Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Paraguay, 1978

Paraguay
1978
Total fertility rate: 5.04
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Paraguay was 5.04 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (231 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 101,696 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.04
Births
101,696
Births per 1,000 people
35.1
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.21
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
2,899,270
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%471
15-1987.18.7%14,159
20-24217.421.6%28,392
25-29230.622.9%24,087
30-34209.420.8%17,969
35-39160.215.9%11,095
40-4482.48.2%4,628
45-4916.21.6%856
50-540.80.1%40