Which has higher births, by age of mother, Puerto Rico or Uruguay?

Puerto Rico, at 0 births against 0 births in Uruguay as of 2023.

What is the difference in births, by age of mother between Puerto Rico and Uruguay?

0 births, with Puerto Rico ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Uruguay?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births, by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Puerto Rico vs Uruguay: Births, by age of mother

Puerto Rico

0 births

in 2023

Uruguay

0 births

in 2023

Puerto Rico rank

132nd

Uruguay rank

132nd

Births, by age of mother over time

Puerto Rico
Uruguay

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 0 births against 0 births in Uruguay, a difference of 0 births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Puerto Rico ranks 132nd and Uruguay ranks 132nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Puerto Rico	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1950s	10.1 births	1.5 births	8.6 births	Puerto Rico
1960s	13.4 births	3.4 births	10 births	Puerto Rico
1970s	6.9 births	3.3 births	3.6 births	Puerto Rico
1980s	1.7 births	2.2 births	0.5 births	Uruguay
1990s	0 births	0.8 births	0.8 births	Uruguay
2000s	0 births	0.3 births	0.3 births	Uruguay
2010s	0.1 births	0 births	0.1 births	Puerto Rico
2020s	0 births	0 births	0 births	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births, by age of mother, Puerto Rico or Uruguay?: Puerto Rico, at 0 births against 0 births in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in births, by age of mother between Puerto Rico and Uruguay?: 0 births, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Uruguay?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Puerto Rico and Uruguay rank globally for births, by age of mother?: Puerto Rico ranks 132nd and Uruguay ranks 132nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births, by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Births, by age of mother
Unit: births
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of live births in a calendar year. This only includes mothers aged 50-54.