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Overcoming barriers:
Human mobility and development

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Human Development Report 2009

Paraguay
HDI Rank - 101
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A. Human movement: snapshots and trends
International migrant stocks (thousands), 1960 50.0
International migrant stocks (thousands), 1990 183.3
International migrant stocks (thousands), 2005 168.2
International migrant stocks (thousands), 2010 161.3
Annual rate of growth in international migrant stocks (%), 1960-2005 2.7
International migrants as a percentage of total population, 1960 2.6
International migrants as a percentage of total population, 2005 2.8
Female share of international migrant stocks (%), 1960 47.4
Female share of international migrant stocks (%), 2005 48.1
Emigration rate (%), 2000-2002 6.9
International movement rate (%), 2000-2002 9.8
Internal migrant stocks (thousands), 1990-2005 1,600 1
Life time internal migration rate (%), 1990-2005 26.4 1
B. International emigrants by area of residence
Proportion of international migrant stocks residing in Africa (%), 2000-2002 1.1
Proportion of international migrant stocks residing in Asia (%), 2000-2002 3.9
Proportion of international migrant stocks residing in Europe (%), 2000-2002 2.9
Proportion of international migrant stocks residing in Latin America and the Caribbean (%), 2000-2002 87.4
Proportion of international migrant stocks residing in Northern America (%), 2000-2002 4.6
Proportion of international migrant stocks residing in Oceania (%), 2000-2002 0.1
Proportion of international migrant stocks residing in countries with very high levels of human development (%), 2000-2002 8.2
Proportion of international migrant stocks residing in countries with high levels of human development (%), 2000-2002 87.1
Proportion of international migrant stocks residing in countries with medium levels of human development (%), 2000-2002 4.2
Proportion of international migrant stocks residing in countries with low levels of human development (%), 2000-2002 0.5
Countries' shares of total stock of migrants in Africa (%), 2000-2002 0.03
Countries' shares of total stock of migrants in Asia (%), 2000-2002 0.03
Countries' shares of total stock of migrants in Europe (%), 2000-2002 0.02
Countries' shares of total stock of migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean (%), 2000-2002 5.99
Countries' shares of total stock of migrants in Northern America (%), 2000-2002 0.05
Countries' shares of total stock of migrants in Oceania (%), 2000-2002 0.01
C. Education and employment of international migrants in OECD countries (aged 15 years and above)
Stock of international migrants aged 15 years and above in OECD countries (thousands), 2000-2005 20.1
Percentage of international migrants aged 15 years and above in OECD countries with less than upper secondary education, 2000-2005 37.1
Percentage of international migrants aged 15 years and above in OECD countries with upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education, 2000-2005 37.5
Percentage of international migrants aged 15 years and above in OECD countries with tertiary education, 2000-2005 23.9
Tertiary emigration rate to OECD countries (%), 2000-2005 1.9
Labour force participation rate of international migrants in OECD countries (%), 2000-2005 69.3
Unemployment rate of international migrants in OECD countries (%), 2000-2005 6.9
Unemployment rate of international migrants in OECD countries with less than upper secondary education (%), 2000-2005 7.5
Unemployment rate of international migrants in OECD countries with upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education (%), 2000-2005 6.9
Unemployment rate of international migrants in OECD countries with tertiary education (%), 2000-2005 6.3
D. Conflict and insecurity induced movement
Refugees by country of origin (thousands), 2007 0.1
Refugees by country of origin as a percentage of international emigrants, 2007 (.)
Refugees by country of origin as a percentage of world refugees, 2007 (.)
People in refugee-like situations by country of origin (thousands), 2007 0
Asylum seekers by country of origin (thousands), 2007 (.)
Internally displaced people (thousands), 2008 ..
Refugees by country of asylum (thousands), 2007 0.1
Refugees by country of asylum as a percentage of international immigrants, 2007 (.)
Refugees by country of asylum as a percentage of world refugees, 2007 (.)
People in refugee-like situations by country of asylum (thousands), 2007 0
Asylum seekers by country of asylum (thousands), 2007 (.)
E. International financial flows: remittances, official development assistance and foreign direct investment
Remittance inflows (US$ millions), 2007 469
Remittance outflows (US$ millions), 2007 ..
