People of Paraguay
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.) |