Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Paraguay, 1981

Paraguay
1981
Total fertility rate: 5.15
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Paraguay was 5.15 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (233 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 115,660 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.15
Births
115,660
Births per 1,000 people
36.9
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.28
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
3,137,604
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
10-142.80.3%542
15-1995.49.2%16,922
20-24221.021.4%32,039
25-29232.922.6%26,879
30-34214.320.8%20,157
35-39165.116.0%13,087
40-4484.58.2%5,245
45-4914.51.4%761
50-540.60.1%29