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Age structure
0-14 years:24.13%(male 862,803 /female 832,325)15-24 years:18.8%(male 664,086 /female 656,947)25-54 years:41.59%(male 1,461,657 /female 1,460,565)55-64 years:8.13%(male 290,719 /female 280,328)65 years and over:7.35%(male 242,783 /female 273,550)(2018 est.)
0-14 years:12.38%(male 471,983 /female 420,977)15-24 years:9.89%(male 372,991 /female 340,221)25-54 years:43.96%(male 1,354,676 /female 1,816,303)55-64 years:16.64%(male 571,329 /female 628,774)65 years and over:17.14%(male 580,248 /female 655,836)(2018 est.)
Birth rate
16.6 births/1,000 population(2018 est.)
8.8 births/1,000 population(2018 est.)
Languages
Spanish (official) and Guarani (official) 46.3%, only Guarani 34%, only Spanish 15.2%, other (includes Portuguese, German, other indigenous languages) 4.1% , no response .4%
(2012 est.)
note: data represent predominant household language
Cantonese (official) 88.9%, English (official) 4.3%, Mandarin (official) 1.9%, other Chinese dialects 3.1%, other 1.9%
(2016 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
77.60
83.10
Major urban areas - population
3.222 million ASUNCION (capital)
(2018)
7.429 million Hong Kong
(2018)
Median age
total:28.7 yearsmale:28.5 yearsfemale:28.9 years(2018 est.)
total:44.8 yearsmale:43.7 yearsfemale:45.5 years(2018 est.)
Mother's mean age at first birth
22.9 years
(2008 est.)
29.8 years
(2008 est.)
Net migration rate
-0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
1.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
Population distribution
most of the population resides in the eastern half of the country; to the west lies the Gran Chaco (a semi-arid lowland plain), which accounts for 60% of the land territory, but only 2% of the overall population
population fairly evenly distributed
Population growth rate
1.17%(2018 est.)
0.29%(2018 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.9 children born/woman(2018 est.)
1.2 children born/woman(2018 est.)
Urbanization
rate of urbanization:
1.71% annual rate of change
(2015-20 est.)
rate of urbanization:
0.82% annual rate of change
(2015-20 est.)