Fertility & birth rates in Paraguay and Singapore

Fertility rate in Paraguay vs Singapore chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Paraguay was 2.42 children per woman in 2023, compared to 0.97 in Singapore in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Paraguay	Singapore
1960	6.5	5.76
1961	6.49	5.41
1962	6.47	5.21
1963	6.45	5.16
1964	6.42	4.97
1965	6.35	4.66
1966	6.23	4.46
1967	6.1	3.91
1968	5.97	3.53
1969	5.84	3.22
1970	5.72	3.07
1971	5.59	3.02
1972	5.46	3.04
1973	5.35	2.79
1974	5.27	2.35
1975	5.18	2.07
1976	5.12	2.11
1977	5.08	1.82
1978	5.04	1.79
1979	5.06	1.79
1980	5.1	1.82
1981	5.15	1.78
1982	5.13	1.74
1983	5.09	1.61
1984	5.04	1.62
1985	4.97	1.61
1986	4.93	1.43
1987	4.85	1.62
1988	4.77	1.96
1989	4.68	1.75
1990	4.57	1.83
1991	4.48	1.73
1992	4.4	1.72
1993	4.28	1.74
1994	4.2	1.71
1995	4.11	1.67
1996	4.01	1.66
1997	3.91	1.61
1998	3.8	1.48
1999	3.67	1.47
2000	3.51	1.6
2001	3.36	1.41
2002	3.23	1.37
2003	3.12	1.27
2004	3.05	1.26
2005	2.97	1.26
2006	2.89	1.28
2007	2.82	1.29
2008	2.79	1.28
2009	2.76	1.22
2010	2.7	1.15
2011	2.67	1.2
2012	2.66	1.29
2013	2.64	1.19
2014	2.65	1.25
2015	2.65	1.24
2016	2.62	1.2
2017	2.59	1.16
2018	2.56	1.14
2019	2.53	1.14
2020	2.5	1.1
2021	2.47	1.12
2022	2.44	1.04
2023	2.42	0.97
2024	2.42	0.98
2025	2.39	0.99
2026	2.37	1
2027	2.35	1.01
2028	2.33	1.02
2029	2.31	1.03
2030	2.29	1.03
2031	2.27	1.04
2032	2.26	1.05
2033	2.24	1.06
2034	2.22	1.07
2035	2.21	1.07
2036	2.19	1.08
2037	2.17	1.09
2038	2.16	1.1
2039	2.14	1.1
2040	2.13	1.11
2041	2.12	1.12
2042	2.11	1.13
2043	2.09	1.13
2044	2.08	1.14
2045	2.07	1.15
2046	2.06	1.16
2047	2.05	1.17
2048	2.04	1.17
2049	2.03	1.18
2050	2.02	1.19

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Paraguay	Singapore
1960	46.3%	44.7%
1961	46.2%	44.8%
1962	46.1%	44.7%
1963	46%	44.4%
1964	46%	43.8%
1965	46%	43.2%
1966	46%	42.5%
1967	45.9%	41.7%
1968	45.8%	40.8%
1969	45.7%	39.8%
1970	45.5%	38.7%
1971	45.2%	37.5%
1972	45%	36.2%
1973	44.6%	35%
1974	44.2%	33.7%
1975	43.7%	32.5%
1976	43.3%	31.2%
1977	42.8%	30%
1978	42.4%	28.8%
1979	42%	27.6%
1980	41.6%	26.4%
1981	41.4%	25.2%
1982	41.2%	24.2%
1983	41.2%	23.7%
1984	41.2%	23.3%
1985	41.2%	23.1%
1986	41.3%	22.9%
1987	41.3%	22.4%
1988	41.4%	22%
1989	41.5%	21.7%
1990	41.5%	21.4%
1991	41.5%	21.2%
1992	41.5%	21.1%
1993	41.4%	21%
1994	41.3%	20.7%
1995	41.1%	20.4%
1996	40.8%	20%
1997	40.4%	19.5%
1998	40%	19.2%
1999	39.5%	19%
2000	39%	18.8%
2001	38.4%	18.6%
2002	37.9%	18.4%
2003	37.3%	18.2%
2004	36.6%	17.8%
2005	35.8%	17.2%
2006	35.1%	16.6%
2007	34.4%	15.8%
2008	33.8%	15.1%
2009	33.2%	14.6%
2010	32.5%	14.1%
2011	32%	13.7%
2012	31.4%	13.4%
2013	30.9%	13.1%
2014	30.5%	12.9%
2015	30.2%	12.7%
2016	29.9%	12.5%
2017	29.7%	12.4%
2018	29.5%	12.3%
2019	29.3%	12.2%
2020	29.1%	12.2%
2021	29%	12.2%
2022	28.9%	12%
2023	28.8%	11.8%
2024	28.6%	11.7%
2025	28.4%	11.7%
2026	28.1%	11.7%
2027	27.9%	11.8%
2028	27.6%	11.9%
2029	27.3%	12%
2030	26.9%	12%
2031	26.5%	12%
2032	26.1%	12.1%
2033	25.8%	12.1%
2034	25.4%	12.1%
2035	25%	12.1%
2036	24.7%	12.1%
2037	24.4%	12.1%
2038	24.1%	12%
2039	23.8%	11.8%
2040	23.5%	11.7%
2041	23.2%	11.5%
2042	23%	11.2%
2043	22.7%	11%
2044	22.5%	10.7%
2045	22.3%	10.4%
2046	22.1%	10.1%
2047	22%	9.87%
2048	21.8%	9.6%
2049	21.6%	9.35%
2050	21.4%	9.12%

Children aged 0-14 make up 28.6% of the population in Paraguay and 11.7% in Singapore in 2024, compared to 41.5% and 21.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Paraguay and Singapore compared.

