Paraguay--People

CIA FactbookThe World Factbook 1993: Paraguay People

Population: 5,070,856 (July 1993 est.)

Population growth rate: 2.8% (1993 est.)

Birth rate: 32.61 births/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Death rate: 4.58 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 26.4 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 72.98 years male: 71.42 years female: 74.62 years (1993 est.)

Total fertility rate: 4.37 children born/woman (1993 est.)

Nationality: noun: Paraguayan(s) adjective: Paraguayan

Ethnic divisions: mestizo (Spanish and Indian) 95%, white and Indian 5%

Religions: Roman Catholic 90%, Mennonite and other Protestant denominations

Languages: Spanish (official), Guarani

Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990) total population: 90% male: 92% female: 88%

Labor force: 1.641 million (1992 est.)

by occupation: agriculture, industry and commerce, services, government (1986)