Fertility & birth rates in Paraguay and Sweden

Fertility rate in Paraguay vs Sweden 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 1.45 in Sweden in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Paraguay vs Sweden 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	Sweden
1960	6.5	2.17
1961	6.49	2.21
1962	6.47	2.25
1963	6.45	2.33
1964	6.42	2.47
1965	6.35	2.39
1966	6.23	2.37
1967	6.1	2.28
1968	5.97	2.07
1969	5.84	1.93
1970	5.72	1.92
1971	5.59	1.96
1972	5.46	1.91
1973	5.35	1.87
1974	5.27	1.87
1975	5.18	1.77
1976	5.12	1.68
1977	5.08	1.64
1978	5.04	1.6
1979	5.06	1.66
1980	5.1	1.68
1981	5.15	1.63
1982	5.13	1.62
1983	5.09	1.61
1984	5.04	1.66
1985	4.97	1.74
1986	4.93	1.8
1987	4.85	1.84
1988	4.77	1.96
1989	4.68	2.01
1990	4.57	2.13
1991	4.48	2.11
1992	4.4	2.09
1993	4.28	1.99
1994	4.2	1.88
1995	4.11	1.73
1996	4.01	1.6
1997	3.91	1.52
1998	3.8	1.5
1999	3.67	1.5
2000	3.51	1.54
2001	3.36	1.57
2002	3.23	1.65
2003	3.12	1.71
2004	3.05	1.75
2005	2.97	1.77
2006	2.89	1.85
2007	2.82	1.88
2008	2.79	1.91
2009	2.76	1.94
2010	2.7	1.98
2011	2.67	1.9
2012	2.66	1.91
2013	2.64	1.89
2014	2.65	1.88
2015	2.65	1.85
2016	2.62	1.85
2017	2.59	1.78
2018	2.56	1.76
2019	2.53	1.71
2020	2.5	1.67
2021	2.47	1.67
2022	2.44	1.53
2023	2.42	1.45
2024	2.42	1.45
2025	2.39	1.46
2026	2.37	1.46
2027	2.35	1.47
2028	2.33	1.47
2029	2.31	1.48
2030	2.29	1.48
2031	2.27	1.49
2032	2.26	1.49
2033	2.24	1.49
2034	2.22	1.5
2035	2.21	1.5
2036	2.19	1.5
2037	2.17	1.51
2038	2.16	1.51
2039	2.14	1.51
2040	2.13	1.52
2041	2.12	1.52
2042	2.11	1.53
2043	2.09	1.53
2044	2.08	1.53
2045	2.07	1.53
2046	2.06	1.53
2047	2.05	1.54
2048	2.04	1.54
2049	2.03	1.54
2050	2.02	1.54

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Paraguay	Sweden
1960	46.3%	22.4%
1961	46.2%	22%
1962	46.1%	21.5%
1963	46%	21.2%
1964	46%	21%
1965	46%	20.9%
1966	46%	20.9%
1967	45.9%	21%
1968	45.8%	20.9%
1969	45.7%	20.9%
1970	45.5%	20.8%
1971	45.2%	20.8%
1972	45%	20.8%
1973	44.6%	20.7%
1974	44.2%	20.7%
1975	43.7%	20.7%
1976	43.3%	20.6%
1977	42.8%	20.5%
1978	42.4%	20.3%
1979	42%	19.9%
1980	41.6%	19.6%
1981	41.4%	19.2%
1982	41.2%	18.9%
1983	41.2%	18.6%
1984	41.2%	18.3%
1985	41.2%	18.2%
1986	41.3%	18%
1987	41.3%	17.9%
1988	41.4%	17.8%
1989	41.5%	17.8%
1990	41.5%	17.9%
1991	41.5%	18.1%
1992	41.5%	18.4%
1993	41.4%	18.6%
1994	41.3%	18.8%
1995	41.1%	18.9%
1996	40.8%	18.8%
1997	40.4%	18.7%
1998	40%	18.7%
1999	39.5%	18.6%
2000	39%	18.4%
2001	38.4%	18.3%
2002	37.9%	18.1%
2003	37.3%	17.9%
2004	36.6%	17.7%
2005	35.8%	17.4%
2006	35.1%	17.1%
2007	34.4%	16.9%
2008	33.8%	16.7%
2009	33.2%	16.6%
2010	32.5%	16.6%
2011	32%	16.7%
2012	31.4%	16.8%
2013	30.9%	17%
2014	30.5%	17.2%
2015	30.2%	17.3%
2016	29.9%	17.5%
2017	29.7%	17.7%
2018	29.5%	17.8%
2019	29.3%	17.8%
2020	29.1%	17.7%
2021	29%	17.7%
2022	28.9%	17.5%
2023	28.8%	17.2%
2024	28.6%	17%
2025	28.4%	16.7%
2026	28.1%	16.4%
2027	27.9%	16.2%
2028	27.6%	15.9%
2029	27.3%	15.6%
2030	26.9%	15.3%
2031	26.5%	15.1%
2032	26.1%	14.8%
2033	25.8%	14.5%
2034	25.4%	14.3%
2035	25%	14.1%
2036	24.7%	13.9%
2037	24.4%	13.8%
2038	24.1%	13.8%
2039	23.8%	13.8%
2040	23.5%	13.8%
2041	23.2%	13.8%
2042	23%	13.9%
2043	22.7%	13.9%
2044	22.5%	14%
2045	22.3%	14.1%
2046	22.1%	14.1%
2047	22%	14.2%
2048	21.8%	14.3%
2049	21.6%	14.4%
2050	21.4%	14.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 28.6% of the population in Paraguay and 17% in Sweden in 2024, compared to 41.5% and 17.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Paraguay and Sweden compared.

