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Fertility & birth rates in Mongolia and Paraguay

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Mongolia has an annual birth rate of 19 births per 1,000 people, compared to 20 for Paraguay. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 2.7 in Mongolia and 2.42 in Paraguay — 10.3% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -60.4% in Mongolia and by -62.7% in Paraguay — in 1960, it was 6.82 and 6.5, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Mongolia is ranked 81/196 by birth rate compared to 77/196 for Paraguay.
  • The mean age for first-time mothers is 20.5 years in Mongolia, compared to 22.9 years in Paraguay.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 29.3 in Mongolia — it's 27.6 in Paraguay.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 19.7 in Mongolia vs 70.3 in Paraguay.
  • In Mongolia, 24.2% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 26.1% in Paraguay.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +1.35% in Mongolia and +1.43% in Paraguay.

Birth rate data compared

Mongolia Paraguay
Fertility rate 2.7 2.42
Birth rate 19 20
Birth rate rank 81/196 77/196
Age at first childbirth 20.5 years 22.9 years
Average age at childbearing 29.3 years 27.6 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 18.6 69.8
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 136.2 114.9
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 33.7 29.3
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 24.2% 26.1%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 45.2% 66.4%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 99.3% 92.2%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.04% 0.06%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 0.74% 0.91%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 1.14% 1.51%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 1.36% 1.7%
Population change due to births and deaths +46,995 +97,748
Natural population change rank 99/196 80/196
Natural population change rate +1.35% +1.43%
Population growth +1.25% +1.24%
Population growth rank 88/197 89/197
Life expectancy 72.2 years 74.1 years

Fertility rate in Mongolia vs Paraguay chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Mongolia was 2.7 children per woman in 2023, compared to 2.42 in Paraguay in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Mongolia vs Paraguay population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Mongolia
Factual

UN forecast
Paraguay
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Mongolia Paraguay
1960 6.82 6.5
1961 6.96 6.49
1962 7.1 6.47
1963 7.24 6.45
1964 7.33 6.42
1965 7.38 6.35
1966 7.41 6.23
1967 7.39 6.1
1968 7.37 5.97
1969 7.34 5.84
1970 7.31 5.72
1971 7.3 5.59
1972 7.28 5.46
1973 7.24 5.35
1974 7.17 5.27
1975 7.07 5.18
1976 6.93 5.12
1977 6.79 5.08
1978 6.62 5.04
1979 6.42 5.06
1980 6.21 5.1
1981 5.98 5.15
1982 5.8 5.13
1983 5.63 5.09
1984 5.45 5.04
1985 5.26 4.97
1986 5.03 4.93
1987 4.83 4.85
1988 4.65 4.77
1989 4.42 4.68
1990 4.5 4.57
1991 4 4.48
1992 3.5 4.4
1993 2.5 4.28
1994 2.7 4.2
1995 2.77 4.11
1996 2.5 4.01
1997 2.4 3.91
1998 2.3 3.8
1999 2.3 3.67
2000 2.2 3.51
2001 2.2 3.36
2002 2.1 3.23
2003 2 3.12
2004 2 3.05
2005 2 2.97
2006 2.1 2.89
2007 2.3 2.82
2008 2.6 2.79
2009 2.8 2.76
2010 2.4 2.7
2011 2.6 2.67
2012 2.7 2.66
2013 3 2.64
2014 3.1 2.65
2015 3 2.65
2016 3 2.62
2017 2.8 2.59
2018 2.9 2.56
2019 3 2.53
2020 2.9 2.5
2021 2.8 2.47
2022 2.7 2.44
2023 2.7 2.42
2024 2.65 2.42
2025 2.6 2.39
2026 2.55 2.37
2027 2.51 2.35
2028 2.47 2.33
2029 2.44 2.31
2030 2.4 2.29
2031 2.37 2.27
2032 2.34 2.26
2033 2.31 2.24
2034 2.29 2.22
2035 2.26 2.21
2036 2.23 2.19
2037 2.21 2.17
2038 2.19 2.16
2039 2.17 2.14
2040 2.15 2.13
2041 2.13 2.12
2042 2.11 2.11
2043 2.09 2.09
2044 2.08 2.08
2045 2.06 2.07
2046 2.05 2.06
2047 2.04 2.05
2048 2.02 2.04
2049 2.01 2.03
2050 2 2.02

