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Paraguay People:
Population:
6,347,884 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 37.9% (male:1,223,479; female:1,184,134)
15-64 years: 57.3% (male:1,825,473; female:1,809,810)
65 years and over: 4.8% (male:140,935; female:164,053) (2005)
Median age:
total: 21.2 years
male: 20.94 years
female: 21.46 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
2.48% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
29.43 births
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
4.53 deaths
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
-0.08 migrant(s)
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 0.86 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 25.63 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 30.37 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 20.66 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 74.89 years (2005 est.)
male: 72.35 years
female: 77.55 years
Total fertility rate:
3.93 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS — adult prevalence rate:
0.5% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS — people living with HIV/AIDS:
15,000 (1999 est.)
HIV/AIDS — deaths:
600 (2003 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Paraguayan(s)
adjective: Paraguayan
Ethnic groups:
mestizo 95% (mixed Spanish and Amerindian), other 5%
Religions:
Roman Catholic 90%, Mennonite and other Protestant 10%,
Languages:
Spanish (official), Guarani (official)
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94%
male: 94.9%
female: 93% (2003)
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