Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Paraguay, 1979

Paraguay
1979
Total fertility rate: 5.06
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Paraguay was 5.06 children per woman in 1979 — 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, 105,827 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.06
Births
105,827
Births per 1,000 people
35.6
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.23
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
2,973,968
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
10-142.60.3%492
15-1990.79.0%15,232
20-24216.621.4%29,247
25-29230.622.8%24,793
30-34211.020.9%18,677
35-39161.516.0%11,760
40-4482.78.2%4,788
45-4915.41.5%801
50-540.70.1%36