Paraguay Population Pyramid 2018
Paraguay in 2018
The population of Paraguay in 2018 was 6,427,382. That is 14.5% more than in 2008, when the population stood at 5,613,574.
Half of the population was younger than 25.9 years; 29.5% were children under 15 and 5.9% were 65 or older. The pyramid is stationary: cohort sizes are roughly even through the younger ages, reflecting fertility close to replacement level and slow population change.
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 | 6,427,382 | 25.9 | |
| Uruguay | 3,394,534 | 35.5 | |
| Bolivia | 11,508,368 | 24.5 | |
| Guyana | 791,556 | 25.4 | |
| Suriname | 599,513 | 28.1 |





