Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Paraguay, 1982

Paraguay
1982
Total fertility rate: 5.13
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Paraguay was 5.13 children per woman in 1982 — 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 29.5 years old. In total, 119,364 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.13
Births
119,364
Births per 1,000 people
37.0
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.27
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
3,226,189
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
10-143.00.3%582
15-1996.39.4%17,429
20-24221.421.6%33,364
25-29231.422.5%27,753
30-34211.920.6%20,605
35-39163.816.0%13,391
40-4483.98.2%5,448
45-4914.41.4%765
50-540.50.1%28