Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Paraguay, 2004

Paraguay
2004
Total fertility rate: 3.05
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2004  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Paraguay was 3.05 children per woman in 2004 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (149 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.3 years old. In total, 129,795 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.05
Births
129,795
Births per 1,000 people
24.1
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.42
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
5,388,174
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
10-142.10.3%679
15-1974.312.2%22,231
20-24145.723.9%36,741
25-29149.424.5%30,001
30-34123.020.1%21,757
35-3975.512.4%12,594
40-4435.55.8%5,211
45-494.90.8%569
50-540.10.0%13