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 Paraguay
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007| Introduction - Paraguay: |  | Location - Paraguay: |  | People - Paraguay: |  | Population | 6,669,086 (July 2007 est.) |  |  |  | Age structure | 0-14 years: 37.2% (male 1,262,408/female 1,220,809) 15-64 years: 57.7% (male 1,933,559/female 1,915,033)
 65 years and over: 5.1% (male 155,660/female 181,617) (2007 est.)
 |  |  |  | Median age | total: 21.6 years male: 21.3 years
 female: 21.8 years (2007 est.)
 |  |  |  | Population growth rate | 2.416% (2007 est.) |  |  |  | Birth rate | 28.77 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |  |  |  | Death rate | 4.54 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |  |  |  | Net migration rate | -0.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |  |  |  | Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.034 male(s)/female
 15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
 65 years and over: 0.857 male(s)/female
 total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
 |  |  |  | Infant mortality rate | total: 26.45 deaths/1,000 live births male: 30.73 deaths/1,000 live births
 female: 21.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
 |  |  |  | Life expectancy at birth | total population: 75.34 years male: 72.78 years
 female: 78.02 years (2007 est.)
 |  |  |  | Total fertility rate | 3.84 children born/woman (2007 est.) |  |  |  | Hiv aids adult prevalence rate | 0.5% (2003 est.) |  |  |  | Hiv aids people living with hiv aids | 15,000 (1999 est.) |  |  |  | Hiv aids deaths | 600 (2003 est.) |  |  |  | Nationality | noun: Paraguayan(s) adjective: Paraguayan
 |  |  |  | Ethnic groups | mestizo (mixed Spanish and Amerindian) 95%, other 5% |  |  |  | Religions | Roman Catholic 89.6%, Protestant 6.2%, other Christian 1.1%, other or unspecified 1.9%, none 1.1% (2002 census) |  |  |  | Languages | Spanish (official), Guarani (official) |  |  |  | Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 94%
 male: 94.9%
 female: 93% (2003 est.)
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