Paraguay Demographics: Median age, Gender, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Paraguay vs World

Table

Year	Median age
	Paraguay	World
1960	16.8	22.5
1961	16.8	22.5
1962	16.9	22.4
1963	16.9	22.2
1964	16.9	22
1965	16.9	21.8
1966	16.9	21.7
1967	17	21.6
1968	17	21.5
1969	17.1	21.5
1970	17.2	21.4
1971	17.3	21.4
1972	17.4	21.5
1973	17.5	21.5
1974	17.7	21.6
1975	17.9	21.7
1976	18	21.9
1977	18.2	22
1978	18.4	22.2
1979	18.6	22.3
1980	18.7	22.5
1981	18.8	22.6
1982	18.9	22.7
1983	18.9	22.9
1984	19	23
1985	19	23.2
1986	19.1	23.3
1987	19.1	23.4
1988	19.2	23.6
1989	19.2	23.8
1990	19.2	23.9
1991	19.3	24.1
1992	19.3	24.3
1993	19.3	24.5
1994	19.4	24.7
1995	19.4	25
1996	19.5	25.2
1997	19.6	25.4
1998	19.7	25.7
1999	19.9	25.9
2000	20.1	26.1
2001	20.3	26.3
2002	20.5	26.5
2003	20.8	26.7
2004	21.1	27
2005	21.5	27.2
2006	21.8	27.4
2007	22.2	27.6
2008	22.5	27.8
2009	22.9	28
2010	23.2	28.2
2011	23.6	28.4
2012	23.9	28.6
2013	24.3	28.9
2014	24.6	29.1
2015	24.9	29.3
2016	25.3	29.5
2017	25.6	29.8
2018	25.9	30
2019	26.2	30.3
2020	26.6	30.6
2021	26.8	30.8
2022	27.1	31
2023	27.4	31.3
2024	27.7	31.6
2025	28	31.9
2026	28.3	32.1
2027	28.6	32.3
2028	28.9	32.6
2029	29.2	32.8
2030	29.4	33
2031	29.7	33.2
2032	30	33.4
2033	30.2	33.6
2034	30.5	33.8
2035	30.7	34
2036	30.9	34.2
2037	31.2	34.4
2038	31.4	34.6
2039	31.7	34.8
2040	31.9	35
2041	32.1	35.2
2042	32.4	35.4
2043	32.6	35.6
2044	32.9	35.8
2045	33.1	36
2046	33.4	36.2
2047	33.7	36.4
2048	34	36.6
2049	34.2	36.8
2050	34.5	37.1

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 to the world's average of 31.6 years. 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 around 34.5 years by 2050. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Paraguay demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

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

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).

