Hong Kong vs Paraguay
Hong Kong has 7% more people than Paraguay: 7,498,900 vs 7,013,078, a gap of 485,822. Paraguay is growing faster (+1.20% vs −0.34% a year), adding about 84,431 people a year against −25,158. Using continuous exponential growth from the stated base year, if these rates held, Paraguay would overtake Hong Kong in about 4 years (from the 2025 population bases, around 2029) — a projection, not a forecast. Hong Kong is the older society: 23.7% aged 65+ against 6.7% in Paraguay, while Paraguay has more children (28.4% under 15 vs 10.3%). Hong Kong is 415.3× as densely populated (7,177.2 vs 17.3 people per km²). People in Hong Kong live 11.4 years longer on average (85.4 vs 74.0). GDP per capita is 8.1× higher in Hong Kong ($56,983 vs $7,027).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Hong Kong) and 2025 (Paraguay); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
Hong Kong vs Paraguay — side by side
| Population | 7,498,9002025 | 7,013,0782025 |
|---|---|---|
| Growth rate / yr | −0.34%2025 | +1.20%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 4.92024 | 19.72024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 7.02024 | 5.72024 |
| Children per woman | 0.842024 | 2.422024 |
| Life expectancy | 85.4 yrs2024 | 74.0 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 10.3%2025 | 28.4%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 23.7%2025 | 6.7%2025 |
| Density | 7,177.2 /km²2023 | 17.3 /km²2023 |
| Area | 1,110 km²2023 | 406,752 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 100.0%2025 | 70.4%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | +17,8632025 | -12,4232025 |
| GDP per capita | $56,9832025 | $7,0272025 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #104 | #107 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 0.09% | 0.09% |
Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.
Population since 1960
World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). Hong Kong: 2.4× from 1960 to 2025; Paraguay: 3.7× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.
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