Norway vs Uruguay: Fertility rate: births per woman

Norway
1.41 live births per woman
in 2023
Uruguay
1.41 live births per woman
in 2023
Norway rank
192nd
Uruguay rank
191st

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Norway
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 1.41 live births per woman against 1.41 live births per woman in Norway, a difference of 0 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uruguay ahead.

Norway ranks 192nd and Uruguay ranks 191st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Uruguay Difference Ahead
1950s 2.7 live births per woman 2.76 live births per woman 0.0556 live births per woman Uruguay
1960s 2.86 live births per woman 2.83 live births per woman 0.0304 live births per woman Norway
1970s 2.09 live births per woman 2.86 live births per woman 0.7696 live births per woman Uruguay
1980s 1.73 live births per woman 2.5 live births per woman 0.7724 live births per woman Uruguay
1990s 1.88 live births per woman 2.38 live births per woman 0.504 live births per woman Uruguay
2000s 1.86 live births per woman 2.1 live births per woman 0.2408 live births per woman Uruguay
2010s 1.74 live births per woman 1.91 live births per woman 0.1796 live births per woman Uruguay
2020s 1.47 live births per woman 1.44 live births per woman 0.0212 live births per woman Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Norway or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 1.41 live births per woman against 1.41 live births per woman in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Norway and Uruguay?
0 live births per woman, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Uruguay?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Norway and Uruguay rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Norway ranks 192nd 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

Indicator
Fertility rate: births per woman
Unit
live births per woman
Source
Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,683 data points, 1891–2023
Last refreshed

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.