Paraguay Demographics: Median age, Gender, Religion

Median age in Paraguay, 1960–2100

In 1960, the median age in Paraguay was 16.8 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 27.7 years, compared with the average of 31.6 years in other countries. Ranked 173rd for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Paraguay ranks 118th currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Paraguay is expected to increase to 45 years by 2100. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

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Paraguay

Male

Female

Age range	Share of population
	Paraguay
	Male	Female
80+	0.42%	0.68%
75-79	0.52%	0.67%
70-74	0.8%	0.96%
65-69	1.15%	1.33%
60-64	1.6%	1.78%
55-59	1.99%	2.09%
50-54	2.23%	2.25%
45-49	2.56%	2.54%
40-44	3.23%	3.19%
35-39	3.85%	3.78%
30-34	4.21%	4.12%
25-29	4.38%	4.25%
20-24	4.25%	4.1%
15-19	4.32%	4.15%
10-14	4.63%	4.43%
5-9	4.99%	4.77%
0-4	4.99%	4.77%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Paraguay has average demographic potential with 62.4% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 79/196).

Working-age demographic by year

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Paraguay

Factual

UN forecast

World

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Working age share
	Paraguay	World
2100	59%	59.6%
2099	59.1%	59.6%
2098	59.2%	59.7%
2097	59.3%	59.7%
2096	59.4%	59.7%
2095	59.6%	59.7%
2094	59.7%	59.7%
2093	59.8%	59.8%
2092	60%	59.8%
2091	60.1%	59.8%
2090	60.3%	59.8%
2089	60.5%	59.8%
2088	60.6%	59.8%
2087	60.8%	59.8%
2086	61%	59.8%
2085	61.2%	59.9%
2084	61.4%	59.9%
2083	61.6%	60%
2082	61.8%	60.1%
2081	62%	60.3%
2080	62.2%	60.4%
2079	62.3%	60.6%
2078	62.5%	60.7%
2077	62.6%	60.9%
2076	62.7%	61%
2075	62.8%	61.1%
2074	62.8%	61.3%
2073	62.9%	61.4%
2072	62.9%	61.5%
2071	63%	61.6%
2070	63%	61.7%
2069	63%	61.8%
2068	63.1%	61.9%
2067	63.1%	62%
2066	63.2%	62%
2065	63.3%	62.1%
2064	63.4%	62.1%
2063	63.5%	62.1%
2062	63.7%	62.2%
2061	63.9%	62.2%
2060	64.1%	62.3%
2059	64.3%	62.3%
2058	64.5%	62.4%
2057	64.7%	62.4%
2056	64.9%	62.5%
2055	65.2%	62.7%
2054	65.4%	62.8%
2053	65.6%	62.9%
2052	65.8%	63.1%
2051	66.1%	63.2%
2050	66.3%	63.4%
2049	66.4%	63.5%
2048	66.6%	63.6%
2047	66.7%	63.8%
2046	66.8%	63.9%
2045	66.9%	64%
2044	66.9%	64.1%
2043	66.9%	64.2%
2042	66.9%	64.3%
2041	66.8%	64.4%
2040	66.7%	64.5%
2039	66.6%	64.7%
2038	66.5%	64.8%
2037	66.3%	64.9%
2036	66.2%	65.1%
2035	66%	65.2%
2034	65.8%	65.3%
2033	65.7%	65.4%
2032	65.5%	65.4%
2031	65.4%	65.4%
2030	65.2%	65.4%
2029	65.1%	65.4%
2028	65%	65.4%
2027	65%	65.4%
2026	64.9%	65.2%
2025	64.9%	65.1%
2024	64.9%	65.1%
2023	64.8%	65%
2022	64.8%	64.9%
2021	64.8%	64.9%
2020	64.7%	64.8%
2019	64.7%	64.9%
2018	64.6%	64.9%
2017	64.6%	65%
2016	64.5%	65.1%
2015	64.3%	65.1%
2014	64%	65.2%
2013	63.7%	65.2%
2012	63.4%	65.2%
2011	62.9%	65.2%
2010	62.5%	65.1%
2009	62%	65%
2008	61.5%	64.9%
2007	60.9%	64.7%
2006	60.4%	64.5%
2005	59.8%	64.3%
2004	59.2%	64%
2003	58.5%	63.7%
2002	58%	63.4%
2001	57.5%	63.1%
2000	57%	62.8%
1999	56.5%	62.5%
1998	56.1%	62.2%
1997	55.6%	61.9%
1996	55.3%	61.7%
1995	55%	61.5%
1994	54.8%	61.3%
1993	54.7%	61.2%
1992	54.7%	61.1%
1991	54.7%	61%
1990	54.7%	60.9%
1989	54.8%	60.8%
1988	54.8%	60.7%
1987	54.9%	60.5%
1986	54.9%	60.4%
1985	54.9%	60.1%
1984	54.8%	59.9%
1983	54.7%	59.6%
1982	54.6%	59.3%
1981	54.4%	59%
1980	54.1%	58.7%
1979	53.8%	58.4%
1978	53.4%	58%
1977	53%	57.7%
1976	52.6%	57.5%
1975	52.2%	57.4%
1974	51.8%	57.3%
1973	51.4%	57.3%
1972	51.1%	57.2%
1971	50.8%	57.1%
1970	50.5%	57%
1969	50.3%	56.9%
1968	50.2%	56.9%
1967	50.1%	56.9%
1966	50%	56.8%
1965	50.1%	56.9%
1964	50.1%	57%
1963	50.1%	57.2%
1962	50.1%	57.4%
1961	49.9%	57.5%
1960	49.8%	57.6%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Paraguay changed from 59.2% to 64.9% between 2004 and 2024.

