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Population: |
6,347,884 (July 2005 est.)
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Age structure: |
0-14 years: 37.9% (male 1,223,479/female 1,184,134)
15-64 years: 57.3% (male 1,825,473/female 1,809,810)
65 years and over: 4.8% (male 140,935/female 164,053) (2005 est.)
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Median age: |
total: 21.2 years
male: 20.94 years
female: 21.46 years (2005 est.)
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Population growth rate: |
2.48% (2005 est.)
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Birth rate: |
29.43 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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Death rate: |
4.53 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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Net migration rate: |
-0.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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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 (2005 est.)
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Infant mortality rate: |
total: 25.63 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 30.37 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 20.66 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 74.89 years
male: 72.35 years
female: 77.55 years (2005 est.)
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Total fertility rate: |
3.93 children born/woman (2005 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.5% (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
15,000 (1999 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
600 (2003 est.)
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Nationality: |
noun: Paraguayan(s)
adjective: Paraguayan
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Ethnic groups: |
mestizo (mixed Spanish and Amerindian) 95%, other 5%
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Religions: |
Roman Catholic 90%, Mennonite and other Protestant 10%
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Languages: |
Spanish (official), Guarani (official)
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Literacy: |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94%
male: 94.9%
female: 93% (2003 est.)
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