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| Population: |
5,734,139 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
38.9% (male 1,133,306; female 1,097,360)
15-64 years:
56.39% (male 1,622,743; female 1,610,659)
65 years and over:
4.71% (male 124,321; female 145,750) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
2.6% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
30.88 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
4.75 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
-0.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Sex ratio: |
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.85 male(s)/female
total population:
1.01 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
29.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
73.92 years
male:
71.44 years
female:
76.52 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
4.11 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.11% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
3,000 (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
220 (1999 est.)
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Paraguayan(s)
adjective:
Paraguayan
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| Ethnic groups: |
mestizo (mixed Spanish and Amerindian) 95%
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| Religions: |
Roman Catholic 90%, Mennonite, and other Protestant
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| Languages: |
Spanish (official), Guarani (official)
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
92.1%
male:
93.5%
female:
90.6% (1995 est.)
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