Age dependency by year

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Paraguay decreased from 69% to 54.1% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Share of young demographic (0-14 years) by year

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Paraguay

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World

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Share of 0-14
	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%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Paraguay decreased from 36.6% to 28.6% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+) by year

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Paraguay

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UN forecast

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Year	Share of 65+ years old
	Paraguay	World
2100	25.5%	23.9%
2099	25.3%	23.8%
2098	25.1%	23.7%
2097	24.9%	23.6%
2096	24.7%	23.5%
2095	24.5%	23.4%
2094	24.3%	23.4%
2093	24.1%	23.3%
2092	23.8%	23.2%
2091	23.6%	23.1%
2090	23.3%	23.1%
2089	23.1%	23%
2088	22.8%	22.9%
2087	22.6%	22.8%
2086	22.3%	22.7%
2085	22.1%	22.6%
2084	21.8%	22.5%
2083	21.5%	22.4%
2082	21.2%	22.2%
2081	20.9%	22%
2080	20.7%	21.8%
2079	20.4%	21.6%
2078	20.2%	21.4%
2077	20%	21.2%
2076	19.8%	21%
2075	19.6%	20.8%
2074	19.4%	20.6%
2073	19.2%	20.4%
2072	19.1%	20.3%
2071	18.9%	20.1%
2070	18.7%	19.9%
2069	18.6%	19.8%
2068	18.4%	19.6%
2067	18.2%	19.5%
2066	17.9%	19.3%
2065	17.7%	19.2%
2064	17.4%	19.1%
2063	17.1%	18.9%
2062	16.7%	18.8%
2061	16.4%	18.6%
2060	16%	18.5%
2059	15.7%	18.3%
2058	15.3%	18.1%
2057	14.9%	17.9%
2056	14.5%	17.7%
2055	14.1%	17.5%
2054	13.7%	17.2%
2053	13.3%	17%
2052	12.9%	16.7%
2051	12.6%	16.4%
2050	12.2%	16.2%
2049	11.9%	16%
2048	11.5%	15.8%
2047	11.2%	15.5%
2046	10.9%	15.3%
2045	10.7%	15.1%
2044	10.4%	14.9%
2043	10.2%	14.8%
2042	10%	14.6%
2041	9.87%	14.4%
2040	9.69%	14.2%
2039	9.51%	14%
2038	9.33%	13.8%
2037	9.16%	13.5%
2036	8.97%	13.3%
2035	8.78%	13%
2034	8.58%	12.7%
2033	8.37%	12.4%
2032	8.16%	12.2%
2031	7.93%	11.9%
2030	7.7%	11.6%
2029	7.46%	11.3%
2028	7.23%	11%
2027	7.01%	10.7%
2026	6.81%	10.5%
2025	6.62%	10.3%
2024	6.54%	10.2%
2023	6.37%	9.98%
2022	6.23%	9.74%
2021	6.19%	9.53%
2020	6.15%	9.33%
2019	6.03%	9.1%
2018	5.9%	8.88%
2017	5.79%	8.65%
2016	5.67%	8.45%
2015	5.56%	8.26%
2014	5.45%	8.08%
2013	5.32%	7.92%
2012	5.21%	7.78%
2011	5.1%	7.66%
2010	4.99%	7.58%
2009	4.87%	7.52%
2008	4.74%	7.47%
2007	4.61%	7.41%
2006	4.48%	7.34%
2005	4.37%	7.26%
2004	4.27%	7.18%
2003	4.18%	7.1%
2002	4.1%	7.01%
2001	4.03%	6.92%
2000	3.99%	6.84%
1999	3.97%	6.76%
1998	3.97%	6.68%
1997	3.96%	6.61%
1996	3.96%	6.53%
1995	3.94%	6.45%
1994	3.91%	6.37%
1993	3.87%	6.29%
1992	3.83%	6.21%
1991	3.79%	6.14%
1990	3.77%	6.07%
1989	3.76%	6.01%
1988	3.77%	5.95%
1987	3.8%	5.91%
1986	3.84%	5.86%
1985	3.9%	5.82%
1984	3.98%	5.8%
1983	4.08%	5.79%
1982	4.19%	5.8%
1981	4.27%	5.81%
1980	4.29%	5.81%
1979	4.28%	5.77%
1978	4.24%	5.71%
1977	4.17%	5.65%
1976	4.1%	5.59%
1975	4.04%	5.53%
1974	4%	5.47%
1973	3.97%	5.42%
1972	3.96%	5.37%
1971	4%	5.32%
1970	4.02%	5.28%
1969	4.02%	5.24%
1968	4.02%	5.2%
1967	4.01%	5.16%
1966	3.99%	5.12%
1965	3.97%	5.08%
1964	3.93%	5.04%
1963	3.88%	5.02%
1962	3.87%	5.01%
1961	3.89%	4.99%
1960	3.92%	4.97%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Paraguay increased from 4.27% to 6.54% between 2004 and 2024.

Median age map

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