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South America > Paraguay > People

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Afro-Latin American > IDB population estimates > Comments
Predominantly Indigenous with an important zambo and mestizo strain. Some zambos.
Afro-Latin American > IDB population estimates > Total black lower 162000
Afro-Latin American > IDB population estimates > Total Black Upper 162000
Afro-Latin American > IDB population estimates > Total Pop 4. 6 million
Age dependency ratio > dependents to working-age population 0.7 Time series [65th of 185]
Age structure > 0-14 years 37.7 % [67th of 225]
Age structure > 0-14 years 37.9 [66th of 226]
Age structure > 0-14 years > Females 1,240,769 Time series [86th of 225]
Age structure > 0-14 years > From total 36.9% Time series [63rd of 227]
Age structure > 0-14 years > Males 1,283,311 Time series [87th of 225]
Age structure > 15-64 years 57.3 [169th of 226]
Age structure > 15-64 years 57.5 % [167th of 225]
Age structure > 15-64 years > Females 1,968,869 Time series [101st of 225]
Age structure > 15-64 years > From total 57.9% Time series [167th of 227]
Age structure > 15-64 years > Males 1,988,256 Time series [102nd of 225]
Age structure > 65 years and over 4.8 % [132nd of 225]
Age structure > 65 years and over > Females 188,290 Time series [109th of 225]
Age structure > 65 years and over > From total 5.1% Time series [124th of 227]
Age structure > 65 years and over > Males 161,811 Time series [100th of 225]
Asian Latin American population > Composition > Japanese 10,321 [4th of 13]
Birth rate 28.47 births/1,000 population Time series [57th of 226]
Chinese population 10,000 [52nd of 127]
    Chinese population (per capita) 157.53 per 100,000 people [45th of 126]
Death rate 4.49 deaths/1,000 population Time series [200th of 226]
Education expenditures 4 % of GDP Time series [25th of 55]
Ethnic groups
mestizo (mixed Spanish and Amerindian) 95%, other 5%
Female population > Age 10-14 366,143 [89th of 224]
Female population > Age 10-14 > % of the total 5.63 [72nd of 224]
Female population > Age 15-19 323,520 [93rd of 224]
Female population > Age 15-19 > % of the total 4.97 [98th of 224]
Female population > Age 20-24 280,540 [98th of 224]
Female population > Age 20-24 > % of the total 4.31 [119th of 224]
Female population > Age 25-29 244,650 [102nd of 224]
Female population > Age 25-29 > % of the total 3.76 [123rd of 224]
Female population > Age 30-34 219,769 [105th of 224]
Female population > Age 30-34 > % of the total 3.38 [132nd of 224]
Female population > Age 35-39 191,465 [103rd of 224]
Female population > Age 35-39 > % of the total 2.94 [152nd of 224]
Female population > Age 40-44 166,076 [105th of 224]
Female population > Age 40-44 > % of the total 2.55 [151st of 224]
Female population > Age 45-49 150,806 [106th of 224]
Female population > Age 45-49 > % of the total 2.32 [143rd of 224]
Female population > Age 50-54 119,370 [108th of 224]
Female population > Age 50-54 > % of the total 1.83 [145th of 224]
Female population > Age 55-59 89,654 [109th of 224]
Female population > Age 55-59 > % of the total 1.38 [143rd of 224]
Female population > Age 60-64 76,416 [107th of 224]
Female population > Age 60-64 > % of the total 1.17 [120th of 224]
Female population > Age 65-69 56,614 [114th of 224]
Female population > Age 65-69 > % of the total 0.87 [138th of 224]
Female population > Age 70-74 45,056 [114th of 224]
Female population > Age 70-74 > % of the total 0.69 [131st of 224]
Female population > Age 75-79 35,492 [104th of 224]
Female population > Age 75-79 > % of the total 0.55 [121st of 224]
Female population > Age 80-84 32,257 [95th of 224]
Female population > Age 80-84 > % of the total 0.5 [114th of 224]
Gender development 0.727 [73rd of 141]
Gender empowerment 0.408 [59th of 65]
Greek diaspora > Number of Greeks in all countries > Capital Asunción
Greek diaspora > Number of Greeks in all countries > Number of ethnic Greeks
20 (est.) – 25 (est.) (Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: )
Jewish population > By country > Jews > % Jewish 0.016 % [62nd of 97]
Jewish population > By country > Jews > Estimated number of Jews 1,015 [62nd of 102]
Male population > Age 10-14 376,439 [89th of 224]
Male population > Age 10-14 > % of the total 5.79 [74th of 224]
Male population > Age 15-19 328,828 [94th of 224]
