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Paraguay birth & fertility rate charts by year

Updated on by Georank team

Paraguay has a birth rate of 20 (annual births per 1,000 people) and a fertility rate of 2.42 (the average amount of children a woman would have during her lifetime).

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.
  • 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.

Birth rates in Paraguay compared to world average

Paraguay World
Fertility rate 2.42 2.2
Birth rate 20 16.3
Birth rate rank 77/196 N/A
Age at first childbirth 22.9 years 23.1 years
Average age at childbearing 27.6 years 28.3 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 69.8 37.6
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 114.9 120.4
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 29.3 22
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 26.1% 24.4%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 66.4% 54.1%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 92.2% 83.3%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.06% 0.2%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 0.91% 1.73%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 1.51% 2.71%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 1.7% 2.49%
Population change due to births and deaths +97,748 +70,600,901
Natural population change rank 80/196 N/A
Natural population change rate +1.43% +0.88%
Population growth +1.24% +0.96%
Population growth rank 89/197 N/A
Life expectancy 74.1 years 73.5 years

Fertility rate in Paraguay chart

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.

Check population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Paraguay
Factual

UN forecast
World
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Paraguay World
1960 6.5 4.69
1961 6.49 4.56
1962 6.47 5.02
1963 6.45 5.31
1964 6.42 5.13
1965 6.35 5.08
1966 6.23 4.97
1967 6.1 4.87
1968 5.97 4.98
1969 5.84 4.88
1970 5.72 4.84
1971 5.59 4.69
1972 5.46 4.55
1973 5.35 4.42
1974 5.27 4.26
1975 5.18 4.07
1976 5.12 3.97
1977 5.08 3.84
1978 5.04 3.77
1979 5.06 3.76
1980 5.1 3.73
1981 5.15 3.71
1982 5.13 3.72
1983 5.09 3.59
1984 5.04 3.57
1985 4.97 3.53
1986 4.93 3.51
1987 4.85 3.48
1988 4.77 3.39
1989 4.68 3.35
1990 4.57 3.31
1991 4.48 3.13
1992 4.4 3.04
1993 4.28 2.97
1994 4.2 2.92
1995 4.11 2.87
1996 4.01 2.82
1997 3.91 2.78
1998 3.8 2.75
1999 3.67 2.72
2000 3.51 2.73
2001 3.36 2.69
2002 3.23 2.66
2003 3.12 2.64
2004 3.05 2.63
2005 2.97 2.61
2006 2.89 2.61
2007 2.82 2.6
2008 2.79 2.6
2009 2.76 2.59
2010 2.7 2.57
2011 2.67 2.55
2012 2.66 2.56
2013 2.64 2.53
2014 2.65 2.52
2015 2.65 2.49
2016 2.62 2.49
2017 2.59 2.46
2018 2.56 2.39
2019 2.53 2.35
2020 2.5 2.28
2021 2.47 2.25
2022 2.44 2.22
2023 2.42 2.2
2024 2.42 2.19
2025 2.39 2.18
2026 2.37 2.18
2027 2.35 2.17
2028 2.33 2.16
2029 2.31 2.15
2030 2.29 2.14
2031 2.27 2.13
2032 2.26 2.12
2033 2.24 2.12
2034 2.22 2.11
2035 2.21 2.1
2036 2.19 2.09
2037 2.17 2.09
2038 2.16 2.08
2039 2.14 2.08
2040 2.13 2.08
2041 2.12 2.07
2042 2.11 2.07
2043 2.09 2.07
2044 2.08 2.07
2045 2.07 2.06
2046 2.06 2.06
2047 2.05 2.06
2048 2.04 2.05
2049 2.03 2.05
2050 2.02 2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 15% were to women under 20 years old, 48.9% to women ages 20-29, and 36.1% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 14.6%, 53.1%, and 32.4% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Paraguay by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

