Paraguay birth & fertility rate decline on charts

Paraguay has a birth rate of 20 (annual births per 1,000 people) and a fertility rate of 2.42 (the average number of children a woman is expected to have over her lifetime based on current age-specific birth rates).

In 1960, the fertility rate in Paraguay was 6.5 children per woman — 2.68 times higher than in 2023.

Paraguay birth rate statistics:

Paraguay is ranked 77/196 by birth rate now and was ranked 109/194 in 1960.
The mean age at first birth in Paraguay is 22.9 — it was 22.9 in 2017.
The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 27.6, a change from 29 in 1990.
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) changed from 99.7 in 1960 to 70.3 in 2023.
26.1% of the population in 2024 is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), a change from 22% in 1960.

Fertility rate in Paraguay by year

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Year	Fertility rate	Rank
2023	2.42	77
2022	2.44	78
2021	2.47	78
2020	2.5	79
2019	2.53	80
2018	2.56	81
2017	2.59	81
2016	2.62	82
2015	2.65	81
2014	2.65	82
2013	2.64	83
2012	2.66	82
2011	2.67	79
2010	2.7	79
2009	2.76	80
2008	2.79	76
2007	2.82	77
2006	2.89	76
2005	2.97	76
2004	3.05	76
2003	3.12	75
2002	3.23	75
2001	3.36	76
2000	3.51	74
1999	3.67	74
1998	3.8	74
1997	3.91	74
1996	4.01	71
1995	4.11	73
1994	4.2	73
1993	4.28	73
1992	4.4	74
1991	4.48	75
1990	4.57	77
1989	4.68	78
1988	4.77	79
1987	4.85	80
1986	4.93	82
1985	4.97	82
1984	5.04	82
1983	5.09	82
1982	5.13	82
1981	5.15	84
1980	5.1	88
1979	5.06	90
1978	5.04	93
1977	5.08	94
1976	5.12	97
1975	5.18	99
1974	5.27	100
1973	5.35	103
1972	5.46	103
1971	5.59	101
1970	5.72	99
1969	5.84	99
1968	5.97	97
1967	6.1	91
1966	6.23	88
1965	6.35	81
1964	6.42	78
1963	6.45	77
1962	6.47	75
1961	6.49	72
1960	6.5	73

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Paraguay is 2.42, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 4.28 — a 43.4% decline in 30 years.

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The chart above shows the historical changes in fertility rate and ranking compared to other countries, where a lower rank number indicates a higher relative fertility rate.

Births, deaths, and natural population change by year

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Year	People
Year	Natural change	Births	Deaths
2023	97,748	136,780	39,032
2022	94,627	137,616	42,989
2021	78,667	138,289	59,622
2020	98,667	138,916	40,249
2019	103,179	139,559	36,380
2018	104,908	140,348	35,440
2017	105,634	140,502	34,868
2016	106,804	140,524	33,720
2015	106,817	139,577	32,760
2014	105,585	137,390	31,805
2013	103,383	134,449	31,066
2012	102,508	133,030	30,522
2011	100,442	130,730	30,288
2010	99,456	129,356	29,900
2009	100,296	129,911	29,615
2008	99,821	129,050	29,229
2007	99,141	127,971	28,830
2006	99,808	128,275	28,467
2005	101,035	129,228	28,193
2004	101,896	129,795	27,899
2003	102,427	130,028	27,601
2002	104,658	132,106	27,448
2001	107,225	134,532	27,307
2000	109,979	137,136	27,157
1999	112,726	139,732	27,006
1998	114,122	140,983	26,861
1997	115,095	141,732	26,637
1996	115,623	142,060	26,437
1995	115,777	142,106	26,329
1994	115,662	141,895	26,233
1993	115,211	141,360	26,149
1992	115,442	141,542	26,100
1991	114,472	140,531	26,059
1990	112,864	138,983	26,119
1989	111,727	138,066	26,339
1988	110,348	136,595	26,247
1987	107,962	134,159	26,197
1986	105,776	131,988	26,212
1985	102,859	129,090	26,231
1984	99,937	126,230	26,293
1983	96,406	122,831	26,425
1982	92,917	119,362	26,445
1981	89,456	115,661	26,205
1980	84,568	110,444	25,876
1979	80,345	105,828	25,483
1978	76,691	101,694	25,003
1977	74,359	98,904	24,545
1976	71,973	96,068	24,095
1975	70,285	94,019	23,734
1974	69,059	92,476	23,417
1973	67,803	90,719	22,916
1972	66,625	89,428	22,803
1971	66,142	88,781	22,639
1970	65,905	88,328	22,423
1969	65,616	87,805	22,189
1968	65,575	87,529	21,954
1967	65,695	87,397	21,702
1966	66,002	87,429	21,427
1965	66,063	87,187	21,124
1964	65,681	86,430	20,749
1963	64,741	85,057	20,316
1962	63,079	83,240	20,161
1961	61,536	81,551	20,015
1960	60,009	79,900	19,891

