Norway vs Uruguay: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Norway
1.4 children per women
in 2023
Uruguay
1.39 children per women
in 2023
Norway rank
190th
Uruguay rank
192nd
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Norway
- Uruguay
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1.4 children per women against 1.39 children per women in Uruguay, a difference of 0.01 children per women.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uruguay ahead.
Norway ranks 190th and Uruguay ranks 192nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.61 children per women | 2.55 children per women | 0.0608 children per women | Norway |
| 1960s | 2.78 children per women | 2.64 children per women | 0.1374 children per women | Norway |
| 1970s | 2.05 children per women | 2.7 children per women | 0.647 children per women | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 1.7 children per women | 2.4 children per women | 0.6945 children per women | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 1.86 children per women | 2.31 children per women | 0.45 children per women | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 1.84 children per women | 2.05 children per women | 0.2063 children per women | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 1.72 children per women | 1.88 children per women | 0.1577 children per women | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 1.46 children per women | 1.42 children per women | 0.0345 children per women | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Norway or Uruguay?
- Norway, at 1.4 children per women against 1.39 children per women in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Norway and Uruguay?
- 0.01 children per women, with Norway 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 fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Norway ranks 190th and Uruguay ranks 192nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).