Male population > Age 15-19 > % of the total 5.05 [107th of 224]
Male population > Age 20-24 279,411 [99th of 224]
Male population > Age 20-24 > % of the total 4.29 [129th of 224]
Male population > Age 25-29 239,482 [104th of 224]
Male population > Age 25-29 > % of the total 3.68 [153rd of 224]
Male population > Age 30-34 213,879 [105th of 224]
Male population > Age 30-34 > % of the total 3.29 [162nd of 224]
Male population > Age 35-39 191,022 [103rd of 224]
Male population > Age 35-39 > % of the total 2.94 [164th of 224]
Male population > Age 40-44 171,945 [101st of 224]
Male population > Age 40-44 > % of the total 2.64 [153rd of 224]
Male population > Age 45-49 158,000 [99th of 224]
Male population > Age 45-49 > % of the total 2.43 [132nd of 224]
Male population > Age 50-54 126,668 [98th of 224]
Male population > Age 50-54 > % of the total 1.95 [128th of 224]
Male population > Age 55-59 93,450 [103rd of 224]
Male population > Age 55-59 > % of the total 1.44 [126th of 224]
Male population > Age 60-64 76,076 [100th of 224]
Male population > Age 60-64 > % of the total 1.17 [117th of 224]
Male population > Age 65-69 54,196 [107th of 224]
Male population > Age 65-69 > % of the total 0.83 [127th of 224]
Male population > Age 70-74 40,241 [107th of 224]
Male population > Age 70-74 > % of the total 0.62 [122nd of 224]
Male population > Age 75-79 29,220 [100th of 224]
Male population > Age 75-79 > % of the total 0.45 [113rd of 224]
Male population > Age 80-84 22,242 [92nd of 224]
Male population > Age 80-84 > % of the total 0.34 [107th of 224]
Median age > Female 22 years Time series [151st of 224]
Median age > Male 21.5 years Time series [148th of 224]
Median age > Total 21.7 years Time series [148th of 224]
Nationality > Adjective Paraguayan Time series
Nationality > Noun Paraguayan(s) Time series
Percentage living in rural areas. 43% [97th of 193]
Percentage living in urban areas 57% [101st of 199]
Population 6,831,306 Time series [101st of 242]
Population > CIA Factbook 6,831,306 Time series [101st of 240]
Population ages 0-14 > % of total 37.6 % Time series [63rd of 185]
Population ages 15-64 > % of total 58.66 % Time series [120th of 185]
Population ages 65 and above > % of total 3.74 % Time series [123rd of 185]
Population growth > annual % 1.91 annual % Time series [57th of 195]
Population growth rate 2.39% Time series [40th of 235]
Population in 2015 7,613 [98th of 225]
Population in largest city 1,857,989 Time series [64th of 118]
    Population in largest city (per capita) 0.315 per capita Time series [14th of 118]
Population in the largest city > % of urban population 53.84 % Time series [10th of 118]
Population in urban agglomerations > more than 1 million 1,857,989 Time series [67th of 106]
    Population in urban agglomerations > more than 1 million (per capita) 0.315 per capita Time series [24th of 106]
Population, female > % of total 49.6 % Time series [147th of 190]
Projected population growth 155.25% [20th of 141]
Rights of the Child Convention > Ratification Dates 25 Sep 1990
Rights of the Child Convention > Signatories 4 Apr 1990
Rural population 2,447,940 Time series [99th of 193]
    Rural population (per capita) 0.415 per capita Time series [103rd of 194]
Rural population growth > annual % 0.36 annual % Time series [96th of 193]
Sex ratio > 15-64 years 1.01 [97th of 223]
Sex ratio > 15-64 years 1.01 male(s)/female Time series [89th of 224]
Sex ratio > 65 years and over 0.86 male(s)/female Time series [60th of 223]
Sex ratio > At birth 1.05 male(s)/female Time series [83rd of 223]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > 15–65 1.01 [89th of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > at birth 1.05 [104th of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > over 65 0.86 [66th of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > total 1.01 [75th of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > under 15 1.03 [152nd of 215]
Sex ratio > Total population 1.01 male(s)/female Time series [62nd of 224]
Sex ratio > Under 15 years 1.03 male(s)/female Time series [149th of 224]
South American countries by population density > Density 15 [8th of 14]
South American countries by population density > Population 6,347,884 [9th of 14]
Total fertility rate 3.8 children born/woman Time series [51st of 225]
Total Population 6,506,464 [100th of 227]
