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Paraguay population

Current population of Paraguay

7,106,285

Live estimate, extrapolated from the latest official figures

Births today
78
Deaths today
22
Change today (UTC)
+48
World rank
108th of 218
0.09% of world population
Population
7,013,078
2025 estimate
Annual growth
+1.20%
2025
Density
17 /km²
2023
Land area
396,012 km²
Urban population
70%
2025
Median age
27.0 yrs
2025 (UN WPP)
Fertility rate
2.42
births per woman, 2024
Life expectancy
74.0 yrs
2024
Net migration
−12,423
2025
Capital
Asuncion
Region
Latin America & Caribbean

Population of Paraguay: overview

Paraguay has a population of 7,013,078 according to the latest official estimates (2025), the 108th largest in the world. Paraguay is part of the Latin America & Caribbean region and its capital is Asuncion.

The population is growing steadily, at 1.20% per year. In absolute terms that meant roughly 83,925 additional people over the past year. That growth comes despite net emigration of about 12,423 people in 2025.

The country is sparsely settled, with only about 17 people per km², spread across 396,012 km² of land. Most residents — 70% — live in urban areas.

The median age is 27.0 years. The fertility rate of 2.42 children per woman sits above the replacement level of 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 74.0 years (2024).

UN medium-variant projections point to continued growth, reaching 8.64 million by 2050 (23% above today's level). The 2030 projection is 7,407,618.

Paraguay population, 1960–2025 and projections

02M4M6M8M10M19601980200020202040projected2025: 7.01M1960: 1,883,5141961: 1,927,3941962: 1,973,1301963: 2,021,9091964: 2,073,1191965: 2,125,1771966: 2,177,5841967: 2,229,9941968: 2,282,3911969: 2,334,9921970: 2,388,0281971: 2,442,5371972: 2,499,8811973: 2,561,1021974: 2,625,6211975: 2,691,6481976: 2,758,8361977: 2,827,8741978: 2,899,2691979: 2,973,9681980: 3,053,2351981: 3,137,6041982: 3,226,1891983: 3,318,0681984: 3,412,9361985: 3,510,6711986: 3,611,4741987: 3,714,8891988: 3,820,5461989: 3,927,8021990: 4,035,7471991: 4,144,3641992: 4,253,6001993: 4,362,6961994: 4,471,4171995: 4,579,8061996: 4,687,5431997: 4,794,4121998: 4,900,0251999: 5,003,1352000: 5,100,8682001: 5,187,6892002: 5,261,3282003: 5,326,4362004: 5,388,1752005: 5,448,0972006: 5,505,1482007: 5,559,3862008: 5,613,5742009: 5,671,2362010: 5,737,9712011: 5,814,6262012: 5,897,0082013: 5,982,4452014: 6,069,8112015: 6,159,1032016: 6,249,1262017: 6,338,6602018: 6,427,3822019: 6,515,0582020: 6,603,7392021: 6,684,1822022: 6,760,4642023: 6,844,1462024: 6,929,1532025: 7,013,0782030: 7,407,6182050: 8,640,464
Population of Paraguay by year
YearPopulationGrowth rateAnnual change
20257,013,078+1.20%+83,925
20246,929,153+1.23%+85,007
20236,844,146+1.23%+83,682
20226,760,464+1.13%+76,282
20216,684,182+1.21%+80,443
20206,603,739+1.35%+88,681
20196,515,058+1.35%+87,676
20186,427,382+1.39%+88,722
20176,338,660+1.42%+89,534
20166,249,126+1.45%+90,023
20156,159,103+1.46%+89,292
20146,069,811+1.45%+87,366
20105,737,971+1.17%+66,735
20055,448,097+1.11%+59,922
20005,100,868+1.93%+97,733
19954,579,806+2.40%+108,389
19904,035,747+2.71%+107,945
19853,510,671+2.82%+97,735
19803,053,235+2.63%+79,267
19752,691,648+2.48%+66,027
19702,388,028+2.25%+53,036
19652,125,177+2.48%+52,058
19601,883,514––

Recent years annually, earlier years at five-year steps. Annual change compares against the immediately preceding year.

Paraguay population forecast

United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant.

Projected population of Paraguay
YearProjected populationvs today
20307,407,618+5.6%
20508,640,464+23.2%

Paraguay population pyramid (2025)

Age and sex structure from UN World Population Prospects 2024: 28.4% of Paraguay's population is under 15, 64.9% is of working age (15–64), and 6.7% is 65 or older. Hover any bar for the group's size.

MaleFemale
0%2%2%4%4%0-4 male: 344,002 (4.9%)0-4 female: 328,591 (4.7%)0-45-9 male: 346,925 (4.9%)5-9 female: 331,531 (4.7%)10-14 male: 326,471 (4.7%)10-14 female: 312,175 (4.5%)10-1415-19 male: 302,116 (4.3%)15-19 female: 289,685 (4.1%)20-24 male: 291,882 (4.2%)20-24 female: 281,491 (4.0%)20-2425-29 male: 301,822 (4.3%)25-29 female: 293,060 (4.2%)30-34 male: 293,885 (4.2%)30-34 female: 287,380 (4.1%)30-3435-39 male: 272,215 (3.9%)35-39 female: 267,305 (3.8%)40-44 male: 232,698 (3.3%)40-44 female: 229,582 (3.3%)40-4445-49 male: 183,440 (2.6%)45-49 female: 182,424 (2.6%)50-54 male: 156,421 (2.2%)50-54 female: 157,952 (2.3%)50-5455-59 male: 139,691 (2.0%)55-59 female: 146,107 (2.1%)60-64 male: 115,291 (1.6%)60-64 female: 127,754 (1.8%)60-6465-69 male: 83,063 (1.2%)65-69 female: 96,028 (1.4%)70-74 male: 57,596 (0.8%)70-74 female: 69,014 (1.0%)70-7475-79 male: 37,429 (0.5%)75-79 female: 48,044 (0.7%)80-84 male: 19,720 (0.3%)80-84 female: 29,424 (0.4%)80-8485-89 male: 8,038 (0.1%)85-89 female: 13,566 (0.2%)90-94 male: 2,176 (0.0%)90-94 female: 5,030 (0.1%)90-9495-99 male: 462 (0.0%)95-99 female: 1,367 (0.0%)100+ male: 45 (0.0%)100+ female: 181 (0.0%)100+

Paraguay population FAQ

What is the population of Paraguay in 2026?

Paraguay's population is estimated at about 7.11 million in 2026, extrapolated from the latest official figure of 7,013,078 (2025). Paraguay ranks 108th in the world by population.

Is the population of Paraguay growing or shrinking?

Paraguay's population is growing at about 1.20% per year, an increase of roughly 83,925 people over the past year.

How densely populated is Paraguay?

Paraguay has about 17 people per square kilometre across a land area of 396,012 km².

What share of the world's population lives in Paraguay?

Paraguay is home to about 0.09% of the world's population.

What is Paraguay's projected population in 2050?

United Nations medium-variant projections put Paraguay's population at 8,640,464 in 2050, passing through 7,407,618 in 2030.

What is the median age in Paraguay?

The median age in Paraguay is 27.0 years (2025 estimate) — half the population is younger and half older than that.

Sources: World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0); median age and projections from UN World Population Prospects 2024. Live figures are estimates extrapolated from the latest official data — see methodology.