Remittance outflows per international migrant (US$), 2007 ..
ODA per capita (US$), 2007 18
Remittance inflows per capita (US$), 2007 77
Remittance inflows as a % of ODA, 2007 434.1
Remittance inflows as a % of GDP, 2007 3.2
Ratio of remittance inflows to FDI, 2007 2.4
Percentage of remittance inflows by continent of origin - Africa 0
Percentage of remittance inflows by continent of origin - Asia 1.1
Percentage of remittance inflows by continent of origin - Europe 4.6
Percentage of remittance inflows by continent of origin - Latin America and the Caribbean 82.9
Percentage of remittance inflows by continent of origin - Northern America 11.3
Percentage of remittance inflows by continent of origin - Oceania 0.2
F. Selected conventions related to human rights and migration (by year of ratification)
Year of ratification of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families , 2009 2008
Year of ratification of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, 2009 2004
Year of ratification of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, 2009 1970
Year of ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, 2009 2003
Year of ratification of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 2009 1992
Year of ratification of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 2009 1992
Year of ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, 2009 1987
Year of ratification of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, 2009 1990
Year of ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, 2009 1990
G. Human development index trends
Human development index trends, 1980 0.677
Human development index trends, 1985 0.677
Human development index trends, 1990 0.711
Human development index trends, 1995 0.726
Human development index trends, 2000 0.737
Human development index trends, 2005 0.754
Human development index trends, 2006 0.757
Human development index trends, 2007 0.761
Revised HDI rank, 2006 101
Real change in ranks, 2006-2007 0
Long-term annual growth rate in HDI (%), 1980-2007 0.43
Medium-term annual growth rate in HDI (%), 1990-2007 0.40
Short-term annual growth rate in HDI (%), 2000-2007 0.45
H. Human development index 2007 and its components
Human development index value, 2007 0.761
Life expectancy at birth (years), 2007 71.7
Adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and above), 2007 94.6 2
Combined gross enrolment ratio in education (%), 2007 72.1 34
GDP per capita (PPP US$), 2007 4,433
Life expectancy index, 2007 0.778
Education index, 2007 0.871
GDP index, 2007 0.633
GDP per capita (PPP US$) rank minus HDI rank, 2007 13
I-1. Human and income poverty
Human poverty index (HPI-1) rank, 2007 49
Human Poverty Index (HPI-1) value (%), 2007 10.5
Probability at birth of not surviving to age 40 (% of cohort), 2005-2010 8.9
Adult illiteracy rate (% aged 15 and above), 1999-2007 5.4 5
Population not using an improved water source (%), 2006 23
Children underweight for age (% under age 5), 2000-2006 5
Population living below $1.25 a day (%), 2000-2007 6.5
Population living below $2 a day (%), 2000-2007 14.2
Population living below the national poverty line (%), 2000-2006 ..
HPI-1 rank minus income poverty rank 5
I-2. Human and income poverty: OECD countries
Human poverty index (HPI-2) rank ..
Human poverty index (HPI-2) value (%) ..
Probability at birth of not surviving to age 60 (% of cohort), 2005-2010 18.8
People lacking functional literacy skills (% aged 16-65), 1994-2003 ..
Long-term unemployment rate (% of labour force), 2007 ..
Population living below 50% of median income (%), 2000-2005 ..
HPI-2 rank minus income poverty rank ..
J. Gender-related development index and its components
GDI rank, 2007 82
GDI value, 2007 0.759
GDI value as a percentage of HDI value, 2007 99.8
Female life expectancy at birth (years), 2007 73.8
Male life expectancy at birth (years), 2007 69.6
Female adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and above), 1997-2007 93.5
Male adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and above), 1997-2007 95.7
Female combined gross enrolment ratio (%), 2007 72.2 67
Male combined gross enrolment ratio (%), 2007 72.1 67
Female estimated earned income (PPP US$), 2007 3,439 8
Male estimated earned income (PPP US$), 2007 5,405 8
HDI rank minus GDI rank, 2007 2
K. Gender empowerment measure and its components
Gender empowerment measure (GEM) rank, 2007 79
Gender empowerment measure (GEM) value, 2006 0.510
Seats in parliament (% held by women), 2008 14 9
Legislators, senior officials and managers (% female), 1999-2007 35
Professional and technical workers (% female), 1999-2007 50
Earned income (estimated), ratio of female to male , 2007 0.64
Year women received the right to vote 1961
Year women received the right to stand for election 1961
Year in which a woman became Speaker or Presiding Officer of parliament or of one of its houses for the first time, as of 2009 ..