Natural population change in Paraguay vs Sweden by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.56% in Paraguay and +0.2% in Sweden. 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	Sweden
1960	60,009	27,693
1961	61,536	30,832
1962	63,079	30,246
1963	64,741	35,741
1964	65,681	45,968
1965	66,063	44,857
1966	66,002	45,286
1967	65,695	41,700
1968	65,575	30,858
1969	65,616	23,904
1970	65,905	30,563
1971	66,142	31,583
1972	66,625	28,428
1973	67,803	24,409
1974	69,059	23,664
1975	70,285	14,746
1976	71,973	8,222
1977	74,359	7,426
1978	76,691	4,138
1979	80,345	4,976
1980	84,568	5,818
1981	89,456	1,664
1982	92,917	1,665
1983	96,406	833
1984	99,937	3,335
1985	102,859	4,175
1986	105,776	9,206
1987	107,962	11,757
1988	110,348	15,186
1989	111,727	24,629
1990	112,864	29,100
1991	114,472	29,299
1992	115,442	28,605
1993	115,211	20,924
1994	115,662	20,196
1995	115,777	9,710
1996	115,623	1,768
1997	115,095	-3,539
1998	114,122	-3,541
1999	112,726	-6,201
2000	109,979	-2,662
2001	107,225	-1,779
2002	104,658	893
2003	102,427	6,271
2004	101,896	9,893
2005	101,035	9,030
2006	99,808	15,436
2007	99,141	15,552
2008	99,821	18,439
2009	100,296	21,387
2010	99,456	25,320
2011	100,442	21,733
2012	102,508	20,943
2013	103,383	23,041
2014	105,585	26,179
2015	106,817	23,518
2016	106,804	25,800
2017	105,634	24,138
2018	104,908	23,403
2019	103,179	25,697
2020	98,667	14,495
2021	78,667	22,914
2022	94,627	10,487
2023	97,748	5,269

Maternal mortality chart: Paraguay vs Sweden

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 4 deaths in Sweden.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Paraguay	Sweden
1985	237	8
1986	230	8
1987	225	8
1988	220	9
1989	209	9
1990	198	8
1991	192	8
1992	195	8
1993	197	8
1994	201	7
1995	202	7
1996	203	6
1997	205	6
1998	207	6
1999	207	6
2000	207	5
2001	207	5
2002	206	5
2003	203	5
2004	199	5
2005	194	5
2006	186	5
2007	177	5
2008	166	5
2009	152	5
2010	136	5
2011	120	5
2012	100	5
2013	84	5
2014	70	5
2015	64	5
2016	60	5
2017	58	5
2018	58	5
2019	58	4
2020	69	5
2021	140	5
2022	78	5
2023	58	4

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.7% in Paraguay and 0.25% in Sweden. 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	Sweden
1960	8.18%	1.96%
1961	8.11%	1.92%
1962	8.06%	1.86%
1963	8.02%	1.79%
1964	7.99%	1.71%
1965	7.96%	1.63%
1966	7.94%	1.56%
1967	7.91%	1.49%
1968	7.88%	1.44%
1969	7.84%	1.39%
1970	7.79%	1.34%
1971	7.73%	1.29%
1972	7.66%	1.23%
1973	7.57%	1.16%
1974	7.46%	1.09%
1975	7.34%	1.03%
1976	7.21%	0.98%
1977	7.06%	0.94%
1978	6.91%	0.9%
1979	6.74%	0.87%
1980	6.55%	0.84%
1981	6.35%	0.82%
1982	6.14%	0.8%
1983	5.92%	0.78%
1984	5.71%	0.77%
1985	5.5%	0.76%
1986	5.3%	0.75%
1987	5.1%	0.74%
1988	4.92%	0.73%
1989	4.73%	0.72%
1990	4.55%	0.7%
1991	4.38%	0.66%
1992	4.23%	0.62%
1993	4.08%	0.57%
1994	3.95%	0.52%
1995	3.83%	0.48%
1996	3.72%	0.46%
1997	3.62%	0.44%
1998	3.53%	0.42%
1999	3.45%	0.41%
2000	3.36%	0.41%
2001	3.29%	0.4%
2002	3.22%	0.4%
2003	3.14%	0.39%
2004	3.07%	0.37%
2005	2.99%	0.36%
2006	2.91%	0.35%
2007	2.83%	0.33%
2008	2.75%	0.32%
2009	2.67%	0.31%
2010	2.59%	0.31%
2011	2.51%	0.3%
2012	2.44%	0.3%
2013	2.37%	0.29%
2014	2.3%	0.29%
2015	2.22%	0.29%
2016	2.15%	0.28%
2017	2.08%	0.28%
2018	2.01%	0.27%
2019	1.94%	0.26%
2020	1.88%	0.26%
2021	1.82%	0.25%
2022	1.76%	0.25%
2023	1.7%	0.25%