Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Paraguay, 1966

Paraguay
1966
Total fertility rate: 6.23
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-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Paraguay was 6.23 children per woman in 1966 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (274 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.4 years old. In total, 87,430 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.23
Births
87,430
Births per 1,000 people
40.2
Mean age of mothers
30.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.68
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
2,177,584
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
10-142.80.2%385
15-1991.37.3%10,386
20-24246.419.8%22,921
25-29274.322.0%19,179
30-34260.720.9%14,985
35-39213.817.2%12,279
40-44128.710.3%6,261
45-4926.52.1%990
50-541.30.1%45