Population ages 15-64 in Paraguay
Paraguay: Population ages 15-64 was 64.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64 in Paraguay, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 15-64 in Paraguay is 64.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64 in Paraguay peaked at 64.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 49.8%, in 1960.
Paraguay ranks 99th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64 in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 49.8% | — |
| 1961 | 49.9% | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 50.1% | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 50.1% | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 50.1% | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 50.1% | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 50.0% | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 50.1% | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 50.2% | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 50.3% | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 50.5% | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 50.8% | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 51.1% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 51.4% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 51.8% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 52.2% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 52.6% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 53.0% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 53.4% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 53.8% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 54.1% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 54.4% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 54.6% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 54.7% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 54.8% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 54.9% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 54.9% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 54.9% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 54.8% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 54.8% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 54.7% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 54.7% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 54.7% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 54.7% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 54.8% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 55.0% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 55.3% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 55.6% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 56.1% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 56.5% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 57.0% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 57.5% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 58.0% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 58.5% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 59.2% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 59.8% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 60.4% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 60.9% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 61.5% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 62.0% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 62.5% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 62.9% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 63.4% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 63.7% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 64.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 64.3% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 64.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 64.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 64.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 64.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 64.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 64.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 64.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 64.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 64.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 64.9% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.1% | 49.8% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 52.1% | 50.5% | 53.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.7% | 54.1% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.2% | 54.7% | 56.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.5% | 57.0% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.9% | 62.5% | 64.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.8% | 64.7% | 64.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 96 San Marino 65.0% compare
- 97 Norway 65.0% compare
- 98 North Macedonia 64.9% compare
- 100 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 64.8% compare
- 101 Poland 64.8% compare
- 102 Lithuania 64.8% compare
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 15-64 in Paraguay?
- Population ages 15-64 in Paraguay was 64.9% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64 recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 64.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64 recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.8% in 1960.
- How does Paraguay rank for population ages 15-64?
- Paraguay ranks 99th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64 rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.