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Paraguay People 1996

Population:

5,358,198 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

41% (female 1,077,284; male 1,123,776)

15-64 years:

55% (female 1,465,147; male 1,468,642)

65 years and over:

4% (female 120,776; male 102,573) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

2.71% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

31.48 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

4.38 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

24.1 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

73.58 years

male:

72.06 years

female:

75.18 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

4.22 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Paraguayan(s)

adjective:

Paraguayan

Ethnic divisions:

mestizo (mixed Spanish and Indian) 95%, Caucasians plus Amerindians 5%

Religions:

Roman Catholic 90%, Mennonite and other Protestant denominations

Languages:

Spanish (official), Guarani

Literacy:

age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)

total population:

90%

male:

92%

female:

88%

Labor force:

1.692 million (1993 est.)

by occupation:

agriculture 45%

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