Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Paraguay, 1968

Paraguay
1968
Total fertility rate: 5.97
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Paraguay was 5.97 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (265 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.5 years old. In total, 87,530 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.97
Births
87,530
Births per 1,000 people
38.4
Mean age of mothers
30.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.57
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
2,282,391
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
10-142.50.2%363
15-1983.77.0%9,991
20-24239.320.0%23,319
25-29264.722.2%20,011
30-34249.720.9%14,878
35-39204.117.1%11,400
40-44122.210.2%6,455
45-4926.52.2%1,071
50-541.30.1%43