Argentina vs Uruguay: Birth rate by women's age group
Argentina
26.41 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 2023
Uruguay
26.19 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 2023
Argentina rank
118th
Uruguay rank
121st
Birth rate by women's age group over time
- Argentina
- Uruguay
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 26.41 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 against 26.19 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.22 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uruguay ahead.
Argentina ranks 118th and Uruguay ranks 121st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 58.96 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 62.41 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 3.45 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 57.42 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 62.95 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 5.52 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 71.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 66.14 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 5.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Argentina |
| 1980s | 72.53 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 59.7 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 12.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Argentina |
| 1990s | 69.73 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 64.9 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 4.83 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Argentina |
| 2000s | 63.77 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 62.02 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 1.75 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Argentina |
| 2010s | 59.96 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 51.96 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 8 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Argentina |
| 2020s | 28.05 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 27.41 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 0.648 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate by women's age group, Argentina or Uruguay?
- Argentina, at 26.41 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 against 26.19 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate by women's age group between Argentina and Uruguay?
- 0.22 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Uruguay?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Argentina and Uruguay rank globally for birth rate by women's age group?
- Argentina ranks 118th and Uruguay ranks 121st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate by women's age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The age-specific fertility rate for girls aged 15 to 19: the annual number of live births in this age group per 1,000 girls.