Population:
6,036,900 (July 2003 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 38.4% (male 1,179,084; female 1,141,420)
15-64 years: 56.8% (male 1,721,867; female 1,707,918)
65 years and over: 4.7% (male 132,145; female 154,466) (2003 est.)
Median age:
total: 20.9 years
male: 20.7 years
female: 21.2 years (2002)
Population growth rate:
2.54% (2003 est.)
Birth rate:
30.14 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Death rate:
4.64 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Net migration rate:
-0.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.86 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2003 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 27.71 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 22.54 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 32.63 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 74.4 years
male: 71.89 years
female: 77.03 years (2003 est.)
Total fertility rate:
4.02 children born/woman (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.11% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
3,000 (1999 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
220 (2001 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Paraguayan(s)
adjective: Paraguayan
Ethnic groups:
mestizo (mixed Spanish and Amerindian) 95%
Religions:
Roman Catholic 90%, Mennonite, and other Protestant
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.)