Population and Demographics of Paraguay
Population changed +1.24% in 2024 · median age 27 years
Paraguay's fertility estimate is 2.4 children per woman. Age composition is uneven, with 28.59% below age 15 versus 6.54% at 65 and above; the working-age group accounts for 64.87%. That context matters for the outlook: the 2050 medium projection is 8.64 million, 24.7% higher than in 2024.
Population Over Time in Paraguay
Between 2000 and 2024, Paraguay's population increased by about 1.83 million, moving from 5.101M to 6.929M. Looking ahead, the medium projection points to 8.640M in 2050, 24.7% higher than the 2024 level. The chart connects dated reference points only and should not be read as an annual interpolated series.
Age Structure and Sex Balance
In 2024, Paraguay's age mix can be described as young on the broad UN age-group measures. Children under 15 make up 28.59% of the population, compared with 6.54% aged 65 or older, and 64.87% are 15 to 64. The age balance is weighted toward younger residents.
Population by broad age group
Paraguay's 2024 population is 49.9% female and 50.1% male in the World Bank series. The split is close to even.
Female and male population share
The World Bank's 2024 series shows a nearly even sex balance: 49.9% female and 50.1% male.
What Is Shaping Population Change
Paraguay's demographic indicators put annual change at +1.24% and fertility at 2.4, with the youngest broad age group at 28.59% and the oldest at 6.54%.
Looking back to 2000, Paraguay's 2024 population represents a +35.8% change, while the 2050 medium projection is 24.7% above 2024; this profile does not infer unobserved migration or natural-change components.
2024 estimate for Paraguay. The world comparison value is 2.25 children per woman.
Paraguay vs. World
Using one 2024 comparison table keeps the context consistent. Paraguay's population change is higher than the global rate, fertility is above the global level, and its population is younger than the world median-age profile.
| Indicator | Paraguay | World | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual population change | +1.24% | +0.87% | 2024 |
| Total fertility rate | 2.4 | 2.25 | 2024 |
| Median age | 27 | 30.6 | 2024 |
To keep the comparison defensible, all three indicators come from one harmonized 2024 table that attributes the demographic series to UN WPP 2024.
Key Takeaways
Paraguay has 6,929,153 people in the 2024 estimate, with the population changing +1.24% over the year.
Broad age shares show 6.54% aged 65+ compared with 28.59% under 15; the 15 to 64 group accounts for 64.87%.
The 2024 female and male shares are 49.9% and 50.1% respectively.
The 2050 medium projection is 8.640M, 24.7% above the 2024 estimate.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Paraguay?
The 2024 harmonized population estimate for Paraguay is 6,929,153 people.
Is the population of Paraguay growing or declining?
In the 2024 estimate, Paraguay's population is growing, with annual change of +1.24%.
What percentage of the population of Paraguay is aged 65 or older?
People aged 65 or older account for 6.54% of Paraguay's 2024 population in the UN WPP-based broad age data.
What is the projected population of Paraguay in 2050?
The UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium projection puts Paraguay's 2050 population at 8,640,464.
What is the fertility rate in Paraguay?
The 2024 harmonized fertility estimate for Paraguay is 2.4 children per woman.
Sources & methodology
This profile uses United Nations World Population Prospects 2024 as the primary framework for globally comparable population, age, fertility and projection data. The World Bank is the primary source for the female population share. Some country values were accessed through secondary retrieval interfaces that republish or organize UN data; those interfaces are identified below as secondary and are not treated as the original statistical publishers.
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Primary global framework for the population estimates and projections.
Harmonized 2024 country table based on UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Harmonized broad age shares based on UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Harmonized reference for the 2000 population point.
Harmonized 2050 country projection based on UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Used for the 2024 female share; the male share is calculated as the remainder to 100%.