Number of one year olds in Uruguay

Uruguay: Number of one year olds was 16,422 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
16,422
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
142nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
28,909
in 1977
All-time low
16,422
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of one year olds in Uruguay, 1950–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k195019862023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, number of one year olds in Uruguay stood at 16,422. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of one year olds in Uruguay peaked at 28,909 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 16,422, in 2023.

Uruguay ranks 142nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Number of one year olds in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Number of one year olds in Uruguay, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 21,215 —
1951 21,372 +0.7%
1952 21,786 +1.9%
1953 22,237 +2.1%
1954 22,734 +2.2%
1955 23,226 +2.2%
1956 23,605 +1.6%
1957 24,037 +1.8%
1958 24,515 +2.0%
1959 24,887 +1.5%
1960 25,195 +1.2%
1961 25,459 +1.0%
1962 25,759 +1.2%
1963 26,067 +1.2%
1964 26,357 +1.1%
1965 26,436 +0.3%
1966 26,306 -0.5%
1967 26,165 -0.5%
1968 25,951 -0.8%
1969 25,731 -0.8%
1970 25,669 -0.2%
1971 25,688 +0.1%
1972 25,686 -0.0%
1973 25,885 +0.8%
1974 26,496 +2.4%
1975 27,489 +3.7%
1976 28,474 +3.6%
1977 28,909 +1.5%
1978 28,531 -1.3%
1979 27,851 -2.4%
1980 27,105 -2.7%
1981 26,139 -3.6%
1982 25,503 -2.4%
1983 25,322 -0.7%
1984 25,227 -0.4%
1985 25,156 -0.3%
1986 25,229 +0.3%
1987 25,440 +0.8%
1988 25,792 +1.4%
1989 26,247 +1.8%
1990 26,546 +1.1%
1991 26,593 +0.2%
1992 26,554 -0.1%
1993 26,531 -0.1%
1994 26,516 -0.1%
1995 26,706 +0.7%
1996 26,880 +0.7%
1997 26,730 -0.6%
1998 26,440 -1.1%
1999 25,988 -1.7%
2000 25,619 -1.4%
2001 25,238 -1.5%
2002 24,759 -1.9%
2003 24,541 -0.9%
2004 24,230 -1.3%
2005 23,802 -1.8%
2006 23,680 -0.5%
2007 23,545 -0.6%
2008 23,245 -1.3%
2009 23,018 -1.0%
2010 22,884 -0.6%
2011 22,829 -0.2%
2012 22,684 -0.6%
2013 22,697 +0.1%
2014 22,983 +1.3%
2015 23,079 +0.4%
2016 23,125 +0.2%
2017 22,779 -1.5%
2018 21,541 -5.4%
2019 19,923 -7.5%
2020 18,470 -7.3%
2021 17,462 -5.5%
2022 16,811 -3.7%
2023 16,422 -2.3%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 16,422 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11,586, 1.4× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 16,422 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12,700, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 22,961 21,215 24,887 10
1960s 25,943 25,195 26,436 10
1970s 27,068 25,669 28,909 10
1980s 25,716 25,156 27,105 10
1990s 26,548 25,988 26,880 10
2000s 24,168 23,018 25,619 10
2010s 22,452 19,923 23,125 10
2020s 17,291 16,422 18,470 4

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 139 Hong Kong 21,624 compare
  2. 140 Armenia 16,801 compare
  3. 141 Croatia 16,749 compare
  4. 143 Moldova 16,355 compare
  5. 144 Jamaica 16,201 compare
  6. 145 Qatar 14,645 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of one year olds in Uruguay?
Number of one year olds in Uruguay was 16,422 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of one year olds recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 28,909 in 1977.
What is the lowest number of one year olds recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 16,422 in 2023.
How does Uruguay rank for number of one year olds?
Uruguay ranks 142nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of one year olds rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of one year olds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of one year olds
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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