Total population > Age 10-14 742,582 [90th of 224]
Total population > Age 10-14 > % of the total 11.41 [72nd of 224]
Total population > Age 15-19 652,348 [91st of 224]
Total population > Age 15-19 > % of the total 10.03 [98th of 224]
Total population > Age 20-24 559,951 [99th of 224]
Total population > Age 20-24 > % of the total 8.61 [128th of 224]
Total population > Age 25-29 484,132 [104th of 224]
Total population > Age 25-29 > % of the total 7.44 [139th of 224]
Total population > Age 30-34 433,648 [104th of 224]
Total population > Age 30-34 > % of the total 6.66 [148th of 224]
Total population > Age 35-39 382,487 [104th of 224]
Total population > Age 35-39 > % of the total 5.88 [158th of 224]
Total population > Age 40-44 338,021 [103rd of 224]
Total population > Age 40-44 > % of the total 5.2 [151st of 224]
Total population > Age 45-49 308,806 [100th of 224]
Total population > Age 45-49 > % of the total 4.75 [139th of 224]
Total population > Age 50-54 246,038 [101st of 224]
Total population > Age 50-54 > % of the total 3.78 [135th of 224]
Total population > Age 55-59 183,104 [106th of 224]
Total population > Age 55-59 > % of the total 2.81 [138th of 224]
Total population > Age 60-64 152,492 [102nd of 224]
Total population > Age 60-64 > % of the total 2.34 [119th of 224]
Total population > Age 65-69 110,810 [114th of 224]
Total population > Age 65-69 > % of the total 1.7 [134th of 224]
Total population > Age 70-74 85,297 [110th of 224]
Total population > Age 70-74 > % of the total 1.31 [127th of 224]
Total population > Age 75-79 64,712 [104th of 224]
Total population > Age 75-79 > % of the total 0.99 [118th of 224]
Total population > Age 80-84 54,499 [93rd of 224]
Total population > Age 80-84 > % of the total 0.84 [114th of 224]
Total Population > Female 3,236,655 [100th of 227]
Total Population > Male 3,269,809 [100th of 227]
Urban population 3,450,711 Time series [94th of 195]
    Urban population (per capita) 0.585 per capita Time series [92nd of 196]
Urban population growth > annual % 2.99 annual % Time series [57th of 195]
Urbanization 57 [102nd of 204]
Urbanization in 1975 39% [90th of 164]
Urbanization in 2015 65% [77th of 164]
Women > Adult literacy rate females as a % of males 98 [51st of 144]
Women > Antenatal care coverage % 89 [63rd of 133]
Women > Contraceptive prevalence % 57 [69th of 170]
Women > Life expectancy females as a % of males 107 [83rd of 173]
Women > Maternal mortality ratio > reported 190 [54th of 154]
Women > Maternal mortality ratio adjusted 170 [66th of 166]
Women > Skilled attendant at delivery % 71 [112nd of 172]

SOURCES: Wikipedia: Afro-Latin American ; World Development Indicators database; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Wikipedia: Asian Latin American ; University Libraries, Ohio University; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, International Programs Center ; Human Development Reports, United Nations 2002; Wikipedia: Greek diaspora ; Wikipedia: Jewish population ; Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2003 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights. Estimates and projections of urban and rural populations are made by the Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat and published every two years. These estimates and projections are based on national census or survey data that have been evaluated and, whenever necessary, adjusted for deficiencies and inconsistencies; World Development Indicators database and CIA World Factbook; Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision and World Urbanization Prospects: http://esa.un.org/unpp; Population Reference Bureau, 2001 World Population Data Sheet, Washington, DC: PRB, 2001. via ciesin.org; The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights; The Office of the High Commissioner for Human RIghts; Wikipedia: Sex ratio ; Wikipedia: List of South American countries by population density ; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, International Programs Center Spanish Statistical Institute; Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights (ESA/P/WP.173, 20 March 2002); UN (United Nations). 2002. World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. New York; UNICEF

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Paraguay, Republic of Paraguay, Republica del Paraguay

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