Nicaragua vs Paraguay: Population, total

Nicaragua

7.01 million

in 2025

Paraguay

7.01 million

in 2025

Nicaragua rank

108th

Paraguay rank

107th

Population, total over time

Nicaragua
Paraguay

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 7.01 million against 7.01 million in Nicaragua, a difference of 5,580.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Paraguay ahead.

Globally, Nicaragua ranks 108th and Paraguay ranks 107th of 215 countries.

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Population, total in Nicaragua
Population, total in Paraguay
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Population, total
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.