Denmark vs Uruguay: Birth rate
Denmark
9.72 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Uruguay
9.87 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Denmark rank
172nd
Uruguay rank
170th
Birth rate over time
- Denmark
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 9.87 births per 1,000 people against 9.72 births per 1,000 people in Denmark, a difference of 0.15 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uruguay ahead.
Denmark ranks 172nd and Uruguay ranks 170th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.35 births per 1,000 people | 21.54 births per 1,000 people | 4.19 births per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 16.82 births per 1,000 people | 21.16 births per 1,000 people | 4.34 births per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 13.6 births per 1,000 people | 20.46 births per 1,000 people | 6.86 births per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 10.74 births per 1,000 people | 18 births per 1,000 people | 7.26 births per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 12.78 births per 1,000 people | 17.36 births per 1,000 people | 4.58 births per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 11.89 births per 1,000 people | 15.1 births per 1,000 people | 3.2 births per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 10.46 births per 1,000 people | 13.44 births per 1,000 people | 2.98 births per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 10.21 births per 1,000 people | 10.08 births per 1,000 people | 0.137 births per 1,000 people | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Denmark or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 9.87 births per 1,000 people against 9.72 births per 1,000 people in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Denmark and Uruguay?
- 0.15 births per 1,000 people, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Uruguay?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Uruguay rank globally for birth rate?
- Denmark ranks 172nd and Uruguay ranks 170th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.