Share of births that are twins in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of births that are twins was 1.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of births that are twins in Uruguay, 1981–2020
Source: Human Multiple Births Database (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of births that are twins in Uruguay is 1.3%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of births that are twins in Uruguay peaked at 1.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1981.
That places Uruguay 18th out of 23 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Share of births that are twins in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.7% | — |
| 1982 | 0.9% | +36.7% |
| 1983 | 0.8% | -16.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.7% | -11.6% |
| 1987 | 0.7% | +9.2% |
| 1988 | 1.0% | +40.7% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | -15.9% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +17.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -7.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 1.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.4%, 90% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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 share of births that are twins in Uruguay?
- Share of births that are twins in Uruguay was 1.3% in 2020, according to Human Multiple Births Database (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of births that are twins recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of births that are twins recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1981.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of births that are twins?
- Uruguay ranks 18th out of 23 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of births that are twins rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Human Multiple Births Database (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of births that are twins. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of twin deliveries per 100 deliveries.