The population of Paraguay is expected to grow by 86,000 in 2018 and reach 6,982,000 in 2019. Migration (including immigration and emigration) decreases population by 16,473 people yearly. On average there are 141,313 births and 40,190 deaths in Paraguay per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 1.47 percent per year. The population density of Paraguay has changed from 8.0 in 1980 to 16.9 in 2016.
| Current population | 6,978,507 people at present (Sunday 16th of December 2018) | |
| Median Age | 29.2 years |
| Life expectancy | 73.3 years | |
| Population density | 17.4 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6,897,000 | 86,000 (1.3%) | -16,473 | 29.2 | 2.43 | 17 | 4,170,000 (60.5%) |
| 2017 | 6,811,000 | 85,692 (1.3%) | -16,473 | 29.0 | 2.46 | 17 | 4,100,000 (60.2%) |
| 2016 | 6,725,308 | 86,189 (1.3%) | -16,473 | 28.7 | 2.48 | 17 | 4,030,074 (59.9%) |
| 2015 | 6,639,119 | 86,535 (1.3%) | -16,473 | 28.5 | 2.51 | 17 | 3,961,297 (59.7%) |
| 2010 | 6,209,877 | 82,040 (1.3%) | -17,340 | 27.3 | 2.73 | 16 | 3,631,971 (58.5%) |
| 2005 | 5,795,494 | 91,754 (1.6%) | -23,460 | 26.2 | 3.04 | 15 | 3,323,716 (57.4%) |
| 2000 | 5,302,700 | 105,763 (2.0%) | -9,384 | 25.1 | 3.55 | 13 | 2,934,037 (55.3%) |
| 1995 | 4,760,850 | 109,625 (2.3%) | -8,772 | 24.4 | 4.11 | 12 | 2,481,879 (52.1%) |
| 1990 | 4,213,742 | 109,831 (2.6%) | -6,210 | 23.8 | 4.55 | 11 | 2,051,840 (48.7%) |
| 1985 | 3,671,826 | 104,074 (2.8%) | -3,448 | 23.4 | 4.97 | 9 | 1,651,697 (45.0%) |
| 1980 | 3,180,630 | 86,148 (2.7%) | -4,242 | 23.2 | 5.17 | 8 | 1,325,941 (41.7%) |
| 1975 | 2,790,962 | 67,439 (2.4%) | -9,266 | 22.7 | 5.22 | 7 | 1,087,945 (39.0%) |
| 1970 | 2,474,106 | 61,540 (2.5%) | -11,766 | 22.2 | 5.74 | 6 | 917,027 (37.1%) |
| 1965 | 2,170,859 | 56,764 (2.6%) | -13,165 | 21.9 | 6.36 | 5 | 786,784 (36.2%) |
| 1960 | 1,902,875 | 50,453 (2.6%) | -14,116 | 21.7 | 6.50 | 5 | 676,834 (35.6%) |
In 2017 the population of Paraguay was 6,811,000 and the average age increased from 21.7 in 1960 to 29.0. Urban population has increased from 2,934,037 (55.3%) in 2000 to 4,170,000 (60.5%) in the current year. The population density of Paraguay has changed from 8.0 in 1980 to 16.9 in 2016.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7,066,000 | 84,000 (1.2%) | -15,336 | 29.6 | 2.38 | 18 | 4,313,000 (61.0%) |
| 2025 | 7,473,000 | 79,000 (1.1%) | -13,993 | 30.8 | 2.27 | 19 | 4,676,000 (62.6%) |
| 2030 | 7,845,000 | 71,000 (0.9%) | -12,511 | 32.0 | 2.17 | 20 | 5,042,000 (64.3%) |
| 2035 | 8,176,000 | 63,000 (0.8%) | -12,511 | 33.3 | 2.09 | 21 | 5,403,000 (66.1%) |
| 2040 | 8,460,000 | 53,000 (0.6%) | -12,511 | 34.6 | 2.02 | 21 | 5,748,000 (67.9%) |
| 2045 | 8,700,000 | 44,000 (0.5%) | -12,511 | 35.8 | 1.96 | 22 | 6,070,000 (69.8%) |
| 2050 | 8,897,000 | 36,000 (0.4%) | -12,511 | 37.0 | 1.91 | 22 | 6,363,000 (71.5%) |
Total Paraguay population should reach 7,066,000 by 2020 and should increase to 8,897,000 people by year 2050. The life expectancy at birth should reach 77.0 (74.6 years for male and 79.4 years for females). Population density will go up to 22.4 people per square kilometer.
The population growth rate is 1.26% (85,692 residents, including 38,552 deaths). The demographics of Paraguay constitutes of 3,400,000 women and 3,497,000 men, which means there are 1,029 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 38.7% of population (2,671,898) is 19 or younger, 54.7% of population (3,770,590) is between age 20 and 64 and 6.6% of population (453,133) is over 65.