United Kingdom vs Uruguay: Birth rate
United Kingdom
10.02 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Uruguay
9.87 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
United Kingdom rank
168th
Uruguay rank
170th
Birth rate over time
- United Kingdom
- Uruguay
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 10.02 births per 1,000 people against 9.87 births per 1,000 people in Uruguay, a difference of 0.15 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uruguay ahead.
United Kingdom ranks 168th and Uruguay ranks 170th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, United Kingdom averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United Kingdom | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16.02 births per 1,000 people | 21.54 births per 1,000 people | 5.52 births per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 17.7 births per 1,000 people | 21.16 births per 1,000 people | 3.46 births per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 13.48 births per 1,000 people | 20.46 births per 1,000 people | 6.98 births per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 13.21 births per 1,000 people | 18 births per 1,000 people | 4.79 births per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 12.93 births per 1,000 people | 17.36 births per 1,000 people | 4.43 births per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 12.08 births per 1,000 people | 15.1 births per 1,000 people | 3.02 births per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 11.94 births per 1,000 people | 13.44 births per 1,000 people | 1.49 births per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 10.14 births per 1,000 people | 10.08 births per 1,000 people | 0.0645 births per 1,000 people | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, United Kingdom or Uruguay?
- United Kingdom, at 10.02 births per 1,000 people against 9.87 births per 1,000 people in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between United Kingdom and Uruguay?
- 0.15 births per 1,000 people, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and Uruguay?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do United Kingdom and Uruguay rank globally for birth rate?
- United Kingdom ranks 168th and Uruguay ranks 170th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.