Romania vs Uruguay: Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence

Romania
1.39 births per woman
in 2024
Uruguay
1.4 births per woman
in 2024
Romania rank
178th
Uruguay rank
177th

Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence over time

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  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 1.4 births per woman against 1.39 births per woman in Romania, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uruguay ahead.

Romania ranks 178th and Uruguay ranks 177th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 2.48 births per woman 2.83 births per woman 0.3459 births per woman Uruguay
1970s 2.6 births per woman 2.86 births per woman 0.2624 births per woman Uruguay
1980s 2.29 births per woman 2.5 births per woman 0.214 births per woman Uruguay
1990s 1.43 births per woman 2.38 births per woman 0.9478 births per woman Uruguay
2000s 1.4 births per woman 2.1 births per woman 0.6979 births per woman Uruguay
2010s 1.62 births per woman 1.91 births per woman 0.2929 births per woman Uruguay
2020s 1.65 births per woman 1.43 births per woman 0.2152 births per woman Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence, Romania or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 1.4 births per woman against 1.39 births per woman in Romania as of 2024.
What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence between Romania and Uruguay?
0.01 births per woman, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Uruguay?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Romania and Uruguay rank globally for total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence?
Romania ranks 178th and Uruguay ranks 177th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence
Unit
births per woman
Source
United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 13,943 data points, 1960–2024
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The total fertility rate, in a given year. Contraceptive prevalence is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception.