Nicaragua vs Paraguay: Has the population peaked?
Nicaragua
6.82 million people
in 2023
Paraguay
6.84 million people
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
109th
Paraguay rank
108th
Has the population peaked? over time
- Nicaragua
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 6.84 million people against 6.82 million people in Nicaragua, a difference of 20,530 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Paraguay ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 109th and Paraguay ranks 108th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 3 and Paraguay in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.52 million people | 1.67 million people | 146,247 people | Paraguay |
| 1960s | 2.05 million people | 2.10 million people | 51,743 people | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 2.78 million people | 2.67 million people | 116,721 people | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 3.66 million people | 3.47 million people | 187,438 people | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 4.58 million people | 4.52 million people | 56,966 people | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 5.32 million people | 5.41 million people | 82,628 people | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 6.11 million people | 6.12 million people | 10,104 people | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 6.69 million people | 6.72 million people | 32,060 people | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher has the population peaked?, Nicaragua or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 6.84 million people against 6.82 million people in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Nicaragua and Paraguay?
- 20,530 people, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Paraguay?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Nicaragua and Paraguay rank globally for has the population peaked??
- Nicaragua ranks 109th and Paraguay ranks 108th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.