Fertility rate: births per woman in Uruguay
Uruguay: Fertility rate: births per woman was 1.41 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.41 live births per woman
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
191st
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.02 live births per woman
in 1975
All-time low
1.41 live births per woman
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate: births per woman in Uruguay, 1950–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 1.41 live births per woman for fertility rate: births per woman in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Uruguay peaked at 3.02 live births per woman in 1975 and was at its lowest, 1.41 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places Uruguay 191st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate: births per woman in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.69 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 2.7 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 2.72 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1953 | 2.74 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 2.76 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1955 | 2.76 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 2.79 live births per woman | +1.2% |
| 1957 | 2.8 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 2.81 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 2.82 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 2.83 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 2.85 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 2.87 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 2.88 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 2.86 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 2.84 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 2.82 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 2.78 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 2.77 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 2.77 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 2.77 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 2.77 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 2.78 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 2.85 live births per woman | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 2.96 live births per woman | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 3.02 live births per woman | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 3 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 2.9 live births per woman | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 2.83 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 2.71 live births per woman | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 2.59 live births per woman | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 2.53 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 2.51 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 2.49 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 2.47 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 2.47 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 2.47 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2.49 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 2.5 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 2.5 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 2.48 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 2.45 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 2.43 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 2.41 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 2.42 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 2.4 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 2.36 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 2.33 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 2.27 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 2.25 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 2.2 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 2.16 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 2.16 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.12 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 2.09 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 2.1 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 2.07 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 2.05 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 2.03 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 2.02 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 2.01 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.99 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 2.01 live births per woman | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 2.03 live births per woman | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 2.03 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 2.04 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.97 live births per woman | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 1.82 live births per woman | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 1.68 live births per woman | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 1.57 live births per woman | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 1.5 live births per woman | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 1.45 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 1.43 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 1.41 live births per woman | -1.1% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 1.41 live births per woman is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5 live births per woman, 94% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 1.41 live births per woman is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.63 live births per woman, 86% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.76 live births per woman | 2.69 live births per woman | 2.82 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.83 live births per woman | 2.77 live births per woman | 2.88 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.86 live births per woman | 2.71 live births per woman | 3.02 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.5 live births per woman | 2.47 live births per woman | 2.59 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.38 live births per woman | 2.25 live births per woman | 2.48 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1 live births per woman | 2.02 live births per woman | 2.2 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.91 live births per woman | 1.57 live births per woman | 2.04 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.44 live births per woman | 1.41 live births per woman | 1.5 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 188 Netherlands 1.43 live births per woman compare
- 188 Sweden 1.43 live births per woman compare
- 190 Wallis and Futuna 1.41 live births per woman compare
- 192 Norway 1.41 live births per woman compare
- 193 Bermuda 1.4 live births per woman compare
- 194 Luxembourg 1.4 live births per woman compare
More reference data data for Uruguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2999 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2195 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 33.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.01 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Uruguay?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Uruguay was 1.41 live births per woman in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3.02 live births per woman in 1975.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.41 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Uruguay rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Uruguay ranks 191st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.