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the past 10 years, the natural population change in Paraguay (from births and deaths only, excluding migration) has been +1.56% annually. On average, 100,263 more people were born each year than died.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was 1.43% — 97,748 more people were born than died.

In 2023, Paraguay ranks 80/196 for absolute natural population change and 73/196 for natural change rate, where a lower rank number indicates faster natural growth and a higher number indicates greater decline.

Birth rates in Paraguay compared to other countries

	Paraguay	Rank
Fertility rate	2.42	77/196
Birth rate	20	77/196
Population change due to births and deaths	+97,748	80/196
Natural population change rate	+1.43%	73/196
Population growth	+1.24%	87/197
Age at first childbirth	22.9 years	76/137
Average age at childbearing	27.6 years	173/197
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	69.6	38/197
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29	113.3	85/197
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+	29	79/197
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population	26.1%	43/196
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49	66.4%	26/179
Share of births attended by skilled health staff	92.2%	131/191
Maternal mortality per live birth	0.06%	89/193
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age)	0.91%	92/193
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age)	1.51%	86/196
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age	1.7%	89/192
Life expectancy	74.2 years	100/197

Birth rates by women's age

Annual births per 1,000 women

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 women
Year	Total	15-19	20-29	30+
2026	37.8	69.6	113.3	29
2025	38.6	70.1	114.5	29.7
2024	39.3	70.6	115.6	30.3
2023	39.9	70.6	116	30.7
2022	40.6	71.1	117.1	31.2
2021	41.3	71.8	118.5	31.5
2020	42	72.7	120.1	31.9
2019	42.8	73.7	121.6	32.4
2018	43.7	74.7	123.6	32.8
2017	44.4	75.4	125.2	33.1
2016	45	76.3	126.9	33.4
2015	45.4	76.7	128.1	33.6
2014	45.3	77.1	128.2	33.4
2013	45	76.9	127.9	33.1
2012	45.2	77.5	129.3	33.2
2011	45.1	76.4	130.2	33.4
2010	45.2	75.8	132	33.8
2009	45.9	76	135.6	34.9
2008	46.1	74.8	138.1	35.8
2007	46.2	73.6	140.3	36.7
2006	46.8	73.7	143.5	38.3
2005	47.7	74.6	147.2	40.3
2004	48.4	75.2	150.4	42.4
2003	49	76.2	153.6	44.1
2002	50.5	76	159.3	46.8
2001	52.1	78.3	164.6	49.8
2000	54	81.4	171.3	52.7
1999	56.1	82.9	178.7	56.1
1998	57.8	84.1	184.9	58.6
1997	59.4	86.4	190.4	60.6
1996	60.9	88.6	195.2	62.3
1995	62.3	92.9	197.9	63.9
1994	63.7	97.2	200.8	65.1
1993	65.1	100.5	203.2	66.4
1992	66.8	102.4	206.3	69
1991	68.1	104.5	209	70.2
1990	69.2	102	211.5	72.4
1989	70.6	98.8	215.8	75.2
1988	71.8	98.1	219.5	76.8
1987	72.5	96.3	221.1	78.6
1986	73.3	95.3	224.2	80.1
1985	73.7	98.3	225.3	80.2
1984	74.1	98.5	227.3	81.1
1983	74.2	97.4	228.9	81.8
1982	74.1	97.3	230.9	81.7
1981	73.8	96.6	231.3	82
1980	72.3	94.7	228.8	80.8
1979	71.1	92.5	227.5	79.6
1978	70	88.9	228	78.5
1977	69.7	85.6	230.6	79
1976	69.3	82	232.3	79.7
1975	69.4	83.7	233.8	80.3
1974	69.9	84.9	235.9	81.8
1973	70.2	82.9	238.1	83.5
1972	70.8	83.6	240.8	85.4
1971	71.9	82.8	245.6	88.2
1970	73.1	84.1	248.9	91.3
1969	74.3	85.4	252.1	94.7
1968	75.8	85.2	256.6	98.6
1967	77.4	89.5	259.7	101.8
1966	79.2	93	264.5	104.9
1965	80.9	95.1	269.6	107.7
1964	82.2	97.3	273.1	110
1963	82.9	98.9	274.4	111.5
1962	83.1	99.3	276.1	112.5
1961	83.3	100.8	277.4	112.9
1960	83.5	102.3	277.8	112.9

