Paraguay Population Pyramid 2010
Paraguay in 2010
As of 2010, Paraguay counted 5,737,972 inhabitants. That is 12.5% more than in 2000, when the population stood at 5,100,868.
With a median age of 23.2 years, Paraguay had a youth dependency ratio of 52.1 and an old-age dependency ratio of 8.0 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
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 | 5,737,972 | 23.2 | |
| Uruguay | 3,318,580 | 34.0 | |
| Bolivia | 10,182,345 | 22.6 | |
| Guyana | 749,257 | 24.2 | |
| Suriname | 549,923 | 26.5 |





