Netherlands vs Uruguay: Fertility rate: births per woman
Netherlands
1.43 live births per woman
in 2023
Uruguay
1.41 live births per woman
in 2023
Netherlands rank
188th
Uruguay rank
191st
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Netherlands
- Uruguay
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 1.43 live births per woman against 1.41 live births per woman in Uruguay, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 188th and Uruguay ranks 191st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.07 live births per woman | 2.76 live births per woman | 0.3153 live births per woman | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 3 live births per woman | 2.83 live births per woman | 0.1731 live births per woman | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 1.88 live births per woman | 2.86 live births per woman | 0.9795 live births per woman | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 1.53 live births per woman | 2.5 live births per woman | 0.9703 live births per woman | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 1.59 live births per woman | 2.38 live births per woman | 0.7942 live births per woman | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 1.73 live births per woman | 2.1 live births per woman | 0.3681 live births per woman | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 1.67 live births per woman | 1.91 live births per woman | 0.2424 live births per woman | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 1.53 live births per woman | 1.44 live births per woman | 0.084 live births per woman | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Netherlands or Uruguay?
- Netherlands, at 1.43 live births per woman against 1.41 live births per woman in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Netherlands and Uruguay?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Uruguay?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and Uruguay rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Netherlands ranks 188th and Uruguay ranks 191st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.