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Above is a chart displaying birth rates in Paraguay by maternal age. In 2026, of all live births, 15.1% will be to women under age 20, 48.4% to women ages 20-29, and 36.4% to women ages 30 and above. The respective shares in 1990 were 14.6%, 53.1%, and 32.4%.

Children 0-14 years as share of population by year

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Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
Year	Paraguay	World
2100	15.5%	16.5%
2099	15.6%	16.6%
2098	15.7%	16.6%
2097	15.8%	16.7%
2096	15.9%	16.8%
2095	15.9%	16.8%
2094	16%	16.9%
2093	16.1%	17%
2092	16.2%	17%
2091	16.3%	17.1%
2090	16.4%	17.2%
2089	16.4%	17.2%
2088	16.5%	17.3%
2087	16.6%	17.4%
2086	16.7%	17.4%
2085	16.8%	17.5%
2084	16.8%	17.5%
2083	16.9%	17.6%
2082	17%	17.7%
2081	17.1%	17.7%
2080	17.2%	17.8%
2079	17.3%	17.8%
2078	17.3%	17.9%
2077	17.4%	17.9%
2076	17.5%	18%
2075	17.6%	18%
2074	17.8%	18.1%
2073	17.9%	18.2%
2072	18%	18.2%
2071	18.1%	18.3%
2070	18.3%	18.3%
2069	18.4%	18.4%
2068	18.6%	18.5%
2067	18.7%	18.6%
2066	18.9%	18.6%
2065	19.1%	18.7%
2064	19.2%	18.8%
2063	19.4%	18.9%
2062	19.6%	19.1%
2061	19.7%	19.2%
2060	19.9%	19.3%
2059	20.1%	19.4%
2058	20.2%	19.5%
2057	20.4%	19.6%
2056	20.6%	19.8%
2055	20.7%	19.9%
2054	20.9%	20%
2053	21%	20.1%
2052	21.2%	20.2%
2051	21.4%	20.3%
2050	21.5%	20.4%
2049	21.7%	20.5%
2048	21.9%	20.6%
2047	22%	20.7%
2046	22.2%	20.8%
2045	22.4%	20.9%
2044	22.6%	20.9%
2043	22.9%	21%
2042	23.1%	21.1%
2041	23.3%	21.2%
2040	23.6%	21.2%
2039	23.9%	21.3%
2038	24.2%	21.4%
2037	24.5%	21.5%
2036	24.9%	21.6%
2035	25.2%	21.8%
2034	25.6%	22%
2033	26%	22.2%
2032	26.3%	22.4%
2031	26.7%	22.7%
2030	27.1%	23%
2029	27.4%	23.3%
2028	27.7%	23.6%
2027	28%	23.9%
2026	28.3%	24.2%
2025	28.5%	24.6%
2024	28.6%	24.7%
2023	28.8%	25%
2022	28.9%	25.3%
2021	29%	25.6%
2020	29.1%	25.8%
2019	29.3%	26%
2018	29.5%	26.2%
2017	29.7%	26.4%
2016	29.9%	26.5%
2015	30.2%	26.6%
2014	30.5%	26.8%
2013	30.9%	26.9%
2012	31.4%	27%
2011	32%	27.1%
2010	32.5%	27.3%
2009	33.2%	27.5%
2008	33.8%	27.6%
2007	34.4%	27.9%
2006	35.1%	28.1%
2005	35.8%	28.5%
2004	36.6%	28.8%
2003	37.3%	29.2%
2002	37.9%	29.6%
2001	38.4%	30%
2000	39%	30.4%
1999	39.5%	30.8%
1998	40%	31.1%
1997	40.4%	31.5%
1996	40.8%	31.8%
1995	41.1%	32.1%
1994	41.3%	32.3%
1993	41.4%	32.5%
1992	41.5%	32.7%
1991	41.5%	32.9%
1990	41.5%	33%
1989	41.5%	33.2%
1988	41.4%	33.4%
1987	41.3%	33.6%
1986	41.3%	33.8%
1985	41.2%	34%
1984	41.2%	34.3%
1983	41.2%	34.6%
1982	41.2%	34.9%
1981	41.4%	35.2%
1980	41.6%	35.5%
1979	42%	35.9%
1978	42.4%	36.3%
1977	42.8%	36.7%
1976	43.3%	36.9%
1975	43.7%	37.1%
1974	44.2%	37.2%
1973	44.6%	37.3%
1972	45%	37.5%
1971	45.2%	37.6%
1970	45.5%	37.7%
1969	45.7%	37.8%
1968	45.8%	37.9%
1967	45.9%	38%
1966	46%	38%
1965	46%	38%
1964	46%	38%
1963	46%	37.8%
1962	46.1%	37.6%
1961	46.2%	37.5%
1960	46.3%	37.4%

