Birth rate by women's age group in Uruguay
Uruguay: Birth rate by women's age group was 26.19 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
26.19 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
121st
of 236 countries
All-time high
70.3 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 1975
All-time low
26.19 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Birth rate by women's age group in Uruguay, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19.
Analysis
In 2023, birth rate by women's age group in Uruguay stood at 26.19 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 56.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate by women's age group in Uruguay peaked at 70.3 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 26.19 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, in 2023.
Uruguay ranks 121st of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Birth rate by women's age group in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 61.06 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | — |
| 1951 | 61.26 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 61.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.7% |
| 1953 | 62.06 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 62.53 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 62.42 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 63.08 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 63.23 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 63.43 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 63.35 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 63.47 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 63.64 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 63.86 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 64.21 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 63.88 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 63.5 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 62.98 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 61.89 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 61.15 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 60.88 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 62.01 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 62.99 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 63.39 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 63.88 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 67.54 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 70.3 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 69.02 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 68.74 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 67.58 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 65.98 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 63.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 61.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 59.78 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 58.65 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 56.2 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 55.26 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 56.78 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 59.66 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 62.58 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 62.64 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 62.31 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 62.26 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 62.78 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 63.55 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 65.62 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 66.39 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 66.43 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 66.11 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 65.01 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 68.5 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 67.08 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 66.87 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 65.52 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 61.62 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 59.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 60.26 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 60 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 59.8 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 59.71 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 59.58 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 59.54 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 59.11 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 60.35 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 60.54 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 58.23 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 55.91 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 50.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 44.28 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -12.9% |
| 2018 | 37.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -14.7% |
| 2019 | 33.06 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -12.4% |
| 2020 | 29.59 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 27.36 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 26.49 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 26.19 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.1% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 26.19 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.54 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, 3.5× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 26.19 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 39.42 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, 66% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 62.41 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 61.06 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 63.43 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 1960s | 62.95 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 60.88 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 64.21 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 1970s | 66.14 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 62.01 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 70.3 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.7 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 55.26 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 63.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.9 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 62.26 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 68.5 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.02 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 59.58 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 67.08 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.96 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 33.06 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 60.54 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.41 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 26.19 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 29.59 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 118 Argentina 26.41 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
- 119 Costa Rica 26.25 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
- 120 Iran 26.2 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
- 122 Northern Mariana Islands 26.15 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
- 123 Thailand 26.14 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
- 124 Morocco 25.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
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- Population density 12.83 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 78,530 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate by women's age group in Uruguay?
- Birth rate by women's age group in Uruguay was 26.19 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 70.3 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1975.
- What is the lowest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.19 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023.
- How does Uruguay rank for birth rate by women's age group?
- Uruguay ranks 121st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is birth rate by women's age group rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate by women's age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age-specific fertility rate for girls aged 15 to 19: the annual number of live births in this age group per 1,000 girls.