In 2023, the population of Paraguay amounted to approximately 6.86 million inhabitants, out of which about 3.4 million were men, and another 3.4 million were women. Since 2008, the population of this South American country has grown by practically 20 percent.

Paraguay PY: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Literacy Rate: Youth Aged 15-24 data was reported at 1.006 Ratio in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.996 Ratio for 2014. Paraguay PY: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Literacy Rate: Youth Aged 15-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 1.001 Ratio from Dec 1982 (Median) to 2015, with 8 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.010 Ratio in 2009 and a record low of 0.987 Ratio in 1982. Paraguay PY: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Literacy Rate: Youth Aged 15-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Paraguay – Table PY.World Bank.WDI: Education Statistics. Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of females to males ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Weighted average; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).

In 2025, Paraguay scored 0.7 in the gender gap index, the second highest one since 2014. This shows a gender gap of approximately 30 percent (women are 30 percent less likely than men to have equal opportunities).

Paraguay PY: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Primary and Secondary School Enrollment: Gross data was reported at 1.009 Ratio in 2012. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.002 Ratio for 2011. Paraguay PY: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Primary and Secondary School Enrollment: Gross data is updated yearly, averaging 0.983 Ratio from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2012, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.009 Ratio in 2012 and a record low of 0.930 Ratio in 1970. Paraguay PY: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Primary and Secondary School Enrollment: Gross data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Paraguay – Table PY.World Bank: Education Statistics. Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Weighted average; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).

The statistic shows the adult mortality rate in Paraguay from 2013 to 2023, by gender. According to the source, the adult mortality rate is the probability of dying between the ages of ** and ** - that is, the probability of a 15-year-old dying before reaching age **, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages. In 2023, the mortality rate for women was at ***** per 1,000 female adults, while the mortality rate for men was at ****** per 1,000 male adults in Paraguay.

Paraguay PY: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Primary School Enrollment: Gross data was reported at 0.969 Ratio in 2012. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.964 Ratio for 2011. Paraguay PY: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Primary School Enrollment: Gross data is updated yearly, averaging 0.962 Ratio from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2012, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.972 Ratio in 2005 and a record low of 0.920 Ratio in 1971. Paraguay PY: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Primary School Enrollment: Gross data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Paraguay – Table PY.World Bank.WDI: Education Statistics. Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Weighted average; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).

Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI) in Paraguay was reported at 1.004 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Paraguay - Ratio of young literate females to males (% ages 15-24) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Paraguay PY: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Tertiary School Enrollment: Gross data was reported at 1.416 Ratio in 2010. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.443 Ratio for 2009. Paraguay PY: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Tertiary School Enrollment: Gross data is updated yearly, averaging 1.362 Ratio from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2010, with 14 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.443 Ratio in 2009 and a record low of 0.732 Ratio in 1970. Paraguay PY: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Tertiary School Enrollment: Gross data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Paraguay – Table PY.World Bank.WDI: Education Statistics. Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Weighted average; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).

In 2022, women accounted for over ** percent of the nursing personnel in Paraguay, while less than *** in every ten people working in the sector were men. In that year, there was an average ratio of *** nurses per doctor in the South American country.

This statistic presents a timeline with the share of adults with a bank or mobile money service account in Paraguay in 2021, by gender. In that year, approximately ** percent of men in Paraguay owned an account at a bank or other financial institution, in comparison to ** percent of women who had an account in 2021.

The prevalence of overweight and obesity in Paraguay increased in adults between 2010 and 2022. During the last year reported, an estimated **** percent of adults in the country suffered from overweight or obesity, almost *** percentage points more than the **** percent reported in 2010.

In 2022, there were more than ***** minors who were victims of sexual abuse in Paraguay. Nearly ** percent of the victims were female minors, while *** victims were male minors.

Paraguay PY: Population: Total data was reported at 6,811,297.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 6,725,308.000 Person for 2016. Paraguay PY: Population: Total data is updated yearly, averaging 4,049,121.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6,811,297.000 Person in 2017 and a record low of 1,902,875.000 Person in 1960. Paraguay PY: Population: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Paraguay – Table PY.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.; ; (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Sum; Relevance to gender indicator: disaggregating the population composition by gender will help a country in projecting its demand for social services on a gender basis.

PY: Mortality Rate: Under-5: Female: per 1000 Live Births data was reported at 17.800 Ratio in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 18.400 Ratio for 2015. PY: Mortality Rate: Under-5: Female: per 1000 Live Births data is updated yearly, averaging 21.600 Ratio from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2016, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 42.700 Ratio in 1990 and a record low of 17.800 Ratio in 2016. PY: Mortality Rate: Under-5: Female: per 1000 Live Births data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Paraguay – Table PY.World Bank: Health Statistics. Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.; ; Estimates Developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.; Weighted Average; Given that data on the incidence and prevalence of diseases are frequently unavailable, mortality rates are often used to identify vulnerable populations. Moreover, they are among the indicators most frequently used to compare socioeconomic development across countries. Under-five mortality rates are higher for boys than for girls in countries in which parental gender preferences are insignificant. Under-five mortality captures the effect of gender discrimination better than infant mortality does, as malnutrition and medical interventions have more significant impacts to this age group. Where female under-five mortality is higher, girls are likely to have less access to resources than boys.

PY：性别对等指数（GPI）：高等学校入学率：总额在12-01-2010达1.416Ratio，相较于12-01-2009的1.443Ratio有所下降。PY：性别对等指数（GPI）：高等学校入学率：总额数据按年更新，12-01-1970至12-01-2010期间平均值为1.362Ratio，共14份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于12-01-2009，达1.443Ratio，而历史最低值则出现于12-01-1970，为0.732Ratio。CEIC提供的PY：性别对等指数（GPI）：高等学校入学率：总额数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于World Bank，数据归类于全球数据库的巴拉圭 – 表 PY.世行.WDI：教育统计。