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Fertility & birth rates in Paraguay and Ukraine

Updated on by Georank team

Paraguay has an annual birth rate of 20 births per 1,000 people, compared to 5.63 for Ukraine. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 2.42 in Paraguay and 0.98 in Ukraine — 59.7% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -62.7% in Paraguay and by -57.2% in Ukraine — in 1960, it was 6.5 and 2.29, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Paraguay is ranked 77/196 by birth rate compared to 194/196 for Ukraine.
  • The mean age for first-time mothers is 22.9 years in Paraguay, compared to 26.2 years in Ukraine.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 27.6 in Paraguay — it's 28.3 in Ukraine.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 70.3 in Paraguay vs 11.4 in Ukraine.
  • In Paraguay, 26.1% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 23% in Ukraine.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +1.43% in Paraguay and -0.75% in Ukraine.

Birth rate data compared

Paraguay Ukraine
Fertility rate 2.42 0.98
Birth rate 20 5.63
Birth rate rank 77/196 194/196
Age at first childbirth 22.9 years 26.2 years
Average age at childbearing 27.6 years 28.3 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 69.8 10.5
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 114.9 53.9
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 29.3 6.53
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 26.1% 23%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 66.4% 47.6%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 92.2% 99.9%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.06% 0.02%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 0.91% 0.47%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 1.51% 0.78%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 1.7% 0.81%
Population change due to births and deaths +97,748 -283,185
Natural population change rank 80/196 192/196
Natural population change rate +1.43% -0.75%
Population growth +1.24% +0.34%
Population growth rank 89/197 146/197
Life expectancy 74.1 years 74.9 years

Fertility rate in Paraguay vs Ukraine 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 0.98 in Ukraine in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Paraguay
Factual

UN forecast
Ukraine
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Paraguay Ukraine
1960 6.5 2.29
1961 6.49 2.2
1962 6.47 2.15
1963 6.45 2.11
1964 6.42 2.01
1965 6.35 1.94
1966 6.23 2.04
1967 6.1 2.04
1968 5.97 2.03
1969 5.84 2.01
1970 5.72 2.08
1971 5.59 2.11
1972 5.46 2.13
1973 5.35 2.04
1974 5.27 2.06
1975 5.18 2.05
1976 5.12 2.04
1977 5.08 1.98
1978 5.04 1.97
1979 5.06 1.96
1980 5.1 1.95
1981 5.15 1.92
1982 5.13 1.95
1983 5.09 2.1
1984 5.04 2.08
1985 4.97 2.03
1986 4.93 2.12
1987 4.85 2.07
1988 4.77 2.04
1989 4.68 1.93
1990 4.57 1.85
1991 4.48 1.77
1992 4.4 1.67
1993 4.28 1.56
1994 4.2 1.47
1995 4.11 1.4
1996 4.01 1.33
1997 3.91 1.27
1998 3.8 1.21
1999 3.67 1.13
2000 3.51 1.11
2001 3.36 1.09
2002 3.23 1.13
2003 3.12 1.17
2004 3.05 1.22
2005 2.97 1.22
2006 2.89 1.3
2007 2.82 1.34
2008 2.79 1.44
2009 2.76 1.47
2010 2.7 1.44
2011 2.67 1.46
2012 2.66 1.53
2013 2.64 1.52
2014 2.65 1.47
2015 2.65 1.39
2016 2.62 1.39
2017 2.59 1.3
2018 2.56 1.23
2019 2.53 1.22
2020 2.5 1.21
2021 2.47 1.15
2022 2.44 0.9
2023 2.42 0.98
2024 2.42 0.99
2025 2.39 1
2026 2.37 1
2027 2.35 1.01
2028 2.33 1.02
2029 2.31 1.02
2030 2.29 1.03
2031 2.27 1.04
2032 2.26 1.04
2033 2.24 1.05
2034 2.22 1.05
2035 2.21 1.06
2036 2.19 1.06
2037 2.17 1.07
2038 2.16 1.07
2039 2.14 1.08
2040 2.13 1.09
2041 2.12 1.09
2042 2.11 1.1
2043 2.09 1.1
2044 2.08 1.11
2045 2.07 1.11
2046 2.06 1.12
2047 2.05 1.13
2048 2.04 1.13
2049 2.03 1.14
2050 2.02 1.14

