Average age, total in Paraguay
Paraguay: Average age, total was 29.7 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Average age, total in Paraguay, 1997–2021
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2021, average age, total in Paraguay stood at 29.7.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average age, total in Paraguay peaked at 37.08 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 24.57, in 1997.
Paraguay ranks 78th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Average age, total in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 24.57 | — |
| 1999 | 24.61 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 25.27 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 25.52 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 25.82 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 25.84 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 36.37 | +40.7% |
| 2006 | 36.8 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 37.08 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 27.34 | -26.3% |
| 2009 | 28.71 | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 28.53 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 29.26 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 28.63 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 29.54 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 29.9 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 28.12 | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 28.3 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 28.55 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 28.83 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 29.13 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 29.35 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 29.7 | +1.2% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 29.7 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34.47, 86% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 29.7 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32.57, 91% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Average age, total 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +40.7% | 25.84 | 36.37 |
| 2008 | -26.3% | 37.08 | 27.34 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.59 | 24.57 | 24.61 | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.86 | 25.27 | 37.08 | 9 |
| 2010s | 28.88 | 28.12 | 29.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.53 | 29.35 | 29.7 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More reference data data for Paraguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6344 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average age, total in Paraguay?
- Average age, total in Paraguay was 29.7 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest average age, total recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 37.08 in 2007.
- What is the lowest average age, total recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.57 in 1997.
- How does Paraguay rank for average age, total?
- Paraguay ranks 78th out of 113 countries with data for 2021.
- Is average age, total rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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