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.
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 |
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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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About this data
The number of twin deliveries per 100 deliveries.