Paraguay Population (LIVE)

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Paraguay Population (1950 - 2024)
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Paraguay is 6,964,579 as of Tuesday, December 3, 2024, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Paraguay 2024 population is estimated at 6,929,153 people at mid year.
  • Paraguay population is equivalent to 0.08% of the total world population.
  • Paraguay ranks number 108 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Paraguay is 17 per Km2 (45 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 397,300 Km2 (153,398 sq. miles).
  • 67.8 % of the population is urban (4,694,516 people in 2024).
  • The median age in Paraguay is 26.6 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Paraguay (2024 and historical)

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationParaguay
Global Rank
2024 6,929,153 1.24 % 85,007 -12,451 26.6 2.42 17 67.8 % 4,694,516 0.08 % 8,161,972,572 108
2023 6,844,146 1.24 % 83,682 -12,500 26.3 2.42 17 67.5 % 4,618,686 0.08 % 8,091,734,930 108
2022 6,760,464 1.14 % 76,282 -12,500 26.0 2.44 17 67.2 % 4,543,267 0.08 % 8,021,407,192 110
2020 6,603,739 1.36 % 88,681 -8,226 25.5 2.50 17 66.5 % 4,394,032 0.08 % 7,887,001,292 110
2015 6,159,103 1.43 % 84,226 -16,834 23.9 2.65 16 65.5 % 4,033,246 0.08 % 7,470,491,872 111
2010 5,737,971 1.04 % 57,975 -26,169 22.2 2.70 14 64.1 % 3,680,011 0.08 % 7,021,732,148 109
2005 5,448,097 1.33 % 69,446 -42,173 20.4 2.97 14 61.3 % 3,340,099 0.08 % 6,586,970,132 108
2000 5,100,868 2.18 % 104,212-15,884 19.0 3.51 13 57.5 % 2,934,051 0.08 % 6,171,702,993 110
1995 4,579,806 2.56 % 108,812 -7,653 18.4 4.11 12 54.2 % 2,481,860 0.08 % 5,758,878,982 113
1990 4,035,747 2.83 % 105,015 -4,685 18.2 4.57 10 50.8 % 2,051,842 0.08 % 5,327,803,110 115
1985 3,510,671 2.83 % 91,487 -3,562 18.0 4.97 9 47.0 % 1,651,691 0.07 % 4,868,943,465 117
1980 3,053,235 2.55 % 72,317 -2,808 17.6 5.10 8 43.4 % 1,325,938 0.07 % 4,447,606,236 121
1975 2,691,648 2.42 % 60,724 -3,807 16.7 5.18 7 40.4 % 1,087,938 0.07 % 4,070,735,277 122
1970 2,388,028 2.36 % 52,570 -12,579 16.0 5.72 6 38.4 % 917,029 0.06 % 3,694,683,794 121
1965 2,125,177 2.44 % 48,333 -13,715 15.8 6.35 5 37.0 % 786,779 0.06 % 3,334,533,703 119
1960 1,883,514 2.29 % 40,246 -16,811 15.6 6.50 5 35.9 % 676,837 0.06 % 3,015,470,894 120
1955 1,682,286 2.26 % 35,588 -16,157 15.6 6.51 4 34.9 % 586,668 0.06 % 2,740,213,792 119
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).
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Paraguay Population Forecast

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationParaguay
Global Rank
2025 7,013,078 1.21 % 81,868 -12,423 27.0 2.40 18 68.0 % 4,770,669 0.09 % 8,231,613,070 108
2030 7,407,618 1.10 % 78,908 -11,736 28.4 2.29 19 69.6 % 5,154,236 0.09 % 8,569,124,911 108
2035 7,763,520 0.94 % 71,180 -11,102 29.7 2.21 20 71.3 % 5,538,252 0.09 % 8,885,210,181 109
2040 8,087,572 0.82 % 64,810 -10,759 30.9 2.13 20 73.1 % 5,914,612 0.09 % 9,177,190,203 109
2045 8,380,530 0.71 % 58,592 -9,893 32.1 2.07 21 74.9 % 6,275,355 0.09 % 9,439,639,668 110
2050 8,640,464 0.61 % 51,987   33.5 2.02 22 76.5 % 6,607,228 0.09 % 9,664,378,587 111
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Paraguay Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Paraguay
Life Expectancy
73.98 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality
15.9
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5
19.3
(per 1,000 live births)
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Main Cities by Population in Paraguay

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Asuncion 1,482,200
2 Ciudad del Este 301,815
3 San Lorenzo 227,876
4 Capiata 198,553
5 Lambare 126,377
6 Fernando de la Mora 120,167
7 Limpio 96,143
8 Nemby 94,641
9 Pedro Juan Caballero 75,109
10 Encarnacion 74,983
11 Mariano Roque Alonso 72,008
12 Itaugua 64,997
13 Villa Elisa 64,099
14 Villa Hayes 57,217
15 Caacupe 56,864
16 San Antonio 55,754
17 Caaguazu 54,808
18 Presidente Franco 54,292
19 Coronel Oviedo 51,286
20 Concepcion 48,123
21 Villarrica 41,157
22 Pilar 32,810
23 Caazapa 23,996
24 Filadelfia 19,927
25 Ita 18,459
26 San Juan Bautista 16,593

See also

Notes

The Paraguay Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Paraguay delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Paraguay (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.


Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Paraguay in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.