Births and deaths per year in Paraguay
Paraguay: Births and deaths per year was 39,044 deaths in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
39,044 deaths
Change on year
down 9.2%
World rank
120th
of 236 countries
All-time high
59,623 deaths
in 2021
All-time low
17,577 deaths
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Births and deaths per year in Paraguay, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 39,044 deaths for births and deaths per year in 2023.
The figure is down 9.2% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births and deaths per year in Paraguay peaked at 59,623 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 17,577 deaths, in 1950.
That places Paraguay 120th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Births and deaths per year in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 17,577 deaths | — |
| 1951 | 17,842 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1952 | 18,202 deaths | +2.0% |
| 1953 | 18,532 deaths | +1.8% |
| 1954 | 18,836 deaths | +1.6% |
| 1955 | 19,093 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1956 | 19,323 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1957 | 19,500 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 19,645 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 19,768 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 19,889 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 20,018 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 20,156 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 20,316 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 20,746 deaths | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 21,120 deaths | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 21,422 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 21,699 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 21,958 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 22,189 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 22,424 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 22,639 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 22,803 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 22,919 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 23,419 deaths | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 23,738 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 24,094 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 24,548 deaths | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 25,003 deaths | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 25,483 deaths | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 25,883 deaths | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 26,207 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 26,444 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 26,421 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 26,288 deaths | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 26,235 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 26,213 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 26,192 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 26,249 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 26,333 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 26,117 deaths | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 26,062 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 26,098 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 26,149 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 26,230 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 26,334 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 26,440 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 26,636 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 26,859 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 27,002 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 27,156 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 27,302 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 27,443 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 27,605 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 27,905 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 28,194 deaths | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 28,475 deaths | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 28,830 deaths | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 29,233 deaths | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 29,616 deaths | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 29,900 deaths | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 30,289 deaths | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 30,526 deaths | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 31,074 deaths | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 31,814 deaths | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 32,762 deaths | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 33,728 deaths | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 34,873 deaths | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 35,438 deaths | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 36,380 deaths | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 40,253 deaths | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 59,623 deaths | +48.1% |
| 2022 | 42,991 deaths | -27.9% |
| 2023 | 39,044 deaths | -9.2% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 39,044 deaths is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43,965 deaths, 89% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 39,044 deaths is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22,105 deaths, 1.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Births and deaths per year in Paraguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +48.1% | 40,253 deaths | 59,623 deaths |
| 2022 | -27.9% | 59,623 deaths | 42,991 deaths |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 18,832 deaths | 17,577 deaths | 19,768 deaths | 10 |
| 1960s | 20,951 deaths | 19,889 deaths | 22,189 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 23,707 deaths | 22,424 deaths | 25,483 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 26,246 deaths | 25,883 deaths | 26,444 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 26,393 deaths | 26,062 deaths | 27,002 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,176 deaths | 27,156 deaths | 29,616 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,678 deaths | 29,900 deaths | 36,380 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 45,478 deaths | 39,044 deaths | 59,623 deaths | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births and deaths per year in Paraguay?
- Births and deaths per year in Paraguay was 39,044 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest births and deaths per year recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 59,623 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest births and deaths per year recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,577 deaths in 1950.
- How does Paraguay rank for births and deaths per year?
- Paraguay ranks 120th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is births and deaths per year rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Births and deaths per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths in a calendar year.