Number of children under 5 in Paraguay
Paraguay: Number of children under 5 was 679,264 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of children under 5 in Paraguay, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 679,264 people for number of children under 5 in 2023.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children under 5 in Paraguay peaked at 683,686 people in 1998 and was at its lowest, 285,720 people, in 1950.
That places Paraguay 99th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 309,237 people | 285,720 people | 334,508 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 375,795 people | 341,149 people | 402,339 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 423,680 people | 403,953 people | 458,771 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 558,694 people | 473,601 people | 634,019 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 671,936 people | 645,317 people | 683,686 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 641,952 people | 616,775 people | 679,697 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 648,733 people | 618,388 people | 682,078 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 681,974 people | 679,264 people | 683,627 people | 4 |
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- Summer temperature anomalies -1.58 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.0626 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.42 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.3055 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children under 5 in Paraguay?
- Number of children under 5 in Paraguay was 679,264 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children under 5 recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 683,686 people in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of children under 5 recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 285,720 people in 1950.
- How does Paraguay rank for number of children under 5?
- Paraguay ranks 99th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children under 5 rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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 Number of children under 5. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.