Population: 5,585,828 (July 2000 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
39% (male 1,109,887; female 1,074,815)
15-64 years:
56% (male 1,574,978; female 1,563,872)
65 years and over:
5% (male 120,662; female 141,614) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.64% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 31.27 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 4.81 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: -0.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 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:
0.85 male(s)/female
total population:
1.01 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 30.81 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
73.68 years
male:
71.22 years
female:
76.27 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 4.16 children born/woman (2000 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 (spoken by most of rural population)
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
92.1%
male:
93.5%
female:
90.6% (1995 est.)