225430
Population rank 108/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 1.04%
One net population change
6.28 minutes
1.46 minutes
One birth every
3.84 minutes
33.5 seconds
One death every
13.3 minutes
1.08 minutes
Daily growth/decline +230 +986
Annual growth/decline +83,925 +359,895
Annual growth/decline rate +1.21% +0.42%
Population growth rate rank 86/197 138/197
One migration net change every
42.4 minutes
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change -12,423 -258,205
Net migration rank 137/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 180,837 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 119/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.6% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 123/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Paraguay
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Paraguay Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -12,423 - -258,205
2024 97,223 -12,451 453,249 -275,952
2023 97,748 -12,500 426,630 -318,070
2022 94,627 -12,500 535,373 -301,544
2021 78,667 -8,226 521,713 20,283
2020 98,667 -8,226 608,708 37,934
2019 103,179 -16,263 751,472 -15,690
2018 104,908 -16,472 830,353 187,570
2017 105,634 -16,630 875,408 659,846
2016 106,804 -16,737 895,841 352,063
2015 106,817 -16,834 930,799 1,063,140
2014 105,585 -16,989 957,055 1,033,384
2013 103,383 -17,232 921,386 438,618
2012 102,508 -17,763 917,145 258,623
2011 100,442 -20,427 875,839 68,849
2010 99,456 -26,169 892,334 55,532
2009 100,296 -40,112 900,491 24,276
2008 99,821 -44,679 868,749 47,915
2007 99,141 -45,914 876,626 -186,402
2006 99,808 -44,568 897,351 -190,194
2005 101,035 -42,173 898,650 -174,177
2004 101,896 -40,907 896,025 -146,574
2003 102,427 -39,941 893,683 -121,383
2002 104,658 -36,918 922,927 -129,444
2001 107,225 -27,676 980,560 -166,759
2000 109,979 -15,884 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 112,726 -11,362 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 114,122 -9,276 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 115,095 -8,704 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 115,623 -8,273 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 115,777 -7,653 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 115,662 -6,999 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 115,211 -6,431 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 115,442 -6,035 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 114,472 -5,420 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 112,864 -4,685 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 111,727 -4,009 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 110,348 -3,557 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 107,962 -3,445 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 105,776 -3,460 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 102,859 -3,562 1,098,846 8,960
1984 99,937 -3,769 1,096,529 21,787
1983 96,406 -2,845 1,095,106 39,871
1982 92,917 -2,725 1,091,863 23,728
1981 89,456 -2,477 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 84,568 -2,808 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 80,345 -3,570 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 76,691 -4,066 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 74,359 -4,201 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 71,973 -4,066 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 70,285 -3,807 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 69,059 -3,478 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 67,803 -4,346 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 66,625 -7,642 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 66,142 -10,446 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 65,905 -12,579 991,950 -150,924
1969 65,616 -12,859 970,958 -110,578
1968 65,575 -13,132 950,778 -78,973
1967 65,695 -13,346 936,727 -65,993
1966 66,002 -13,538 925,790 -50,999
1965 66,063 -13,715 904,016 -113,911
1964 65,681 -13,915 884,152 -69,978
1963 64,741 -14,086 862,626 -44,317
1962 63,079 -16,175 837,473 -34,353
1961 61,536 -16,972 816,911 -26,187
1960 60,009 -16,811 773,009 14,948

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 87.9% of the population change in Paraguay is from natural causes (a gain of 994,274 people) and 12.1% is from migration (a loss of 136,839 people). In Turkey 82.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,829,546 people) and 17.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,409,580 people).

As of 2024, 180,837 residents or 2.6% of the population were not native-born in Paraguay, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

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
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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