Women in ministerial positions (% of positions), 2008 19
L. Demographic trends
Total population (millions), 1990 4.2
Total population (millions), 2007 6.1
Total population (millions), 2020 7.5
Annual rate of natural increase of the population (%), 1990-1995 2.6
Annual rate of natural increase of the population (%), 2005-2010 1.9
Net international migration rate (%), 1990-1995 - 0.1
Net international migration rate (%), 2005-2010 - 0.1
Urban share of the population (%), 1990 48.7
Urban share of the population (%), 1990 61.5
Child dependency ratio, 1990 75.9
Child dependency ratio, 2010 54.7
Old age dependency ratio, 1990 7.4
Old age dependency ratio, 2010 8.4
Total fertility rate (births per woman), 1990-1995 4.3
Total fertility rate (births per woman), 2005-2010 3.1
M. Economy and inequality
Total GDP (US$ billions), 2007 12.2
Total GDP (PPP US$ billions), 2007 27.1
GDP per capita (US$), 2007 1,997
Annual growth rate of GDP per capita (%), 1990-2007 - 0.3
GDP per capita (PPP US$), year of highest value, 1980-2007 4,631
GDP per capita (PPP US$), year of highest value 1981
Average annual change in consumer price index (%), 1990-2007 10.7
Average annual change in consumer price index (%), 2006-2007 8.1
Income/expenditure share of the richest 10% of the population (%), 1992-2007 1.1 10
Income/expenditure share of the richest 10% of the population (%), 1992-2007 42.3 10
Ratio of the richest 10% to the poorest 10%, 1992-2007 38.8
Gini index, 1992-2007 53.2
N. Health and education
Government expenditure on health per capita (PPP US$), 2006 131
Government expenditure on health as a percentage of total government expenditure 13.2
Public current expenditure on primary education per pupil (PPP US$) 518
Public expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure, 2000-2007 10.0
Percentage of total aid allocated to social sectors (gross disbursements), 2007 37.0
Percentage of adults with low educational attainment levels (% aged 25 and above) 72.6
Percentage of adults with medium educational attainment levels (% aged 25 and above) 23.6
Percentage of adults with high educational attainment levels (% aged 25 and above) 3.7
Under 5 mortality rate in the highest quintile of wealth (per 1,000 live births) 57 11
Under 5 mortality rate in the highest quintile of wealth (per 1,000 live births) 20 11
Under 5 mortality rate for children of mothers with at least secondary education (per 1,000 live births) 78 11
Under 5 mortality rate for children of mothers with at least secondary education (per 1,000 live births) 29 11
Healthy life expectancy at birth (years), 2007 66
Unhealthy life expectancy (%), 2007 8

Notes:
1 - Data are estimates based on censuses from ECLAC (2007). "Internal Migration and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean: Continuity, Changes and Policy Challenges." In Social Panorama of Latin America: 195-232. Santiago: United Nations. Internal migrants are expressed as a percentage of the total population.
2 - Data are from a national household survey.
3 - Data refer to a year other than that specified.
4 - UNESCO Institute for Statistics estimate.
5 - Data are from a national household survey.
6 - Data refer to an earlier year than that specified.
7 - UNESCO Institute for Statistics estimate.
8 - No wage data are available. For the purposes of calculating the estimated female and male earned income, a value of 0.75 was used for the ratio of the female nonagricultural wage to the male nonagricultural wage.
9 - Countries with established quota systems for women. Quota systems aim at ensuring that women constitute at least a 'critical minority' of 30 or 40 percent. Today women constitute 16 percent of the members of parliaments around the world.
10 - Data refer to income shares by percentiles of the population, ranked by per capita income.
11 - Data refer to a year other than that specified.

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