Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Paraguay, 1989

Paraguay
1989
Total fertility rate: 4.68
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Paraguay was 4.68 children per woman in 1989 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (215 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 138,068 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.68
Births
138,068
Births per 1,000 people
35.2
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.12
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
3,927,802
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
10-142.70.3%600
15-1998.010.4%19,215
20-24211.522.5%38,742
25-29214.922.9%34,416
30-34189.220.2%24,141
35-39139.914.9%14,228
40-4468.07.2%5,745
45-4913.71.5%952
50-540.60.1%33