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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The share of children aged 0-14 in Paraguay was 46.3% in 1960, 41.5% in 1992, and 28.6% as of the latest data in 2024.

More about the demographics of Paraguay.

Fertility rates around the globe

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Maternal mortality by year

1x

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
Year	Paraguay	World
2023	58	197
2022	78	203
2021	140	242
2020	69	211
2019	58	207
2018	58	211
2017	58	215
2016	60	220
2015	64	228
2014	70	231
2013	84	235
2012	100	239
2011	120	247
2010	136	253
2009	152	258
2008	166	264
2007	177	269
2006	186	276
2005	194	283
2004	199	291
2003	203	301
2002	206	311
2001	207	321
2000	207	328
1999	207	340
1998	207	360
1997	205	358
1996	203	366
1995	202	371
1994	201	382
1993	197	389
1992	195	395
1991	192	395
1990	198	391
1989	209	401
1988	220	414
1987	225	429
1986	230	438
1985	237	460

Data sources: World Bank | Gender (1985–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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The maternal mortality rate in Paraguay was 58 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.06% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a 72% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Under-five mortality by year

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

1x

Year	Under 5 mortality rate
Year	Paraguay	World
2023	1.7%	2.49%
2022	1.76%	2.59%
2021	1.82%	2.66%
2020	1.88%	2.75%
2019	1.94%	2.86%
2018	2.01%	2.97%
2017	2.08%	3.11%
2016	2.15%	3.22%
2015	2.22%	3.35%
2014	2.3%	3.48%
2013	2.37%	3.61%
2012	2.44%	3.77%
2011	2.51%	3.97%
2010	2.59%	4.11%
2009	2.67%	4.31%
2008	2.75%	4.5%
2007	2.83%	4.7%
2006	2.91%	4.92%
2005	2.99%	5.16%
2004	3.07%	5.43%
2003	3.14%	5.65%
2002	3.22%	5.94%
2001	3.29%	6.21%
2000	3.36%	6.48%
1999	3.45%	6.75%
1998	3.53%	7.05%
1997	3.62%	7.28%
1996	3.72%	7.52%
1995	3.83%	7.76%
1994	3.95%	7.98%
1993	4.08%	8.19%
1992	4.23%	8.46%
1991	4.38%	8.66%
1990	4.55%	8.81%
1989	4.73%	9.02%
1988	4.92%	9.31%
1987	5.1%	9.47%
1986	5.3%	9.81%
1985	5.5%	10.1%
1984	5.71%	10.4%
1983	5.92%	10.6%
1982	6.14%	10.8%
1981	6.35%	11%
1980	6.55%	11.4%
1979	6.74%	11.7%
1978	6.91%	12.2%
1977	7.06%	12.6%
1976	7.21%	13%
1975	7.34%	13.4%
1974	7.46%	13.8%
1973	7.57%	14.1%
1972	7.66%	14.5%
1971	7.73%	15.1%
1970	7.79%	15.2%
1969	7.84%	15.4%
1968	7.88%	15.6%
1967	7.91%	15.9%
1966	7.94%	16.1%
1965	7.96%	16.4%
1964	7.99%	16.6%
1963	8.02%	16.5%
1962	8.06%	16.7%
1961	8.11%	17%
1960	8.18%	17.2%

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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The under-5 mortality rate in Paraguay was 17 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 1.7% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 33.6 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.