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Paraguay:
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Other pages in this profile of Paraguay:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
Definition - World rank and map 6,831,306 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 17.2 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 36.9% (male 1,283,311/female 1,240,769) 15-64 years: 57.9% (male 1,988,256/female 1,968,869) 65 years and over: 5.1% (male 161,811/female 188,290) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 21.7 years male: 21.5 years female: 22 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 2.39% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 28.47 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 4.49 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map -0.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio |
Definition 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 (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 25.55 deaths/1,000 live births male: 29.74 deaths/1,000 live births female: 21.16 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 75.56 years male: 72.99 years female: 78.26 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 3.8 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map 0.5% (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map 15,000 (1999 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition 600 (2003 est.) |
Major infectious diseases |
Definition degree of risk: intermediate food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: dengue fever and malaria (2008) |
Nationality |
Definition noun: Paraguayan(s) adjective: Paraguayan |
Ethnic groups |
Definition mestizo (mixed Spanish and Amerindian) 95%, other 5% |
Religions |
Definition Roman Catholic 89.6%, Protestant 6.2%, other Christian 1.1%, other or unspecified 1.9%, none 1.1% (2002 census) |
Languages |
Definition Spanish (official), Guarani (official) |
Literacy |
Definition definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 94% male: 94.9% female: 93% (2003 est.) |
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