15-19
20-29
30+
Year Annual births per 1,000 women
Total per 1,000 women 15-19 20-29 30+
1960 84 100.3 275.3 111.6
1961 83.8 99.3 273.4 111.7
1962 83.5 98.1 271 111.4
1963 83.3 97.8 270.2 110.3
1964 82.6 96.2 268.8 108.8
1965 81.3 94.1 265.5 106.6
1966 79.6 91.9 260.6 103.8
1967 77.8 88.4 255.8 100.7
1968 76.1 84.2 252.4 97.6
1969 74.7 84.3 247.8 93.8
1970 73.5 82.9 245.1 90.4
1971 72.3 81.5 241.9 87.2
1972 71.2 82.1 237 84.4
1973 70.5 81.6 234.9 82.3
1974 70.2 83.5 232.4 80.7
1975 69.8 82.3 230.2 79.2
1976 69.6 80.6 228.7 78.6
1977 70 84.2 227 77.9
1978 70.3 87.4 224.4 77.4
1979 71.4 91 223.8 78.4
1980 72.7 93.3 224.6 79.7
1981 74.1 95.5 226.9 80.9
1982 74.5 96.4 226.1 80.7
1983 74.5 96.8 224.2 80.7
1984 74.5 98 222.9 80
1985 74.1 97.8 221.2 79.1
1986 73.7 94.9 220.4 78.9
1987 72.8 95.9 217.8 77.4
1988 72.1 97.5 216.6 75.6
1989 70.9 98.1 213.3 74
1990 69.5 101.1 209.4 71.2
1991 68.4 103.5 207.2 69
1992 67.2 101.2 204.9 67.8
1993 65.4 99.2 202 65.2
1994 64.1 95.8 199.6 64
1995 62.7 91.3 196.8 62.8
1996 61.2 86.8 193.9 61.3
1997 59.7 84.6 188.9 59.6
1998 58.1 82.4 183.2 57.7
1999 56.4 81.4 176.8 55.2
2000 54.3 80.1 169.3 51.9
2001 52.4 77.3 162.8 49.2
2002 50.7 75.2 157.6 46.3
2003 49.3 75.5 151.5 43.6
2004 48.7 74.7 148.2 41.9
2005 47.9 74.2 145.1 39.8
2006 47 73.4 141.5 37.9
2007 46.5 73.5 138.5 36.3
2008 46.4 74.7 136.3 35.4
2009 46.2 75.9 134 34.5
2010 45.5 75.6 130.5 33.4
2011 45.3 76.4 128.8 32.9
2012 45.5 77.5 128 32.7
2013 45.3 77 126.8 32.6
2014 45.6 77.2 127.3 32.9
2015 45.6 77 127.3 33.1
2016 45.3 76.8 126.3 32.9
2017 44.6 76 124.8 32.6
2018 43.9 75.3 123.3 32.3
2019 43.1 74.2 121.5 31.9
2020 42.3 73 120 31.5
2021 41.5 72 118.6 31.2
2022 40.8 71.1 117.6 30.8
2023 40.1 70.4 116.4 30.3
2024 39.3 70.3 116 29.9
2025 38.6 69.8 114.9 29.3

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Paraguay
Factual

UN forecast
World
Factual

UN forecast
Year Children 0-14 as share of population
Paraguay World
1960 46.3% 37.4%
1961 46.2% 37.5%
1962 46.1% 37.6%
1963 46% 37.8%
1964 46% 38%
1965 46% 38%
1966 46% 38%
1967 45.9% 38%
1968 45.8% 37.9%
1969 45.7% 37.8%
1970 45.5% 37.7%
1971 45.2% 37.6%
1972 45% 37.5%
1973 44.6% 37.3%
1974 44.2% 37.2%
1975 43.7% 37.1%
1976 43.3% 36.9%
1977 42.8% 36.7%
1978 42.4% 36.3%
1979 42% 35.9%
1980 41.6% 35.5%
1981 41.4% 35.2%
1982 41.2% 34.9%
1983 41.2% 34.6%
1984 41.2% 34.3%
1985 41.2% 34%
1986 41.3% 33.8%
1987 41.3% 33.6%
1988 41.4% 33.4%
1989 41.5% 33.2%
1990 41.5% 33%
1991 41.5% 32.9%
1992 41.5% 32.7%
1993 41.4% 32.5%
1994 41.3% 32.3%
1995 41.1% 32.1%
1996 40.8% 31.8%
1997 40.4% 31.5%
1998 40% 31.1%
1999 39.5% 30.8%
2000 39% 30.4%
2001 38.4% 30%
2002 37.9% 29.6%
2003 37.3% 29.2%
2004 36.6% 28.8%
2005 35.8% 28.5%
2006 35.1% 28.1%
2007 34.4% 27.9%
2008 33.8% 27.6%
2009 33.2% 27.5%
2010 32.5% 27.3%
2011 32% 27.1%
2012 31.4% 27%
2013 30.9% 26.9%
2014 30.5% 26.8%
2015 30.2% 26.6%
2016 29.9% 26.5%
2017 29.7% 26.4%
2018 29.5% 26.2%
2019 29.3% 26%
2020 29.1% 25.8%
2021 29% 25.6%
2022 28.9% 25.3%
2023 28.8% 25%
2024 28.6% 24.7%
2025 28.4% 24.4%
2026 28.1% 24.1%
2027 27.9% 23.8%
2028 27.6% 23.4%
2029 27.3% 23.1%
2030 26.9% 22.8%
2031 26.5% 22.6%
2032 26.1% 22.3%
2033 25.8% 22.1%
2034 25.4% 21.9%
2035 25% 21.7%
2036 24.7% 21.6%
2037 24.4% 21.5%
2038 24.1% 21.4%
2039 23.8% 21.3%
2040 23.5% 21.2%
2041 23.2% 21.1%
2042 23% 21%
2043 22.7% 21%
2044 22.5% 20.9%
2045 22.3% 20.8%
2046 22.1% 20.7%
2047 22% 20.7%
2048 21.8% 20.6%
2049 21.6% 20.5%
2050 21.4% 20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Paraguay was 46.3% in 1960, 41.4% in 1993, and 28.6% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Paraguay.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Paraguay, excluding migration, has been +1.56% annually. On average, 100,263 more people were born each year than died.