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Paraguay
Factual

UN forecast
Ukraine
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Paraguay Ukraine
1960 46.3% 26.7%
1961 46.2% 27%
1962 46.1% 27.1%
1963 46% 27.1%
1964 46% 26.8%
1965 46% 26.4%
1966 46% 26.1%
1967 45.9% 25.8%
1968 45.8% 25.5%
1969 45.7% 25.1%
1970 45.5% 24.8%
1971 45.2% 24.4%
1972 45% 24%
1973 44.6% 23.6%
1974 44.2% 23.2%
1975 43.7% 22.8%
1976 43.3% 22.4%
1977 42.8% 22.1%
1978 42.4% 21.7%
1979 42% 21.5%
1980 41.6% 21.4%
1981 41.4% 21.4%
1982 41.2% 21.4%
1983 41.2% 21.5%
1984 41.2% 21.6%
1985 41.2% 21.7%
1986 41.3% 21.7%
1987 41.3% 21.7%
1988 41.4% 21.7%
1989 41.5% 21.7%
1990 41.5% 21.6%
1991 41.5% 21.5%
1992 41.5% 21.4%
1993 41.4% 21.2%
1994 41.3% 21%
1995 41.1% 20.6%
1996 40.8% 20.2%
1997 40.4% 19.7%
1998 40% 19.2%
1999 39.5% 18.5%
2000 39% 17.9%
2001 38.4% 17.1%
2002 37.9% 16.3%
2003 37.3% 15.7%
2004 36.6% 15.1%
2005 35.8% 14.7%
2006 35.1% 14.3%
2007 34.4% 14.1%
2008 33.8% 14%
2009 33.2% 14%
2010 32.5% 14.1%
2011 32% 14.2%
2012 31.4% 14.4%
2013 30.9% 14.6%
2014 30.5% 14.9%
2015 30.2% 15.1%
2016 29.9% 15.3%
2017 29.7% 15.4%
2018 29.5% 15.4%
2019 29.3% 15.4%
2020 29.1% 15.3%
2021 29% 15.1%
2022 28.9% 14.8%
2023 28.8% 14.3%
2024 28.6% 13.9%
2025 28.4% 13.7%
2026 28.1% 13.4%
2027 27.9% 12.9%
2028 27.6% 12.4%
2029 27.3% 12%
2030 26.9% 11.6%
2031 26.5% 11.2%
2032 26.1% 10.9%
2033 25.8% 10.6%
2034 25.4% 10.4%
2035 25% 10.2%
2036 24.7% 10%
2037 24.4% 9.95%
2038 24.1% 9.95%
2039 23.8% 9.92%
2040 23.5% 9.9%
2041 23.2% 9.92%
2042 23% 9.97%
2043 22.7% 10%
2044 22.5% 10.1%
2045 22.3% 10.1%
2046 22.1% 10.2%
2047 22% 10.2%
2048 21.8% 10.2%
2049 21.6% 10.2%
2050 21.4% 10.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 28.6% of the population in Paraguay and 13.9% in Ukraine in 2024, compared to 41.5% and 21.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Paraguay and Ukraine compared.

Natural population change in Paraguay vs Ukraine by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.56% in Paraguay and -0.56% in Ukraine. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Paraguay
Ukraine

