Share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Paraguay
Paraguay: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people was 1.97 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Paraguay, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2023, share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Paraguay stood at 1.97 million people.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Paraguay peaked at 1.99 million people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 696,343 people, in 1950.
Paraguay ranks 102nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 776,634 people | 696,343 people | 854,977 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 966,775 people | 872,267 people | 1.07 million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.17 million people | 1.09 million people | 1.25 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.44 million people | 1.27 million people | 1.63 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.85 million people | 1.68 million people | 1.98 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.95 million people | 1.88 million people | 1.99 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.87 million people | 1.85 million people | 1.91 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.95 million people | 1.92 million people | 1.97 million people | 4 |
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More population data for Paraguay
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 452,902 people (2100)
- Population density 22.77 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.42 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 6,071 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.42 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.42 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 1.4% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.42 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Paraguay?
- Share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Paraguay was 1.97 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.99 million people in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 696,343 people in 1950.
- How does Paraguay rank for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Paraguay ranks 102nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.