Population · Americas · 2025 data
Paraguay Population
Paraguay had a population of 7.01 million in 2025, ranking #107 of 216 countries and territories (0.09% of the world). The population grew by 13.9% over the past ten years.
Population of Paraguay, 1960–2025
Values in millions · World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0)
Population by year (table)
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7,013,078 | +1.21% |
| 2024 | 6,929,153 | +1.24% |
| 2023 | 6,844,146 | +1.24% |
| 2022 | 6,760,464 | +1.14% |
| 2021 | 6,684,182 | +1.22% |
| 2020 | 6,603,739 | +1.36% |
| 2019 | 6,515,058 | +1.36% |
| 2018 | 6,427,382 | +1.40% |
| 2017 | 6,338,660 | +1.43% |
| 2016 | 6,249,126 | +1.46% |
| 2015 | 6,159,103 | +1.47% |
| 2014 | 6,069,811 | +1.46% |
| 2013 | 5,982,445 | +1.45% |
| 2012 | 5,897,008 | +1.42% |
| 2011 | 5,814,626 | +1.34% |
| 2010 | 5,737,971 | +1.18% |
| 2009 | 5,671,236 | +1.03% |
| 2008 | 5,613,574 | +0.97% |
| 2007 | 5,559,386 | +0.99% |
| 2006 | 5,505,148 | +1.05% |
| 2005 | 5,448,097 | +1.11% |
| 2004 | 5,388,175 | +1.16% |
| 2003 | 5,326,436 | +1.24% |
| 2002 | 5,261,328 | +1.42% |
| 2001 | 5,187,689 | +1.70% |
| 2000 | 5,100,868 | +1.95% |
| 1999 | 5,003,135 | +2.10% |
| 1998 | 4,900,025 | +2.20% |
| 1997 | 4,794,412 | +2.28% |
| 1996 | 4,687,543 | +2.35% |
| 1995 | 4,579,806 | +2.42% |
| 1994 | 4,471,417 | +2.49% |
| 1993 | 4,362,696 | +2.56% |
| 1992 | 4,253,600 | +2.64% |
| 1991 | 4,144,364 | +2.69% |
| 1990 | 4,035,747 | +2.75% |
| 1989 | 3,927,802 | +2.81% |
| 1988 | 3,820,546 | +2.84% |
| 1987 | 3,714,889 | +2.86% |
| 1986 | 3,611,474 | +2.87% |
| 1985 | 3,510,671 | +2.86% |
| 1984 | 3,412,936 | +2.86% |
| 1983 | 3,318,068 | +2.85% |
| 1982 | 3,226,189 | +2.82% |
| 1981 | 3,137,604 | +2.76% |
| 1980 | 3,053,235 | +2.67% |
| 1979 | 2,973,968 | +2.58% |
| 1978 | 2,899,269 | +2.52% |
| 1977 | 2,827,874 | +2.50% |
| 1976 | 2,758,836 | +2.50% |
| 1975 | 2,691,648 | +2.51% |
| 1974 | 2,625,621 | +2.52% |
| 1973 | 2,561,102 | +2.45% |
| 1972 | 2,499,881 | +2.35% |
| 1971 | 2,442,537 | +2.28% |
| 1970 | 2,388,028 | +2.27% |
| 1969 | 2,334,992 | +2.30% |
| 1968 | 2,282,391 | +2.35% |
| 1967 | 2,229,994 | +2.41% |
| 1966 | 2,177,584 | +2.47% |
| 1965 | 2,125,177 | +2.51% |
| 1964 | 2,073,119 | +2.53% |
| 1963 | 2,021,909 | +2.47% |
| 1962 | 1,973,130 | +2.37% |
| 1961 | 1,927,394 | +2.33% |
| 1960 | 1,883,514 | — |
Demographics of Paraguay
Ethnic groups
Mestizo (mixed Spanish and Indigenous ancestry) 95%, other 5%
Languages
Spanish (official) and Guarani (official) 46.3%, only Guarani 34%, only Spanish 15.2%, other (includes Portuguese, German, other Indigenous languages) 4.1%, no response 0.4% (2012 est.)
Religions
Roman Catholic 80.4%, Protestant 7% (Evangelical (non-specific) 6.7%, Evangelical Pentecostal <0.1%, Adventist <0.1%, Protestant (non-specific) <0.1%), Believer (not belonging to the church) 5.7%, other 0.6%, agnostic <0.1%, none 0.2%, unspecified 6.2% (2023 est.)
Where people live
Urban population: 63.1% of total population (2023).
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Population and demographics: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Cities, ethnic groups, languages and religions: CIA World Factbook (public domain).