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Paraguay Ukraine
1960 60,009 538,812
1961 61,536 508,602
1962 63,079 481,887
1963 64,741 449,648
1964 65,681 391,120
1965 66,063 334,365
1966 66,002 337,794
1967 65,695 313,899
1968 65,575 295,162
1969 65,616 274,858
1970 65,905 291,839
1971 66,142 305,849
1972 66,625 309,785
1973 67,803 274,938
1974 69,059 273,486
1975 70,285 256,787
1976 71,973 247,323
1977 74,359 216,932
1978 76,691 206,554
1979 80,345 197,294
1980 84,568 197,223
1981 89,456 182,839
1982 92,917 194,101
1983 96,406 241,741
1984 99,937 222,430
1985 102,859 201,011
1986 105,776 225,751
1987 107,962 198,850
1988 110,348 162,002
1989 111,727 106,431
1990 112,864 48,463
1991 114,472 -16,486
1992 115,442 -95,857
1993 115,211 -169,405
1994 115,662 -238,820
1995 115,777 -281,629
1996 115,623 -305,154
1997 115,095 -306,549
1998 114,122 -318,299
1999 112,726 -348,286
2000 109,979 -364,143
2001 107,225 -374,734
2002 104,658 -364,544
2003 102,427 -351,299
2004 101,896 -344,157
2005 101,035 -337,857
2006 99,808 -300,787
2007 99,141 -282,659
2008 99,821 -229,086
2009 100,296 -197,918
2010 99,456 -180,388
2011 100,442 -158,372
2012 102,508 -130,451
2013 103,383 -129,662
2014 105,585 -140,216
2015 106,817 -147,107
2016 106,804 -135,710
2017 105,634 -158,390
2018 104,908 -227,491
2019 103,179 -236,296
2020 98,667 -307,533
2021 78,667 -449,941
2022 94,627 -349,284
2023 97,748 -283,185

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Maternal mortality chart: Paraguay vs Ukraine

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 15 deaths in Ukraine.

Paraguay
Ukraine
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Paraguay Ukraine
1985 237 53
1986 230 50
1987 225 46
1988 220 44
1989 209 42
1990 198 40
1991 192 40
1992 195 40
1993 197 42
1994 201 45
1995 202 46
1996 203 45
1997 205 41
1998 207 37
1999 207 34
2000 207 32
2001 207 30
2002 206 28
2003 203 28
2004 199 27
2005 194 27
2006 186 27
2007 177 27
2008 166 26
2009 152 24
2010 136 21
2011 120 20
2012 100 20
2013 84 20
2014 70 19
2015 64 17
2016 60 17
2017 58 16
2018 58 16
2019 58 16
2020 69 18
2021 140 26
2022 78 16
2023 58 15

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.7% in Paraguay and 0.81% in Ukraine. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Paraguay
Ukraine

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 Ukraine
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% 3.23%
1972 7.66% 3.13%
1973 7.57% 3.04%
1974 7.46% 2.96%
1975 7.34% 2.89%
1976 7.21% 2.84%
1977 7.06% 2.78%
1978 6.91% 2.74%
1979 6.74% 2.69%
1980 6.55% 2.62%
1981 6.35% 2.55%
1982 6.14% 2.47%
1983 5.92% 2.39%
1984 5.71% 2.29%
1985 5.5% 2.21%
1986 5.3% 2.13%
1987 5.1% 2.05%
1988 4.92% 1.99%
1989 4.73% 1.95%
1990 4.55% 1.92%
1991 4.38% 1.92%
1992 4.23% 1.94%
1993 4.08% 1.97%
1994 3.95% 2%
1995 3.83% 2.02%
1996 3.72% 2.03%
1997 3.62% 2.01%
1998 3.53% 1.97%
1999 3.45% 1.9%
2000 3.36% 1.83%
2001 3.29% 1.75%
2002 3.22% 1.66%
2003 3.14% 1.58%
2004 3.07% 1.51%
2005 2.99% 1.45%
2006 2.91% 1.4%
2007 2.83% 1.34%
2008 2.75% 1.29%
2009 2.67% 1.23%
2010 2.59% 1.17%
2011 2.51% 1.12%
2012 2.44% 1.07%
2013 2.37% 1.02%
2014 2.3% 0.98%
2015 2.22% 0.94%
2016 2.15% 0.91%
2017 2.08% 0.89%
2018 2.01% 0.87%
2019 1.94% 0.85%
2020 1.88% 0.84%
2021 1.82% 0.82%
2022 1.76% 0.85%
2023 1.7% 0.81%

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