Demographics of Paraguay

Demographics of Paraguay
Population pyramid of Paraguay in 2020
Population6,109,644 (2022 census)[1]
Growth rate0.89% (2022 census)
Birth rate16.32 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Death rate4.87 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Life expectancy78.37 years
Fertility rate2.4 children born/woman (2022 census)
Infant mortality rate23.21 deaths/1,000 live births
Net migration rate-0.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Age structure
0–14 years24.3%
15–64 years66.9%
65 and over8.8%
Nationality
NationalityParaguayan
Major ethnic
Minor ethnic
Language
OfficialSpanish and Guarani
SpokenLanguages of Paraguay
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1950 1,328,452—    
1962 1,819,103+36.9%
1972 2,357,955+29.6%
1982 3,029,830+28.5%
1992 4,152,588+37.1%
2002 5,163,198+24.3%
2012 6,461,041+25.1%
2022 6,109,644−5.4%
Source:[4]

Demographic features of the population of Paraguay include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

  1. ^ "Paraguay has 6,109,644 inhabitants, according to the last Census". ABC Color (in Spanish). 31 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Censo Indígena 2022 - INE" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estadística - Paraguay. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Editorial".
  4. ^ "Evolución de la Población Total". DGEEC. Retrieved 27 July 2017.