Geography - note: landlocked; lies between Argentina, Bolivia, and
Brazil
Paraguay People
Population: 5,734,139 (July 2001 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 38.9% (male 1,133,306; female 1,097,360)
15-64 years: 56.39% (male 1,622,743; female 1,610,659)
65 years and over: 4.71% (male 124,321; female 145,750) (2001 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.6% (2001 est.)
Birth rate: 30.88 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Death rate: 4.75 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Net migration rate: -0.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)