Population ages 0-14 in Paraguay
Paraguay: Population ages 0-14 was 28.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14 in Paraguay, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 28.4% for population ages 0-14 in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Paraguay peaked at 46.3% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 28.4%, in 2025.
That places Paraguay 79th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14 in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 46.3% | — |
| 1961 | 46.2% | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 46.1% | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 46.0% | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 46.0% | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 46.0% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 46.0% | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 45.9% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 45.8% | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 45.7% | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 45.5% | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 45.2% | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 45.0% | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 44.6% | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 44.2% | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 43.7% | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 43.3% | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 42.8% | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 42.4% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 42.0% | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 41.6% | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 41.4% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 41.2% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 41.2% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 41.2% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 41.2% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 41.3% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 41.3% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 41.4% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 41.5% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 41.5% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 41.5% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 41.5% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 41.4% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 41.3% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 41.1% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 40.8% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 40.4% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 40.0% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 39.5% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 39.0% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 38.4% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 37.9% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 37.3% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 36.6% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 35.8% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 35.1% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 34.5% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 33.8% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 33.2% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 32.5% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 32.0% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 31.4% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 30.9% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 30.5% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 30.2% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 29.9% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 29.7% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 29.5% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 29.3% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 29.1% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 29.0% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 28.9% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 28.8% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 28.6% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 28.4% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.0% | 45.7% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 43.9% | 42.0% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.3% | 41.2% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.9% | 39.5% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.2% | 33.2% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 29.3% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.8% | 28.4% | 29.1% | 6 |
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More education data for Paraguay
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 285,606 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 216,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 225,211 (2010)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -4.65 % change on previous year (2010)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 24,695 (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,999 (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 130,070 (2010)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.46 % change on previous year (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Paraguay?
- Population ages 0-14 in Paraguay was 28.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14 recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 46.3% in 1960.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.4% in 2025.
- How does Paraguay rank for population ages 0-14?
- Paraguay ranks 79th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.