Norway vs Uruguay: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Norway
1.41 live births per woman
in 2023
Uruguay
1.41 live births per woman
in 2023
Norway rank
192nd
Uruguay rank
191st
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Norway
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 1.41 live births per woman against 1.41 live births per woman in Norway, a difference of 0 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uruguay ahead.
Norway ranks 192nd and Uruguay ranks 191st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.7 live births per woman | 2.76 live births per woman | 0.0556 live births per woman | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 2.86 live births per woman | 2.83 live births per woman | 0.0304 live births per woman | Norway |
| 1970s | 2.09 live births per woman | 2.86 live births per woman | 0.7696 live births per woman | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 1.73 live births per woman | 2.5 live births per woman | 0.7724 live births per woman | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 1.88 live births per woman | 2.38 live births per woman | 0.504 live births per woman | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 1.86 live births per woman | 2.1 live births per woman | 0.2408 live births per woman | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 1.74 live births per woman | 1.91 live births per woman | 0.1796 live births per woman | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 1.47 live births per woman | 1.44 live births per woman | 0.0212 live births per woman | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children, Norway or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 1.41 live births per woman against 1.41 live births per woman in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Norway and Uruguay?
- 0 live births per woman, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Uruguay?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Uruguay rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Norway ranks 192nd and Uruguay ranks 191st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.