| People | Paraguay |
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Population:
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6,459,058 (July 2011 est.) |
Population density:
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17 people per sq km land area |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 61% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 2.5% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major cities - population:
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ASUNCION (capital) 1.977 million (2009) |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 28.5% (male 936,298/female 905,285)
15-64 years: 65.4% (male 2,121,632/female 2,100,740)
65 years and over: 6.1% (male 183,440/female 211,663) (2011 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 25.4 years
male: 25.1 years
female: 25.6 years (2011 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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1.284% (2011 est.) |
Birth rate:
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17.48 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Death rate:
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4.57 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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-0.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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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 (2011 est.) |
Maternal mortality rate:
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95 deaths/100,000 live births (2008) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 23.02 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 26.94 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 18.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 76.19 years
male: 73.59 years
female: 78.93 years (2011 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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2.11 children born/woman (2011 est.) |
Health expenditures:
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7.1% of GDP (2009) |
Physicians density:
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1.11 physicians/1,000 population (2002) |
Hospital bed density:
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1.3 beds/1,000 population (2009) |
Drinking water source:
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improved:
urban: 99% of population
rural: 66% of population
total: 86% of population
unimproved:
urban: 1% of population
rural: 34% of population
total: 14% of population (2008) |
Sanitation facility access:
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improved:
urban: 90% of population
rural: 40% of population
total: 70% of population
unimproved:
urban: 10% of population
rural: 60% of population
total: 30% of population (2008) |
Major infectious diseases:
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degree of risk: intermediate
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: dengue fever and malaria (2009) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.3% (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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13,000 (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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fewer than 500 (2009 est.) |
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
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void |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
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void |
Nationality:
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noun: Paraguayan(s)
adjective: Paraguayan |
Ethnic groups:
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mestizo (mixed Spanish and Amerindian) 95%, other 5% |
Religions:
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Roman Catholic 89.6%, Protestant 6.2%, other Christian 1.1%, other or unspecified 1.9%, none 1.1% (2002 census) |
Languages:
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Spanish (official), Guarani (official) |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94%
male: 94.9%
female: 93% (2003 est.) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 12 years (2007) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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4% of GDP (2008) |
People - note:
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void |
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