Paraguay Population Pyramid 2002
Paraguay in 2002
As of 2002, Paraguay counted 5,261,328 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 23.7%, up from 4,253,600 in 1992.
Half of the population was younger than 20.5 years; 37.9% were children under 15 and 4.1% were 65 or older. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Paraguay was 2.42 births per woman in 2023, above the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
A child born there in 2023 could expect to live 73.8 years on average (77.0 years for girls, 70.9 for boys).
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
176,426 immigrants live in Paraguay, 2.5% of the population.
| Brazil | 85,207 |
| Argentina | 65,943 |
| Uruguay | 3,379 |
| Republic of Korea | 2,942 |
| Canada | 2,635 |
746,360 people born in Paraguay live in other countries.
| Argentina | 517,429 |
| Spain | 144,878 |
| Brazil | 53,941 |
| Chile | 6,354 |
| Canada | 6,174 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paraguay | 5,261,328 | 20.5 | |
| Uruguay | 3,278,867 | 32.3 | |
| Bolivia | 8,900,356 | 21.3 | |
| Guyana | 763,652 | 22.5 | |
| Suriname | 496,552 | 24.7 |