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Mongolia
Factual

UN forecast
Paraguay
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Mongolia Paraguay
1960 38.1% 46.3%
1961 38.8% 46.2%
1962 39.6% 46.1%
1963 40.4% 46%
1964 41.4% 46%
1965 42.4% 46%
1966 43.3% 46%
1967 44.2% 45.9%
1968 44.9% 45.8%
1969 45.4% 45.7%
1970 45.6% 45.5%
1971 45.8% 45.2%
1972 45.8% 45%
1973 45.8% 44.6%
1974 45.6% 44.2%
1975 45.4% 43.7%
1976 45.2% 43.3%
1977 44.8% 42.8%
1978 44.5% 42.4%
1979 44.1% 42%
1980 43.7% 41.6%
1981 43.3% 41.4%
1982 43% 41.2%
1983 42.7% 41.2%
1984 42.5% 41.2%
1985 42.3% 41.2%
1986 42.1% 41.3%
1987 42% 41.3%
1988 41.8% 41.4%
1989 41.7% 41.5%
1990 41.4% 41.5%
1991 41% 41.5%
1992 40.5% 41.5%
1993 40% 41.4%
1994 39.5% 41.3%
1995 39% 41.1%
1996 38.4% 40.8%
1997 37.8% 40.4%
1998 37% 40%
1999 36.2% 39.5%
2000 35.2% 39%
2001 34.1% 38.4%
2002 32.9% 37.9%
2003 31.8% 37.3%
2004 30.8% 36.6%
2005 29.9% 35.8%
2006 29.1% 35.1%
2007 28.5% 34.4%
2008 28.1% 33.8%
2009 27.9% 33.2%
2010 27.9% 32.5%
2011 28% 32%
2012 28.1% 31.4%
2013 28.5% 30.9%
2014 28.9% 30.5%
2015 29.5% 30.2%
2016 30.2% 29.9%
2017 30.9% 29.7%
2018 31.6% 29.5%
2019 32.3% 29.3%
2020 32.8% 29.1%
2021 32.9% 29%
2022 32.9% 28.9%
2023 32.6% 28.8%
2024 32.2% 28.6%
2025 31.6% 28.4%
2026 30.9% 28.1%
2027 30.1% 27.9%
2028 29.2% 27.6%
2029 28.2% 27.3%
2030 27.3% 26.9%
2031 26.3% 26.5%
2032 25.6% 26.1%
2033 24.9% 25.8%
2034 24.3% 25.4%
2035 23.8% 25%
2036 23.4% 24.7%
2037 23.1% 24.4%
2038 23% 24.1%
2039 22.9% 23.8%
2040 22.8% 23.5%
2041 22.9% 23.2%
2042 22.9% 23%
2043 23% 22.7%
2044 23.1% 22.5%
2045 23.2% 22.3%
2046 23.3% 22.1%
2047 23.4% 22%
2048 23.4% 21.8%
2049 23.4% 21.6%
2050 23.3% 21.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 32.2% of the population in Mongolia and 28.6% in Paraguay in 2024, compared to 41.4% and 41.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Mongolia and Paraguay compared.

Natural population change in Mongolia vs Paraguay by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.81% in Mongolia and +1.56% in Paraguay. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Mongolia
Paraguay

