Curacao vs Uruguay: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Curacao
1.4 births per woman
in 2024
Uruguay
1.4 births per woman
in 2024
Curacao rank
175th
Uruguay rank
177th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Curacao
- Uruguay
How they compare
Curacao currently reports 1.4 births per woman against 1.4 births per woman in Uruguay, a difference of 0 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Curacao ahead.
Curacao ranks 175th and Uruguay ranks 177th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Curacao averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Curacao | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.48 births per woman | 2.83 births per woman | 1.65 births per woman | Curacao |
| 1970s | 2.76 births per woman | 2.86 births per woman | 0.1009 births per woman | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 2.25 births per woman | 2.5 births per woman | 0.2541 births per woman | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 2.38 births per woman | 2.38 births per woman | 0.0043 births per woman | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 2.18 births per woman | 2.1 births per woman | 0.0785 births per woman | Curacao |
| 2010s | 1.9 births per woman | 1.91 births per woman | 0.0149 births per woman | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 1.38 births per woman | 1.43 births per woman | 0.0548 births per woman | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Curacao or Uruguay?
- Curacao, at 1.4 births per woman against 1.4 births per woman in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Curacao and Uruguay?
- 0 births per woman, with Curacao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Curacao and Uruguay?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Curacao and Uruguay rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Curacao ranks 175th 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 Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception. 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, in a given year. The unmet need for contraception shows the estimated share of married fertile women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.