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    Paraguay People 2000

      Population: 5,585,828 (July 2000 est.)

      Age structure:
      0-14 years: 39% (male 1,109,887; female 1,074,815)
      15-64 years: 56% (male 1,574,978; female 1,563,872)
      65 years and over: 5% (male 120,662; female 141,614) (2000 est.)

      Population growth rate: 2.64% (2000 est.)

      Birth rate: 31.27 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)

      Death rate: 4.81 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)

      Net migration rate: -0.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)

      Sex ratio:
      at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
      under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
      15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
      65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female
      total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2000 est.)

      Infant mortality rate: 30.81 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth:
      total population: 73.68 years
      male: 71.22 years
      female: 76.27 years (2000 est.)

      Total fertility rate: 4.16 children born/woman (2000 est.)

      Nationality:
      noun: Paraguayan(s)
      adjective: Paraguayan

      Ethnic groups: mestizo (mixed Spanish and Amerindian) 95%

      Religions: Roman Catholic 90%, Mennonite, and other Protestant

      Languages: Spanish (official), Guarani (spoken by most of rural population)

      Literacy:
      definition: age 15 and over can read and write
      total population: 92.1%
      male: 93.5%
      female: 90.6% (1995 est.)

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