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Paraguay			World
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	100.9%	93%	7.87%	73.5%	64.9%	8.62%
1961	100.3%	92.5%	7.79%	73.8%	65.1%	8.67%
1962	99.7%	92%	7.72%	74.1%	65.4%	8.73%
1963	99.5%	91.7%	7.75%	74.9%	66.1%	8.79%
1964	99.6%	91.8%	7.85%	75.5%	66.6%	8.85%
1965	99.7%	91.8%	7.93%	75.8%	66.8%	8.93%
1966	99.8%	91.9%	7.98%	75.9%	66.9%	9%
1967	99.7%	91.7%	8%	75.9%	66.8%	9.07%
1968	99.3%	91.3%	8.01%	75.8%	66.6%	9.14%
1969	98.8%	90.8%	7.99%	75.7%	66.5%	9.2%
1970	98%	90.1%	7.96%	75.5%	66.2%	9.26%
1971	97%	89.1%	7.89%	75.2%	65.9%	9.33%
1972	95.8%	88%	7.76%	74.9%	65.6%	9.39%
1973	94.4%	86.7%	7.71%	74.6%	65.1%	9.46%
1974	92.9%	85.2%	7.73%	74.4%	64.9%	9.54%
1975	91.5%	83.8%	7.74%	74.2%	64.6%	9.64%
1976	90.1%	82.3%	7.79%	74%	64.3%	9.72%
1977	88.7%	80.8%	7.86%	73.5%	63.7%	9.79%
1978	87.3%	79.3%	7.93%	72.4%	62.5%	9.84%
1979	86%	78%	7.97%	71.3%	61.4%	9.88%
1980	84.9%	76.9%	7.93%	70.4%	60.5%	9.89%
1981	84%	76.1%	7.85%	69.5%	59.6%	9.85%
1982	83.3%	75.6%	7.68%	68.7%	58.9%	9.79%
1983	82.8%	75.3%	7.45%	67.9%	58.1%	9.72%
1984	82.4%	75.2%	7.26%	67%	57.3%	9.68%
1985	82.3%	75.2%	7.11%	66.3%	56.6%	9.68%
1986	82.2%	75.2%	7%	65.7%	55.9%	9.71%
1987	82.3%	75.4%	6.93%	65.2%	55.4%	9.75%
1988	82.5%	75.6%	6.88%	64.8%	54.9%	9.81%
1989	82.6%	75.7%	6.87%	64.4%	54.5%	9.89%
1990	82.8%	75.9%	6.89%	64.2%	54.3%	9.97%
1991	82.9%	75.9%	6.93%	64%	53.9%	10.1%
1992	82.9%	75.9%	7%	63.7%	53.6%	10.2%
1993	82.8%	75.7%	7.08%	63.5%	53.2%	10.3%
1994	82.5%	75.4%	7.14%	63.1%	52.7%	10.4%
1995	81.9%	74.7%	7.17%	62.7%	52.2%	10.5%
1996	81%	73.8%	7.16%	62.1%	51.5%	10.6%
1997	79.8%	72.6%	7.13%	61.5%	50.8%	10.7%
1998	78.4%	71.3%	7.07%	60.7%	50%	10.7%
1999	76.9%	69.9%	7.03%	60%	49.2%	10.8%
2000	75.4%	68.4%	7%	59.3%	48.4%	10.9%
2001	73.9%	66.8%	7.01%	58.5%	47.6%	11%
2002	72.4%	65.3%	7.07%	57.8%	46.7%	11.1%
2003	70.8%	63.7%	7.14%	57%	45.9%	11.1%
2004	69%	61.8%	7.22%	56.3%	45.1%	11.2%
2005	67.3%	60%	7.31%	55.6%	44.3%	11.3%
2006	65.6%	58.2%	7.42%	55%	43.6%	11.4%
2007	64.1%	56.5%	7.56%	54.5%	43.1%	11.4%
2008	62.7%	55%	7.71%	54.1%	42.6%	11.5%
2009	61.3%	53.5%	7.85%	53.8%	42.2%	11.6%
2010	60.1%	52.1%	7.98%	53.5%	41.9%	11.6%
2011	58.9%	50.8%	8.1%	53.4%	41.6%	11.8%
2012	57.8%	49.6%	8.21%	53.3%	41.4%	11.9%
2013	56.9%	48.5%	8.35%	53.4%	41.2%	12.1%
2014	56.1%	47.6%	8.5%	53.5%	41.1%	12.4%
2015	55.6%	46.9%	8.65%	53.6%	40.9%	12.7%
2016	55.2%	46.3%	8.8%	53.7%	40.7%	13%
2017	54.9%	45.9%	8.96%	53.9%	40.6%	13.3%
2018	54.7%	45.6%	9.14%	54.1%	40.4%	13.7%
2019	54.6%	45.3%	9.33%	54.2%	40.1%	14%
2020	54.5%	45%	9.5%	54.2%	39.8%	14.4%
2021	54.3%	44.8%	9.55%	54.2%	39.5%	14.7%
2022	54.2%	44.6%	9.61%	54%	39%	15%
2023	54.2%	44.4%	9.82%	53.9%	38.5%	15.4%
2024	54.1%	44.1%	10.1%	53.7%	38%	15.7%

