Demographics & population — Paraguay
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators.
Profile updated 2026-06-02
⚡ Demographics & population at a glance
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators. Key figure for Paraguay: 7,191,685
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Population overview
- Population
7,191,685
- Population Growth Rate
1.23%
- Urban Population
61.900000
- Population in Major Urban Areas
ASUNCION (capital) 2.139 million
Age & family
- Age Structure
25.040000
- Median Age
26.300000
- Birth Rate - births/1,000 population
17
- Death Rate - deaths/1,000 population
4.61
- Total Fertility Rate - children born/woman
2.01
- Contraceptive Prevalance Rate - female 12-49
79.4%
- Contraceptive Prevalence Rate - female 12-49
79.4%
- Sex Ratio at Birth - male/female
1.050000
Migration
- Net Migration Rate - migrant(s)/1,000 population
-0.08
Ethnicity & language
- Ethnic Groups
mestizo (mixed Spanish and Amerindian) 95%
- Nationality Noun
Paraguayan(s)
Education
- Literacy - total population
94%
- Literacy - male
94.9%
- Literacy - female
93%
- Literacy Definition
age 15 and over can read and write
- Education Expenditures - percent of GDP
4.8%
- Total School Life Expectancy - (primary to tertiary)
13.000000
Health & living conditions
- Life Expectancy at Birth
76.600000
- Infant Mortality Rate
21.480000
- Infant Mortality Rate - total deaths/1,000 live births
21.480000
- Maternal Mortality Rate - deaths/100,000 live births
99
- Physicians Density - physicians/1,000 population
1.11
- Hospital Bed Density - beds/1,000 population
1.3
- Health Expenditures - percent of GDP
9.7%
- Major Infectious Diseases - degree of risk
intermediate
- Obesity - adult prevalence rate
17.9%
- Drinking Water Source - percent of urban population improved
100.000000
- Sanitation Facility Access - percent of urban population improved
96.100000
- Underweight - percent of children under five years
3.4%