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Mongolia Paraguay
1960 20,726 60,009
1961 21,873 61,536
1962 22,960 63,079
1963 24,142 64,741
1964 25,317 65,681
1965 26,364 66,063
1966 27,338 66,002
1967 28,178 65,695
1968 29,017 65,575
1969 29,781 65,616
1970 30,558 65,905
1971 31,536 66,142
1972 32,727 66,625
1973 33,993 67,803
1974 35,297 69,059
1975 36,490 70,285
1976 37,670 71,973
1977 38,995 74,359
1978 40,276 76,691
1979 41,568 80,345
1980 42,343 84,568
1981 43,588 89,456
1982 45,179 92,917
1983 46,919 96,406
1984 48,562 99,937
1985 49,944 102,859
1986 50,329 105,776
1987 51,140 107,962
1988 51,588 110,348
1989 51,420 111,727
1990 49,443 112,864
1991 47,884 114,472
1992 42,437 115,442
1993 36,924 115,211
1994 34,711 115,662
1995 34,473 115,777
1996 33,741 115,623
1997 32,403 115,095
1998 31,757 114,122
1999 32,283 112,726
2000 32,753 109,979
2001 32,052 107,225
2002 30,439 104,658
2003 28,827 102,427
2004 28,418 101,896
2005 29,290 101,035
2006 33,609 99,808
2007 39,636 99,141
2008 45,843 99,821
2009 48,876 100,296
2010 44,914 99,456
2011 50,711 100,442
2012 55,942 102,508
2013 62,618 103,383
2014 66,078 105,585
2015 64,473 106,817
2016 62,086 106,804
2017 57,940 105,634
2018 60,635 104,908
2019 61,433 103,179
2020 60,888 98,667
2021 52,109 78,667
2022 47,730 94,627
2023 46,995 97,748

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Maternal mortality chart: Mongolia vs Paraguay

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 41 deaths per 100,000 live births in Mongolia, compared to 58 deaths in Paraguay.

Mongolia
Paraguay
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Mongolia Paraguay
1985 352 237
1986 346 230
1987 341 225
1988 335 220
1989 311 209
1990 276 198
1991 227 192
1992 199 195
1993 181 197
1994 178 201
1995 176 202
1996 178 203
1997 180 205
1998 174 207
1999 162 207
2000 144 207
2001 130 207
2002 120 206
2003 114 203
2004 108 199
2005 99 194
2006 90 186
2007 81 177
2008 77 166
2009 75 152
2010 71 136
2011 67 120
2012 63 100
2013 59 84
2014 56 70
2015 52 64
2016 48 60
2017 45 58
2018 45 58
2019 45 58
2020 47 69
2021 63 140
2022 41 78
2023 41 58

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.36% in Mongolia and 1.7% in Paraguay. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Mongolia
Paraguay

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

Year Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
Mongolia Paraguay
1960 - 8.18%
1961 - 8.11%
1962 - 8.06%
1963 - 8.02%
1964 - 7.99%
1965 - 7.96%
1966 - 7.94%
1967 - 7.91%
1968 - 7.88%
1969 - 7.84%
1970 - 7.79%
1971 - 7.73%
1972 - 7.66%
1973 - 7.57%
1974 - 7.46%
1975 - 7.34%
1976 - 7.21%
1977 - 7.06%
1978 17.3% 6.91%
1979 16.7% 6.74%
1980 16.1% 6.55%
1981 15.5% 6.35%
1982 15% 6.14%
1983 14.4% 5.92%
1984 13.9% 5.71%
1985 13.4% 5.5%
1986 12.8% 5.3%
1987 12.2% 5.1%
1988 11.7% 4.92%
1989 11.1% 4.73%
1990 10.7% 4.55%
1991 10.2% 4.38%
1992 9.78% 4.23%
1993 9.39% 4.08%
1994 9% 3.95%
1995 8.6% 3.83%
1996 8.19% 3.72%
1997 7.74% 3.62%
1998 7.27% 3.53%
1999 6.78% 3.45%
2000 6.29% 3.36%
2001 5.8% 3.29%
2002 5.32% 3.22%
2003 4.87% 3.14%
2004 4.45% 3.07%
2005 4.07% 2.99%
2006 3.71% 2.91%
2007 3.39% 2.83%
2008 3.11% 2.75%
2009 2.85% 2.67%
2010 2.63% 2.59%
2011 2.44% 2.51%
2012 2.28% 2.44%
2013 2.15% 2.37%
2014 2.04% 2.3%
2015 1.94% 2.22%
2016 1.84% 2.15%
2017 1.74% 2.08%
2018 1.64% 2.01%
2019 1.56% 1.94%
2020 1.48% 1.88%
2021 1.43% 1.82%
2022 1.39% 1.76%
2023 1.36% 1.7%

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