| Population: |
6,669,086 (July 2007 est.) |
| Age structure: |
0-14 years: 37.2% (male 1,262,408/female 1,220,809)
15-64 years: 57.7% (male 1,933,559/female 1,915,033)
65 years and over: 5.1% (male 155,660/female 181,617) (2007 est.) |
| Median age: |
total: 21.6 years
male: 21.3 years
female: 21.8 years (2007 est.) |
| Population growth rate: |
2.416% (2007 est.) |
| Birth rate: |
28.77 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Death rate: |
4.54 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Net migration rate: |
-0.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Sex ratio: |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.034 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.857 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: |
total: 26.45 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 30.73 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 21.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 75.34 years
male: 72.78 years
female: 78.02 years (2007 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: |
3.84 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.5% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
15,000 (1999 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
600 (2003 est.) |
| Nationality: |
noun: Paraguayan(s)
adjective: Paraguayan |
| Ethnic groups: |
mestizo (mixed Spanish and Amerindian) 95%, other 5% |
| Religions: |
Roman Catholic 89.6%, Protestant 6.2%, other Christian 1.1%, other or unspecified 1.9%, none 1.1% (2002 census) |
| Languages: |
Spanish (official), Guarani (official) |
| Literacy: |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94%
male: 94.9%
female: 93% (2003 est.) |