Asunción: population
Asunción, Paraguay: 1.31 million people in 2025, by the UN estimate.
Rank among the cities of the country: 1 of 9.
In 1975 it had 663,000 people.
In 2000 it had 1.38 million people, so it has grown by -5% since then.
For 2050 the UN projects 1.26 million people.
A city here is a dense area of at least 1,500 people per km² with at least 50,000 people, drawn on a population grid by the UN degree of urbanisation. It can differ from the city’s administrative borders and from national statistics. Years from 2026 on are projections.
Largest cities: Paraguay
| City | 2025 | 2050, projected |
|---|---|---|
| Asunción | 1,314,663 | 1,261,860 |
| Ciudad del Este | 412,725 | 585,690 |
| Encarnacion | 170,683 | 267,904 |
| Coronel Oviedo | 112,027 | 169,348 |
| Caaguazú | 109,926 | 173,291 |
| Pedro Juan Caballero | 109,096 | 163,807 |
| Concepción | 91,441 | 139,727 |
| Villarrica | 77,048 | 105,885 |
| Hernandarias | 71,283 | 102,167 |
Sources: World Urbanization Prospects 2025, UN DESA Population Division (CC BY 3.0 IGO).
