How does Uruguay rank for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?

Uruguay ranks 192nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age rising or falling in Uruguay?

Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Uruguay data come from?

The figures come from Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Uruguay

Name: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Uruguay
Creator: Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Uruguay: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age was 1.39 children per women in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

1.39 children per women

Change on year

down 1.1%

World rank

192nd

of 236 countries

All-time high

2.85 children per women

in 1975

All-time low

1.39 children per women

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Uruguay, 1950–2023

Source: Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in children per women.

Analysis

The most recent figure for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Uruguay is 1.39 children per women, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Uruguay peaked at 2.85 children per women in 1975 and was at its lowest, 1.39 children per women, in 2023.

That places Uruguay 192nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Uruguay, 1950 to 2023.
Year	children per women	Change
1950	2.47 children per women	—
1951	2.48 children per women	+0.6%
1952	2.5 children per women	+0.8%
1953	2.53 children per women	+0.9%
1954	2.55 children per women	+0.9%
1955	2.55 children per women	+0.0%
1956	2.58 children per women	+1.4%
1957	2.6 children per women	+0.6%
1958	2.62 children per women	+0.6%
1959	2.62 children per women	+0.2%
1960	2.63 children per women	+0.5%
1961	2.65 children per women	+0.7%
1962	2.67 children per women	+0.8%
1963	2.69 children per women	+0.7%
1964	2.67 children per women	-0.6%
1965	2.66 children per women	-0.7%
1966	2.64 children per women	-0.7%
1967	2.61 children per women	-1.2%
1968	2.6 children per women	-0.4%
1969	2.6 children per women	-0.1%
1970	2.6 children per women	+0.1%
1971	2.6 children per women	-0.1%
1972	2.61 children per women	+0.7%
1973	2.69 children per women	+2.8%
1974	2.79 children per women	+3.7%
1975	2.85 children per women	+2.2%
1976	2.84 children per women	-0.2%
1977	2.74 children per women	-3.4%
1978	2.68 children per women	-2.3%
1979	2.57 children per women	-4.1%
1980	2.46 children per women	-4.3%
1981	2.41 children per women	-1.9%
1982	2.4 children per women	-0.6%
1983	2.38 children per women	-1.0%
1984	2.36 children per women	-0.6%
1985	2.36 children per women	-0.0%
1986	2.37 children per women	+0.3%
1987	2.39 children per women	+1.0%
1988	2.41 children per women	+1.0%
1989	2.41 children per women	-0.1%
1990	2.39 children per women	-0.9%
1991	2.37 children per women	-0.9%
1992	2.35 children per women	-0.9%
1993	2.33 children per women	-0.9%
1994	2.35 children per women	+0.8%
1995	2.33 children per women	-0.9%
1996	2.29 children per women	-1.5%
1997	2.26 children per women	-1.5%
1998	2.21 children per women	-2.3%
1999	2.19 children per women	-0.9%
2000	2.14 children per women	-2.2%
2001	2.11 children per women	-1.6%
2002	2.1 children per women	-0.1%
2003	2.06 children per women	-2.0%
2004	2.04 children per women	-1.0%
2005	2.05 children per women	+0.4%
2006	2.02 children per women	-1.2%
2007	2 children per women	-1.0%
2008	1.99 children per women	-0.8%
2009	1.98 children per women	-0.4%
2010	1.97 children per women	-0.3%
2011	1.95 children per women	-1.1%
2012	1.97 children per women	+1.2%
2013	2 children per women	+1.1%
2014	1.99 children per women	-0.3%
2015	2.01 children per women	+0.8%
2016	1.93 children per women	-3.6%
2017	1.8 children per women	-7.2%
2018	1.66 children per women	-7.8%
2019	1.54 children per women	-6.8%
2020	1.48 children per women	-4.4%
2021	1.43 children per women	-3.3%
2022	1.4 children per women	-1.5%
2023	1.39 children per women	-1.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	2.55 children per women	2.47 children per women	2.62 children per women	10
1960s	2.64 children per women	2.6 children per women	2.69 children per women	10
1970s	2.7 children per women	2.57 children per women	2.85 children per women	10
1980s	2.4 children per women	2.36 children per women	2.46 children per women	10
1990s	2.31 children per women	2.19 children per women	2.39 children per women	10
2000s	2.05 children per women	1.98 children per women	2.14 children per women	10
2010s	1.88 children per women	1.54 children per women	2.01 children per women	10
2020s	1.42 children per women	1.39 children per women	1.48 children per women	4

Countries ranked near Uruguay

189 Bhutan 1.42 children per women compare
190 Norway 1.4 children per women compare
191 Bermuda 1.39 children per women compare
193 Cyprus 1.38 children per women compare
194 Luxembourg 1.38 children per women compare
195 Wallis and Futuna 1.38 children per women compare

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Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2100)
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Population density 12.83 people per km² (2100)
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Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7231 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions

What is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Uruguay?: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Uruguay was 1.39 children per women in 2023, according to Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Uruguay?: The highest recorded value was 2.85 children per women in 1975.
What is the lowest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Uruguay?: The lowest recorded value was 1.39 children per women in 2023.
How does Uruguay rank for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?: Uruguay ranks 192nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age rising or falling in Uruguay?: Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?: The figures come from Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Unit: children per women
Source: Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).