Argentina vs Uruguay: Share of births by age of mother
Argentina
9.2%
in 2023
Uruguay
9.1%
in 2023
Argentina rank
98th
Uruguay rank
99th
Share of births by age of mother over time
- Argentina
- Uruguay
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 9.2% against 9.1% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uruguay ahead.
Argentina ranks 98th and Uruguay ranks 99th of 236 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.4% | 12.5% | 2.1% | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 11.4% | 12.0% | 0.6% | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 13.1% | 13.5% | 0.4% | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 13.3% | 13.5% | 0.2% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 15.3% | 15.5% | 0.2% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 16.0% | 0.9% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 14.6% | 0.2% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 9.5% | 0.0% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Argentina or Uruguay?
- Argentina, at 9.2% against 9.1% in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Argentina and Uruguay?
- 0.1%, 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 share of births by age of mother?
- Argentina ranks 98th and Uruguay ranks 99th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of births by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a calendar year.