Luxembourg vs Uruguay: Fertility rate: births per woman
Luxembourg
1.4 live births per woman
in 2023
Uruguay
1.41 live births per woman
in 2023
Luxembourg rank
194th
Uruguay rank
191st
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Luxembourg
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 1.41 live births per woman against 1.4 live births per woman in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Luxembourg ranks 194th and Uruguay ranks 191st of 236 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.12 live births per woman | 2.76 live births per woman | 0.6404 live births per woman | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 2.27 live births per woman | 2.83 live births per woman | 0.5521 live births per woman | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 1.64 live births per woman | 2.86 live births per woman | 1.22 live births per woman | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 1.47 live births per woman | 2.5 live births per woman | 1.04 live births per woman | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 1.69 live births per woman | 2.38 live births per woman | 0.6888 live births per woman | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 1.64 live births per woman | 2.1 live births per woman | 0.4576 live births per woman | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 1.48 live births per woman | 1.91 live births per woman | 0.4382 live births per woman | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 1.38 live births per woman | 1.44 live births per woman | 0.062 live births per woman | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Luxembourg or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 1.41 live births per woman against 1.4 live births per woman in Luxembourg as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Luxembourg and Uruguay?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Uruguay?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Luxembourg and Uruguay rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Luxembourg ranks 194th and Uruguay ranks 191st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.