Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Paraguay, 1962

Paraguay
1962
Total fertility rate: 6.47
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Paraguay was 6.47 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (285 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.4 years old. In total, 83,241 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.47
Births
83,241
Births per 1,000 people
42.2
Mean age of mothers
30.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.76
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
1,973,130
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-143.10.2%380
15-1997.67.5%10,134
20-24257.819.9%20,614
25-29284.522.0%18,008
30-34267.720.7%15,995
35-39222.817.2%11,742
40-44133.810.3%5,393
45-4925.01.9%935
50-541.30.1%40