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Population Pyramid of Paraguay2024

Total population
6.9M
Median age
27.7
Peak year
2078
Peak population
9.3M

Age & sex distribution over time

195019802000202420502100
1950 · 1.5M · median age 17
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1950
1980 · 3.1M · median age 18.7
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1980
2000 · 5.1M · median age 20.1
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2000
2024 · 6.9M · median age 27.7
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2024
2050 · 8.6M · median age 34.5
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2050
2100 · 9.0M · median age 45.1
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2100

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 Revision (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Values in thousands. Years after 2024 are medium-variant projections.

Key insights

Demographic profile

Paraguay presently shows a transitional pyramid, narrowing at the base as fertility declines but still with substantial youth cohorts. The median age in 2024 is 27.7 years.

Age composition

Children under 15 account for 28.6% of the population; people 65 and older account for 6.5%.

Peak population

UN medium-variant projections place Paraguay's peak population in 2078.

Long arc

In 1950 the population was 1.5 million with median age 17. Projected 2100 values are 9.0 million and median age 45.1.

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