Namibia vs Paraguay: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Namibia
1.82 million people
in 2050
Paraguay
1.84 million people
in 2050
Namibia rank
102nd
Paraguay rank
101st
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Namibia
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 1.84 million people against 1.82 million people in Namibia, a difference of 16,670 people.
Across all 133 years both countries report, Paraguay has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 102nd and Paraguay ranks 101st of 238 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 43 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 93,535 people | 99,998 people | 6,463 people | Paraguay |
| 1100s | 100,463 people | 119,994 people | 19,531 people | Paraguay |
| 1200s | 107,900 people | 139,980 people | 32,080 people | Paraguay |
| 1300s | 115,880 people | 159,932 people | 44,052 people | Paraguay |
| 1400s | 124,423 people | 179,770 people | 55,347 people | Paraguay |
| 1500s | 133,506 people | 199,232 people | 65,726 people | Paraguay |
| 1600s | 142,968 people | 197,695 people | 54,727 people | Paraguay |
| 1700s | 152,179 people | 193,086 people | 40,907 people | Paraguay |
| 1710s | 158,714 people | 201,821 people | 43,107 people | Paraguay |
| 1720s | 165,600 people | 210,616 people | 45,016 people | Paraguay |
| 1730s | 172,790 people | 219,255 people | 46,465 people | Paraguay |
| 1740s | 180,294 people | 227,720 people | 47,426 people | Paraguay |
| 1750s | 188,124 people | 235,990 people | 47,866 people | Paraguay |
| 1760s | 196,291 people | 244,042 people | 47,751 people | Paraguay |
| 1770s | 204,805 people | 251,850 people | 47,045 people | Paraguay |
| 1780s | 213,677 people | 259,385 people | 45,708 people | Paraguay |
| 1790s | 222,915 people | 266,615 people | 43,700 people | Paraguay |
| 1800s | 232,530 people | 273,505 people | 40,975 people | Paraguay |
| 1810s | 242,528 people | 307,112 people | 64,584 people | Paraguay |
| 1820s | 252,915 people | 339,743 people | 86,828 people | Paraguay |
| 1830s | 263,696 people | 371,268 people | 107,572 people | Paraguay |
| 1840s | 274,873 people | 401,543 people | 126,670 people | Paraguay |
| 1850s | 286,445 people | 430,408 people | 143,963 people | Paraguay |
| 1860s | 298,408 people | 440,732 people | 142,324 people | Paraguay |
| 1870s | 310,754 people | 449,844 people | 139,090 people | Paraguay |
| 1880s | 323,470 people | 457,600 people | 134,130 people | Paraguay |
| 1890s | 336,537 people | 463,842 people | 127,305 people | Paraguay |
| 1900s | 349,929 people | 468,393 people | 118,464 people | Paraguay |
| 1910s | 363,614 people | 588,551 people | 224,937 people | Paraguay |
| 1920s | 377,546 people | 699,523 people | 321,977 people | Paraguay |
| 1930s | 391,671 people | 800,055 people | 408,384 people | Paraguay |
| 1940s | 405,920 people | 888,734 people | 482,814 people | Paraguay |
| 1950s | 440,240 people | 1.08 million people | 643,487 people | Paraguay |
| 1960s | 497,660 people | 1.34 million people | 844,841 people | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 646,676 people | 1.64 million people | 990,480 people | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 811,418 people | 1.90 million people | 1.09 million people | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 1.12 million people | 2.09 million people | 966,825 people | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 1.24 million people | 2.23 million people | 990,400 people | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 1.29 million people | 2.35 million people | 1.06 million people | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 1.50 million people | 2.10 million people | 595,247 people | Paraguay |
| 2030s | 1.64 million people | 1.94 million people | 292,891 people | Paraguay |
| 2040s | 1.76 million people | 1.84 million people | 78,243 people | Paraguay |
| 2050s | 1.82 million people | 1.84 million people | 16,670 people | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Namibia or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 1.84 million people against 1.82 million people in Namibia as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Namibia and Paraguay?
- 16,670 people, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Paraguay?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Namibia and Paraguay rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Namibia ranks 102nd and Paraguay ranks 101st of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.