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+

Paraguay working age demographic chart

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Paraguay	World
1960	49.8%	57.6%
1961	49.9%	57.5%
1962	50.1%	57.4%
1963	50.1%	57.2%
1964	50.1%	57%
1965	50.1%	56.9%
1966	50%	56.8%
1967	50.1%	56.9%
1968	50.2%	56.9%
1969	50.3%	56.9%
1970	50.5%	57%
1971	50.8%	57.1%
1972	51.1%	57.2%
1973	51.4%	57.3%
1974	51.8%	57.3%
1975	52.2%	57.4%
1976	52.6%	57.5%
1977	53%	57.7%
1978	53.4%	58%
1979	53.8%	58.4%
1980	54.1%	58.7%
1981	54.4%	59%
1982	54.6%	59.3%
1983	54.7%	59.6%
1984	54.8%	59.9%
1985	54.9%	60.1%
1986	54.9%	60.4%
1987	54.9%	60.5%
1988	54.8%	60.7%
1989	54.8%	60.8%
1990	54.7%	60.9%
1991	54.7%	61%
1992	54.7%	61.1%
1993	54.7%	61.2%
1994	54.8%	61.3%
1995	55%	61.5%
1996	55.3%	61.7%
1997	55.6%	61.9%
1998	56.1%	62.2%
1999	56.5%	62.5%
2000	57%	62.8%
2001	57.5%	63.1%
2002	58%	63.4%
2003	58.5%	63.7%
2004	59.2%	64%
2005	59.8%	64.3%
2006	60.4%	64.5%
2007	60.9%	64.7%
2008	61.5%	64.9%
2009	62%	65%
2010	62.5%	65.1%
2011	62.9%	65.2%
2012	63.4%	65.2%
2013	63.7%	65.2%
2014	64%	65.2%
2015	64.3%	65.1%
2016	64.5%	65.1%
2017	64.6%	65%
2018	64.6%	64.9%
2019	64.7%	64.9%
2020	64.7%	64.8%
2021	64.8%	64.9%
2022	64.8%	64.9%
2023	64.8%	65%
2024	64.9%	65.1%
2025	64.9%	65.2%
2026	64.9%	65.3%
2027	65%	65.4%
2028	65.1%	65.4%
2029	65.2%	65.4%
2030	65.3%	65.4%
2031	65.4%	65.4%
2032	65.6%	65.4%
2033	65.8%	65.4%
2034	65.9%	65.3%
2035	66.1%	65.2%
2036	66.2%	65%
2037	66.4%	64.9%
2038	66.5%	64.7%
2039	66.6%	64.6%
2040	66.7%	64.5%
2041	66.8%	64.4%
2042	66.9%	64.3%
2043	66.9%	64.2%
2044	66.9%	64.1%
2045	66.9%	63.9%
2046	66.8%	63.8%
2047	66.7%	63.7%
2048	66.5%	63.6%
2049	66.4%	63.4%
2050	66.2%	63.3%

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

Share of young population (0-14 years)

Table

Year	Share of population 0-14 years old
	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 decreased from 36.6% to 28.6% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Paraguay	World
1960	3.92%	4.97%
1961	3.89%	4.99%
1962	3.87%	5.01%
1963	3.88%	5.02%
1964	3.93%	5.04%
1965	3.97%	5.08%
1966	3.99%	5.12%
1967	4.01%	5.16%
1968	4.02%	5.2%
1969	4.02%	5.24%
1970	4.02%	5.28%
1971	4%	5.32%
1972	3.96%	5.37%
1973	3.97%	5.42%
1974	4%	5.47%
1975	4.04%	5.53%
1976	4.1%	5.59%
1977	4.17%	5.65%
1978	4.24%	5.71%
1979	4.28%	5.77%
1980	4.29%	5.81%
1981	4.27%	5.81%
1982	4.19%	5.8%
1983	4.08%	5.79%
1984	3.98%	5.8%
1985	3.9%	5.82%
1986	3.84%	5.86%
1987	3.8%	5.91%
1988	3.77%	5.95%
1989	3.76%	6.01%
1990	3.77%	6.07%
1991	3.79%	6.14%
1992	3.83%	6.21%
1993	3.87%	6.29%
1994	3.91%	6.37%
1995	3.94%	6.45%
1996	3.96%	6.53%
1997	3.96%	6.61%
1998	3.97%	6.68%
1999	3.97%	6.76%
2000	3.99%	6.84%
2001	4.03%	6.92%
2002	4.1%	7.01%
2003	4.18%	7.1%
2004	4.27%	7.18%
2005	4.37%	7.26%
2006	4.48%	7.34%
2007	4.61%	7.41%
2008	4.74%	7.47%
2009	4.87%	7.52%
2010	4.99%	7.58%
2011	5.1%	7.66%
2012	5.21%	7.78%
2013	5.32%	7.92%
2014	5.45%	8.08%
2015	5.56%	8.26%
2016	5.67%	8.45%
2017	5.79%	8.65%
2018	5.9%	8.88%
2019	6.03%	9.1%
2020	6.15%	9.33%
2021	6.19%	9.53%
2022	6.23%	9.74%
2023	6.37%	9.98%
2024	6.54%	10.2%
2025	6.72%	10.4%
2026	6.91%	10.6%
2027	7.12%	10.8%
2028	7.35%	11.1%
2029	7.58%	11.5%
2030	7.81%	11.7%
2031	8.04%	12%
2032	8.26%	12.3%
2033	8.48%	12.6%
2034	8.68%	12.8%
2035	8.88%	13.1%
2036	9.06%	13.4%
2037	9.25%	13.7%
2038	9.42%	13.9%
2039	9.6%	14.1%
2040	9.78%	14.3%
2041	9.96%	14.5%
2042	10.1%	14.7%
2043	10.3%	14.9%
2044	10.6%	15%
2045	10.8%	15.2%
2046	11.1%	15.4%
2047	11.4%	15.7%
2048	11.7%	15.9%
2049	12%	16.1%
2050	12.4%	16.3%

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