Paraguay

Population in Paraguay

Population in Paraguay: 1.5 million people in 1950 and 6.84 million people in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023
6.84 million people
Since 1950
+5.34 million people
Rank, 2023
108 of 229
counting from the highest
World, 2023
8.09 billion people
Projected, 2100
9.05 million people
UN projection (medium variant)
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people · UN

Population in ParaguayPopulation in Paraguay: 1.5 million people in 1950 and 6.84 million people in 2023, by UN estimates. The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 9.05 million people in 2100, between 4.75 million people and 17.2 million people (95% prediction interval).
Estimates, UNEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 9.05 million people in 2100, between 4.75 million people and 17.2 million people (95% prediction interval).
  • Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 300,000 people.

Every year

people · UN

YearParaguayWorld
20236.84 million8.09 billion
20226.76 million8.02 billion
20216.68 million7.95 billion
20206.6 million7.89 billion
20196.52 million7.81 billion
20186.43 million7.73 billion
20176.34 million7.65 billion
20166.25 million7.56 billion
20156.16 million7.47 billion
20146.07 million7.38 billion
20135.98 million7.29 billion
20125.9 million7.2 billion
20115.82 million7.11 billion
20105.74 million7.02 billion
20095.67 million6.93 billion
20085.61 million6.84 billion
20075.56 million6.76 billion
20065.51 million6.67 billion
20055.45 million6.59 billion
20045.39 million6.5 billion
20035.33 million6.42 billion
20025.26 million6.34 billion
20015.19 million6.26 billion
20005.1 million6.17 billion
19995 million6.09 billion
19984.9 million6.01 billion
19974.79 million5.93 billion
19964.69 million5.84 billion
19954.58 million5.76 billion
19944.47 million5.68 billion
19934.36 million5.59 billion
19924.25 million5.51 billion
19914.14 million5.42 billion
19904.04 million5.33 billion
19893.93 million5.23 billion
19883.82 million5.14 billion
19873.72 million5.05 billion
19863.61 million4.96 billion
19853.51 million4.87 billion
19843.41 million4.78 billion
19833.32 million4.7 billion
19823.23 million4.61 billion
19813.14 million4.53 billion
19803.05 million4.45 billion
19792.97 million4.37 billion
19782.9 million4.29 billion
19772.83 million4.22 billion
19762.76 million4.14 billion
19752.69 million4.07 billion
19742.63 million4 billion
19732.56 million3.92 billion
19722.5 million3.85 billion
19712.44 million3.77 billion
19702.39 million3.7 billion
19692.34 million3.62 billion
19682.28 million3.55 billion
19672.23 million3.47 billion
19662.18 million3.4 billion
19652.13 million3.34 billion
19642.07 million3.26 billion
19632.02 million3.19 billion
19621.97 million3.12 billion
19611.93 million3.07 billion
19601.88 million3.02 billion
19591.84 million2.97 billion
19581.8 million2.91 billion
19571.76 million2.85 billion
19561.72 million2.8 billion
19551.68 million2.74 billion
19541.65 million2.69 billion
19531.61 million2.63 billion
19521.57 million2.58 billion
19511.54 million2.54 billion
19501.5 million2.49 billion
19491.46 million–
19481.42 million–
19471.38 million–
19461.35 million–
19451.31 million–
19441.27 million–
19431.24 million–
19421.2 million–
19411.17 million–
19401.14 million–
19391.11 million–
19381.08 million–
19371.06 million–
19361.03 million–
19351.01 million–
1934986,400–
1933963,700–
1932941,500–
1931919,900–
1930898,800–
1929878,200–
1928858,200–
1927838,600–
1926819,500–
1925800,900–
1924782,600–
1923764,800–
1922747,400–
1921730,400–
1920713,700–
1919697,300–
1918681,400–
1917665,700–
1916650,200–
1915635,100–
1914620,300–
1913605,900–
1912591,700–
1911578,000–
1910564,600–
1909551,500–
1908538,800–
1907526,300–
1906514,200–
1905502,300–
1904490,700–
1903479,400–
1902468,400–
1901463,100–
1900463,600–
1899470,100–
1898482,500–
1897501,100–
1896520,400–
1895540,500–
1894561,300–
1893582,900–
1892605,300–
1891612,500–
1890605,100–
1889583,800–
1888549,400–
1887502,400–
1886459,400–
1885420,100–
1884384,100–
1883351,300–
1882321,200–
1881300,300–
1880288,000–
1879283,800–
1878287,400–
1877298,300–
1876309,600–
1875321,300–
1874333,500–
1873346,100–
1872359,200–
1871369,500–
1870376,900–
1869381,300–
1868382,600–
1867380,700–
1866378,800–
1865376,900–
1864375,100–
1863373,200–
1862371,400–
1861369,600–
1860367,700–
1859365,900–
1858364,100–
1857362,300–
1856360,500–
1855358,800–
1854357,000–
1853355,200–
1852353,500–
1851350,000–
1850344,900–
1849338,200–
1848330,000–
1847320,300–
1846310,900–
1845301,800–
1844292,900–
1843284,300–
1842275,900–
1841267,800–
1840259,900–
1839252,300–
1838244,900–
1837237,700–
1836230,700–
1835223,900–
1834217,300–
1833210,900–
