Population estimates and projections in Paraguay

Paraguay had an estimated population of 6,844,146 on 1 July 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Paraguay, 2023 (latest estimate) 6,844,146 People
Change from 2022 +1.2% 2022: 6,760,464 people
Projection for 2030 7,407,618 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 8,640,464 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 9,047,989 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 107th of 216 See the full ranking

Population estimates and projections in Paraguay over time

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People. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Population, estimates and projections to 2100 (people), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Paraguay
2100 9,047,989 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2095 9,140,613 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2090 9,209,818 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2085 9,258,413 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2080 9,284,176 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2075 9,282,640 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2070 9,245,164 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2065 9,166,621 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2060 9,039,004 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2055 8,861,722 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2050 8,640,464 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2045 8,380,530 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2040 8,087,572 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2035 7,763,520 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2030 7,407,618 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2025 7,013,078 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2023 6,844,146 people
2022 6,760,464 people
2021 6,684,182 people
2020 6,603,740 people
2019 6,515,058 people
2018 6,427,382 people
2017 6,338,660 people
2016 6,249,126 people
2015 6,159,103 people
2014 6,069,811 people

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.2% from 6,760,464 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 5,982,445 people, the figure has changed by +14.4%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Paraguay has the 107th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Paraguay
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024