Population:	6,347,884 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:	0-14 years: 37.9% (male 1,223,479/female 1,184,134) 15-64 years: 57.3% (male 1,825,473/female 1,809,810) 65 years and over: 4.8% (male 140,935/female 164,053) (2005 est.)
Median age:	total: 21.2 years male: 20.94 years female: 21.46 years (2005 est.)
Population growth rate:	2.48% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:	29.43 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:	4.53 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:	-0.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 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: 0.86 male(s)/female total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
Infant mortality rate:	total: 25.63 deaths/1,000 live births male: 30.37 deaths/1,000 live births female: 20.66 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:	total population: 74.89 years male: 72.35 years female: 77.55 years (2005 est.)
Total fertility rate:	3.93 children born/woman (2005 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 90%, Mennonite and other Protestant 10%
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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