Total Fertility Rate in Paraguay
Paraguay: Total Fertility Rate was 2.44 in 2022. βΌ Falling
Total Fertility Rate in Paraguay, 1960β2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 2.44 for total fertility rate in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate in Paraguay peaked at 6.5 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 2.44, in 2022.
That places Paraguay 78th out of 197 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.3 | 5.87 | 6.5 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.3 | 5.06 | 5.74 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.96 | 4.64 | 5.17 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.14 | 3.68 | 4.55 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.12 | 2.79 | 3.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.63 | 2.52 | 2.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.47 | 2.44 | 2.5 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 75 Guam 2.55 compare
- 76 Fiji, Republic of 2.46 compare
- 77 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.45 compare
- 79 Libya 2.4 compare
- 80 Saudi Arabia 2.39 compare
- 81 Guyana 2.37 compare
More gender data for Paraguay
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 65,495 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 68,548 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 65,498 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 68,560 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 65,610 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 68,704 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 65,881 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 68,984 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 66,108 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 69,208 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate in Paraguay?
- Total fertility rate in Paraguay was 2.44 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest total fertility rate recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5 in 1960.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.44 in 2022.
- How does Paraguay rank for total fertility rate?
- Paraguay ranks 78th out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total fertility rate rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Total Fertility Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.