Demographics of Paraguay

Religions and Ethnicity

ReligionsRoman Catholic 89.6%, Protestant 6.2%, other Christian 1.1%, other or unspecified 1.9%, none 1.1% (2002 census)

Ethnic groupsmestizo (mixed Spanish and Amerindian) 95%, other 5%

Demographics

Total fertility rate2.06 children born/woman (2012)

Diabetes prevalence7.00 % of population ages 20 to 79

GINI index52.4 51.0 52.1

Intentional homicides9.70 per 100,000 people (2012)10.00 per 100,000 people (2011)11.5 per 100,000 people (2010)

Total Population6.70 Million (2014)6.62 Million (2013)6.54 Million (2012)

Population Growth1.19 % (2014)1.23 % (2013)1.26 % (2012)

Land per Capita0.06 Square kilometer per capita

Population density16.5 capita per square kilometer (2014)16.3 capita per square kilometer (2013)16.1 capita per square kilometer (2012)

Technology and Infrastructure

Vehicles per 1000 people53.6 per 1,000 people (2009)82.0 per 1,000 people (2007)84.6 per 1,000 people (2000)

Vehicles per km of road10.6 per km of road (2009)16.0 per km of road (2007)17.5 per km of road (2000)

Mobile cellular subscriptions104 per 100 people (2013)102 per 100 people (2012)99.3 per 100 people (2011)

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers1.58 per 100 people (2013)1.19 per 100 people (2012)0.94 per 100 people (2011)

Internet users36.9 per 100 people (2013)29.3 per 100 people (2012)24.8 per 100 people (2011)