Natural population change in Paraguay vs Singapore by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.56% in Paraguay and +0.35% in Singapore. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Paraguay	Singapore
1960	60,009	51,533
1961	61,536	49,880
1962	63,079	48,830
1963	64,741	49,542
1964	65,681	47,697
1965	66,063	45,474
1966	66,002	44,298
1967	65,695	40,145
1968	65,575	36,216
1969	65,616	34,314
1970	65,905	35,059
1971	66,142	35,708
1972	66,625	38,098
1973	67,803	36,404
1974	69,059	31,664
1975	70,285	28,509
1976	71,973	31,189
1977	74,359	26,508
1978	76,691	27,537
1979	80,345	28,363
1980	84,568	30,657
1981	89,456	32,167
1982	92,917	33,346
1983	96,406	30,296
1984	99,937	31,967
1985	102,859	32,010
1986	105,776	27,880
1987	107,962	33,020
1988	110,348	42,407
1989	111,727	36,929
1990	112,864	41,136
1991	114,472	39,188
1992	115,442	39,091
1993	115,211	40,425
1994	115,662	39,319
1995	115,777	38,065
1996	115,623	38,542
1997	115,095	37,960
1998	114,122	33,381
1999	112,726	32,857
2000	109,979	37,057
2001	107,225	31,035
2002	104,658	29,231
2003	102,427	24,689
2004	101,896	24,583
2005	101,035	24,741
2006	99,808	25,968
2007	99,141	26,614
2008	99,821	28,068
2009	100,296	27,930
2010	99,456	24,876
2011	100,442	25,919
2012	102,508	29,750
2013	103,383	25,376
2014	105,585	27,896
2015	106,817	27,121
2016	106,804	25,794
2017	105,634	21,888
2018	104,908	21,427
2019	103,179	21,674
2020	98,667	18,763
2021	78,667	15,270
2022	94,627	9,019
2023	97,748	7,101

Maternal mortality chart: Paraguay vs Singapore

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 58 deaths per 100,000 live births in Paraguay, compared to 6 deaths in Singapore.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Paraguay	Singapore
1985	237	18
1986	230	18
1987	225	18
1988	220	18
1989	209	18
1990	198	17
1991	192	16
1992	195	16
1993	197	16
1994	201	16
1995	202	17
1996	203	17
1997	205	17
1998	207	17
1999	207	17
2000	207	17
2001	207	16
2002	206	16
2003	203	15
2004	199	14
2005	194	14
2006	186	13
2007	177	12
2008	166	11
2009	152	10
2010	136	10
2011	120	10
2012	100	10
2013	84	9
2014	70	9
2015	64	8
2016	60	8
2017	58	8
2018	58	8
2019	58	7
2020	69	13
2021	140	20
2022	78	34
2023	58	6

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.7% in Paraguay and 0.21% in Singapore. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Paraguay	Singapore
1960	8.18%	4.76%
1961	8.11%	4.37%
1962	8.06%	4.05%
1963	8.02%	3.81%
1964	7.99%	3.64%
1965	7.96%	3.5%
1966	7.94%	3.34%
1967	7.91%	3.18%
1968	7.88%	3.01%
1969	7.84%	2.86%
1970	7.79%	2.71%
1971	7.73%	2.56%
1972	7.66%	2.39%
1973	7.57%	2.18%
1974	7.46%	1.95%
1975	7.34%	1.75%
1976	7.21%	1.62%
1977	7.06%	1.54%
1978	6.91%	1.51%
1979	6.74%	1.49%
1980	6.55%	1.46%
1981	6.35%	1.4%
1982	6.14%	1.32%
1983	5.92%	1.23%
1984	5.71%	1.16%
1985	5.5%	1.09%
1986	5.3%	1.03%
1987	5.1%	0.97%
1988	4.92%	0.91%
1989	4.73%	0.84%
1990	4.55%	0.77%
1991	4.38%	0.7%
1992	4.23%	0.63%
1993	4.08%	0.58%
1994	3.95%	0.54%
1995	3.83%	0.51%
1996	3.72%	0.48%
1997	3.62%	0.46%
1998	3.53%	0.44%
1999	3.45%	0.41%
2000	3.36%	0.38%
2001	3.29%	0.36%
2002	3.22%	0.34%
2003	3.14%	0.32%
2004	3.07%	0.31%
2005	2.99%	0.3%
2006	2.91%	0.29%
2007	2.83%	0.29%
2008	2.75%	0.28%
2009	2.67%	0.28%
2010	2.59%	0.28%
2011	2.51%	0.28%
2012	2.44%	0.28%
2013	2.37%	0.28%
2014	2.3%	0.27%
2015	2.22%	0.27%
2016	2.15%	0.27%
2017	2.08%	0.26%
2018	2.01%	0.25%
2019	1.94%	0.24%
2020	1.88%	0.23%
2021	1.82%	0.22%
2022	1.76%	0.22%
2023	1.7%	0.21%