Paraguay Demographics

Population of Paraguay (2026)

View live population, charts & trends: Population of Paraguay

Paraguay Population
7,095,279
see live
Yearly Change
+1.17%
Global Share
0.09%
Global Rank
109

Median Age

The median age in Paraguay is 27.3 years (2026).

Fertility in Paraguay

A Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 2.1 represents the Replacement-Level Fertility : the average number of children per woman needed for each generation to exactly replace itself without needing international immigration. A value below 2.1 will cause the native population to decline


Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
2.37
(Live Births per Woman, 2026)

Life Expectancy in Paraguay

See also: Countries in the world ranked by Life Expectancy

Both Sexes
74.2
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes combined)
Females
77.4
(life expectancy at birth, females)
Males
71.3
(life expectancy at birth, males)


Infant Mortality Rate and Deaths of Children under 5 Years Old in Paraguay


Infant Mortality
15.2
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
Deaths under age 5
18.4
(per 1,000 live births)


Paraguay Urban Population

Currently, 70.9% of the population of Paraguay is urban (5,031,383 people in 2026)


Population Density

The 2026 population density in Paraguay is 18 people per km² (46 people per mi2), calculated on a total land area of 397,302 km² (153,399 sq. miles).

Largest Cities and Towns in Paraguay

The 30 largest of 60 cities and towns, ranked by population at the census of November 9, 2022 (by National Institute of Statistics, Paraguay).

RankCity or TownPopulation
1Asunción462,241
2Ciudad del Este325,819
3Luque259,705
4Capiatá236,999
5San Lorenzo225,395
6Limpio139,652
7Lambaré127,150
8Ñemby116,383
9Pedro Juan Caballero114,944
10Fernando de la Mora110,255
11Presidente Franco86,878
12Mariano Roque Alonso85,133
13Encarnación84,317
14Hernandarias73,486
15Villa Elisa71,383
16Areguá70,298
17Itauguá67,686
18Minga Guazú67,581
19Coronel Oviedo67,307
20Ypané66,700
21Caaguazú64,794
22Julián Augusto Saldívar60,162
23Concepción59,374
24San Antonio57,843
25Villarrica44,829
26Cambyretáincl. Encarnación-Este38,920
27Villa Hayesincl. Remansito37,048
28Pilar31,399
29Itá30,843
30Caacupé30,534
See all 60 cities and towns in Paraguay

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Definitions

Population Pyramid

A Population pyramid (also called "Age-Sex Pyramid") is a graphical representation of the age and sex of a population.

Types:

  • Expansive - pyramid with a wide base (larger percentage of people in younger age groups, indicating high birth rates and high fertility rates) and narrow top (high death rate and lower life expectancies). It suggests a growing population. Example: Nigeria Population Pyramid
  • Constrictive - pyramid with a narrow base (lower percentage of younger people, indicating declining birth rates with each succeeding age group getting smaller than the previous one). Example: United States
  • Stationary - with a somewhat equal proportion of the population in each age group. The population is stable, neither increasing nor decreasing.

Stages:

Population pyramid stages

Dependency Ratio

There are three types of age dependency ratio: Youth, Elderly, and Total. All three ratios are commonly multiplied by 100.

Youth Dependency Ratio

Definition: population ages 0-15 divided by the population ages 16-64.

Formula: ([Population ages 0-15] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

Elderly dependency ratio

Definition: population ages 65-plus divided by the population ages 16-64.

Formula: ([Population ages 65-plus] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

Total dependency ratio

Definition: sum of the youth and old-age ratios.

Formula: (([Population ages 0-15] + [Population ages 65-plus]) ÷ [Population ages 16-64] ) × 100

NOTE: Dependency Ratio does not take into account labor force participation rates by age group. Some portion of the population counted as "working age" may actually be unemployed or not in the labor force whereas some portion of the "dependent" population may be employed and not necessarily economically dependent.