1832204,700–
1831198,700–
1830192,900–
1829187,200–
1828181,700–
1827176,400–
1826171,200–
1825166,200–
1824161,300–
1823156,500–
1822151,900–
1821149,400–
1820148,900–
1819150,500–
1818154,200–
1817160,000–
1816166,100–
1815172,300–
1814178,800–
1813185,600–
1812192,600–
1811199,900–
1810207,400–
1809214,900–
1808223,100–
1807231,500–
1806240,200–
1805249,300–
1804258,700–
1803268,400–
1802278,600–
1801289,100–
1800300,000–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearParaguayWorld
20246.93 million6.91 million–6.95 million8.16 billion
20257.01 million6.96 million–7.07 million8.23 billion
20267.1 million7.01 million–7.19 million8.3 billion
20277.18 million7.06 million–7.31 million8.37 billion
20287.26 million7.1 million–7.43 million8.44 billion
20297.33 million7.13 million–7.55 million8.5 billion
20307.41 million7.16 million–7.67 million8.57 billion
20317.48 million7.2 million–7.79 million8.63 billion
20327.55 million7.22 million–7.91 million8.7 billion
20337.63 million7.25 million–8.04 million8.76 billion
20347.7 million7.28 million–8.16 million8.82 billion
20357.76 million7.3 million–8.28 million8.89 billion
20367.83 million7.32 million–8.4 million8.95 billion
20377.9 million7.35 million–8.53 million9.01 billion
20387.96 million7.37 million–8.66 million9.06 billion
20398.03 million7.38 million–8.79 million9.12 billion
20408.09 million7.39 million–8.9 million9.18 billion
20418.15 million7.4 million–9.02 million9.23 billion
20428.21 million7.4 million–9.14 million9.29 billion
20438.27 million7.42 million–9.26 million9.34 billion
20448.32 million7.43 million–9.38 million9.39 billion
20458.38 million7.44 million–9.49 million9.44 billion
20468.44 million7.45 million–9.61 million9.49 billion
20478.49 million7.45 million–9.73 million9.54 billion
20488.54 million7.44 million–9.85 million9.58 billion
20498.59 million7.43 million–9.97 million9.62 billion
20508.64 million7.41 million–10.1 million9.66 billion
20518.69 million7.4 million–10.2 million9.7 billion
20528.73 million7.39 million–10.4 million9.74 billion
20538.78 million7.38 million–10.5 million9.78 billion
20548.82 million7.37 million–10.6 million9.81 billion
20558.86 million7.36 million–10.8 million9.85 billion
20568.9 million7.34 million–10.9 million9.88 billion
20578.94 million7.32 million–11.1 million9.91 billion
20588.97 million7.29 million–11.2 million9.94 billion
20599.01 million7.24 million–11.4 million9.96 billion
20609.04 million7.2 million–11.5 million9.99 billion
20619.07 million7.18 million–11.6 million10 billion
20629.1 million7.14 million–11.8 million10 billion
20639.12 million7.1 million–11.9 million10.1 billion
20649.15 million7.05 million–12 million10.1 billion
20659.17 million7.01 million–12.1 million10.1 billion
20669.19 million6.96 million–12.3 million10.1 billion
20679.2 million6.9 million–12.4 million10.1 billion
20689.22 million6.84 million–12.6 million10.2 billion
20699.23 million6.79 million–12.7 million10.2 billion
20709.25 million6.74 million–12.8 million10.2 billion
20719.26 million6.69 million–13 million10.2 billion
20729.27 million6.64 million–13.1 million10.2 billion
20739.27 million6.57 million–13.3 million10.2 billion
20749.28 million6.51 million–13.4 million10.2 billion
20759.28 million6.45 million–13.5 million10.3 billion
20769.29 million6.39 million–13.6 million10.3 billion
20779.29 million6.32 million–13.8 million10.3 billion
20789.29 million6.26 million–13.9 million10.3 billion
20799.29 million6.2 million–14.1 million10.3 billion
20809.28 million6.14 million–14.2 million10.3 billion
20819.28 million6.08 million–14.3 million10.3 billion
20829.28 million6.01 million–14.5 million10.3 billion
20839.27 million5.94 million–14.6 million10.3 billion
20849.27 million5.87 million–14.8 million10.3 billion
20859.26 million5.81 million–14.9 million10.3 billion
20869.25 million5.74 million–15.1 million10.3 billion
20879.24 million5.68 million–15.2 million10.3 billion
20889.23 million5.6 million–15.4 million10.3 billion
20899.22 million5.53 million–15.6 million10.3 billion
20909.21 million5.47 million–15.8 million10.3 billion
20919.2 million5.4 million–15.9 million10.3 billion
20929.18 million5.32 million–16.1 million10.3 billion
20939.17 million5.23 million–16.3 million10.3 billion
20949.16 million5.16 million–16.4 million10.2 billion
20959.14 million5.08 million–16.6 million10.2 billion
20969.12 million5.01 million–16.7 million10.2 billion
20979.11 million4.94 million–16.9 million10.2 billion
20989.09 million4.87 million–17 million10.2 billion
20999.07 million4.81 million–17.1 million10.2 billion
21009.05 million4.75 million–17.2 million10.2 billion

Good to know

  • Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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