Paraguay Population
Paraguay had an estimated population of 7,013,078 in mid-2025 (World Bank), making it the 107th most populous of 217 countries and territories, with 0.09% of everyone alive. The counter above projects that figure forward at the current growth rate of +1.20% a year.
Paraguay at a glance
How Paraguay's population is changing
Paraguay's population is growing: +1.20% a year, which works out to about +84,431 people per year, or +231 a day. Births (19.7 per 1,000) and deaths (5.7 per 1,000) alone would give +1.40% a year; net migration removes about 12,423 people a year (−0.18%). Roughly one in every 1,171 people on Earth lives in Paraguay.
Population of Paraguay since 1960
In 1960, Paraguay had 1,883,514 people. By 2025 that was 7,013,078 — 3.7× larger. The fastest growth came between 1980 and 1990, when the population rose by 32%.
| Year | Population | Change vs previous row |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,883,514 | — |
| 1970 | 2,388,028 | +26.8% |
| 1980 | 3,053,235 | +27.9% |
| 1990 | 4,035,747 | +32.2% |
| 2000 | 5,100,868 | +26.4% |
| 2010 | 5,737,971 | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 6,603,739 | +15.1% |
| 2025 | 7,013,078 | +6.2% |
Paraguay from 1800 to 2100
Modelled estimates put Paraguay at about 300,000 people in 1800; the UN estimates 7,013,079 in 2025 (23× 1800) and projects 9,047,993 for 2100 in its medium scenario. The population is projected to peak around 2078 at 9,287,138 and decline afterwards.
| Year | Population | Kind |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 300,000 | modelled estimate |
| 1850 | 344,865 | modelled estimate |
| 1900 | 463,602 | modelled estimate |
| 1950 | 1,504,351 | UN estimate |
| 2000 | 5,100,875 | UN estimate |
| 2025 | 7,013,079 | UN projection |
| 2050 | 8,640,471 | UN projection |
| 2075 | 9,282,637 | UN projection |
| 2100 | 9,047,993 | UN projection |
Country live/base figures use World Bank estimates; this historical/future chart uses a separate UN series and need not match the World Bank base in overlapping years. Before 1950: HYDE 3.3 / Gapminder reconstructions via Our World in Data — historical modelling, not censuses. 1950–2023: UN World Population Prospects 2024. 2024–2100: UN medium projection. Open the time machine to see the whole map in any year.
Largest listed places in Paraguay
10 records sorted by displayed base population. Definitions vary (province/administrative unit, UN urban centre or GeoNames settlement); this is not a harmonised city ranking. Shares use World Bank 2025 country population 7,013,078. Dates and boundaries may differ. Overlapping entities are not summed.
| # | Place | Population | Definition | Share | Source / reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asunción | 1,314,663 | UN urban centre | 18.75% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 2 | Ciudad del Este | 412,725 | UN urban centre | 5.89% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 3 | San Lorenzo | 227,876 | GeoNames settlement | 3.25% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 4 | Capiatá | 198,553 | GeoNames settlement | 2.83% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 5 | Encarnación | 170,683 | UN urban centre | 2.43% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 6 | Lambaré | 126,377 | GeoNames settlement | 1.80% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 7 | Fernando de la Mora | 120,167 | GeoNames settlement | 1.71% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 8 | Coronel Oviedo | 112,027 | UN urban centre | 1.60% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 9 | Caaguazú | 109,926 | UN urban centre | 1.57% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 10 | Pedro Juan Caballero | 109,096 | UN urban centre | 1.56% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
How Paraguay compares
Paraguay has almost the same population as Nicaragua (7,007,502).
| Rank | Country | Population | vs Paraguay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #105 |  Libya | 7,458,555 | +6% | compare → |
| #106 |  Kyrgyzstan | 7,343,064 | +5% | compare → |
| #108 |  Nicaragua | 7,007,502 | −0% | compare → |
| #109 |  Serbia | 6,549,143 | −7% | compare → |
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Same region (Latin America & Caribbean): Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Peru, Venezuela.
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Land neighbours (3)
Brazil 212,812,405 · 30.3× the population · compare
Argentina 45,851,378 · 6.5× the population · compare
Bolivia 12,581,843 · 1.8× the population · compare
Paraguay's 3 neighbours together hold 271,245,626 people — 38.7× Paraguay's population. The most populous is Brazil (212,812,405).
In its region
Paraguay is the 15th most populous of the 42 economies in Latin America & Caribbean, holding 1.1% of the region's 666,592,570 people.
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Cities
Asunción, Ciudad del Este, San Lorenzo, Capiatá, Encarnación, Lambaré, Fernando de la Mora, Coronel Oviedo — all Paraguay's cities on the map.
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