Sweden vs Uruguay: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Sweden
1.43 live births per woman
in 2023
Uruguay
1.41 live births per woman
in 2023
Sweden rank
188th
Uruguay rank
191st
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Sweden
- Uruguay
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.43 live births per woman against 1.41 live births per woman in Uruguay, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uruguay ahead.
Sweden ranks 188th and Uruguay ranks 191st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.25 live births per woman | 2.76 live births per woman | 0.5137 live births per woman | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 2.24 live births per woman | 2.83 live births per woman | 0.587 live births per woman | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 1.79 live births per woman | 2.86 live births per woman | 1.07 live births per woman | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 1.75 live births per woman | 2.5 live births per woman | 0.7485 live births per woman | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 1.8 live births per woman | 2.38 live births per woman | 0.5771 live births per woman | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 1.76 live births per woman | 2.1 live births per woman | 0.3433 live births per woman | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 1.85 live births per woman | 1.91 live births per woman | 0.0672 live births per woman | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 1.58 live births per woman | 1.44 live births per woman | 0.1325 live births per woman | Sweden |
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, Sweden or Uruguay?
- Sweden, at 1.43 live births per woman against 1.41 live births per woman in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Sweden and Uruguay?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Uruguay?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Sweden and Uruguay rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Sweden ranks 188th 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.