Population change due to births and deaths
Year Population change due to births and deaths
Paraguay
1960 60,009
1961 61,536
1962 63,079
1963 64,741
1964 65,681
1965 66,063
1966 66,002
1967 65,695
1968 65,575
1969 65,616
1970 65,905
1971 66,142
1972 66,625
1973 67,803
1974 69,059
1975 70,285
1976 71,973
1977 74,359
1978 76,691
1979 80,345
1980 84,568
1981 89,456
1982 92,917
1983 96,406
1984 99,937
1985 102,859
1986 105,776
1987 107,962
1988 110,348
1989 111,727
1990 112,864
1991 114,472
1992 115,442
1993 115,211
1994 115,662
1995 115,777
1996 115,623
1997 115,095
1998 114,122
1999 112,726
2000 109,979
2001 107,225
2002 104,658
2003 102,427
2004 101,896
2005 101,035
2006 99,808
2007 99,141
2008 99,821
2009 100,296
2010 99,456
2011 100,442
2012 102,508
2013 103,383
2014 105,585
2015 106,817
2016 106,804
2017 105,634
2018 104,908
2019 103,179
2020 98,667
2021 78,667
2022 94,627
2023 97,748

Fertility rates around the globe

Fertility rate

Maternal mortality chart

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.

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

Under-five mortality rate chart

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.

Paraguay
World's average

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
Paraguay World
1960 8.18% 18.5%
1961 8.11% 18.1%
1962 8.06% 17.8%
1963 8.02% 17.5%
1964 7.99% 17.7%
1965 7.96% 17.5%
1966 7.94% 17.3%
1967 7.91% 17%
1968 7.88% 16.5%
1969 7.84% 15.5%
1970 7.79% 15.2%
1971 7.73% 15.1%
1972 7.66% 14.4%
1973 7.57% 14.1%
1974 7.46% 13.7%
1975 7.34% 13.4%
1976 7.21% 13%
1977 7.06% 12.5%
1978 6.91% 12.1%
1979 6.74% 11.7%
1980 6.55% 11.4%
1981 6.35% 11%
1982 6.14% 10.8%
1983 5.92% 10.6%
1984 5.71% 10.4%
1985 5.5% 10.1%
1986 5.3% 9.81%
1987 5.1% 9.47%
1988 4.92% 9.31%
1989 4.73% 9.02%
1990 4.55% 8.81%
1991 4.38% 8.66%
1992 4.23% 8.46%
1993 4.08% 8.19%
1994 3.95% 7.98%
1995 3.83% 7.76%
1996 3.72% 7.52%
1997 3.62% 7.28%
1998 3.53% 7.05%
1999 3.45% 6.76%
2000 3.36% 6.48%
2001 3.29% 6.21%
2002 3.22% 5.94%
2003 3.14% 5.65%
2004 3.07% 5.43%
2005 2.99% 5.16%
2006 2.91% 4.92%
2007 2.83% 4.7%
2008 2.75% 4.5%
2009 2.67% 4.31%
2010 2.59% 4.11%
2011 2.51% 3.97%
2012 2.44% 3.77%
2013 2.37% 3.61%
2014 2.3% 3.48%
2015 2.22% 3.35%
2016 2.15% 3.23%
2017 2.08% 3.11%
2018 2.01% 2.97%
2019 1.94% 2.86%
2020 1.88% 2.75%
2021 1.82% 2.66%
2022 1.76% 2.59%
2023 1.7% 2.49%

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