Population growth in Paraguay
Paraguay: Population growth was 1.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population growth in Paraguay, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth in Paraguay is 1.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Paraguay peaked at 2.8% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2008.
Paraguay ranks 88th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Paraguay
- Share co2 vs population 0.0889 (2100)
- Population, total 7.01 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Urban population 4.94 million (2025)
- Urban population 70.4% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 1.15 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 208.53 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 1.15 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 1.15 (2024)
- Share co2 emissions vs population 0.0206 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Paraguay?
- Population growth in Paraguay was 1.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 1986.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2008.
- How does Paraguay rank for population growth?
- Paraguay ranks 88th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.