Median age vs births per woman in Uruguay

Uruguay: Median age vs births per woman was 35.78 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
35.78
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
90th
of 229 countries
All-time high
35.78
in 2023
All-time low
26.83
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age vs births per woman in Uruguay, 1950–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age vs births per woman in Uruguay is 35.78, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age vs births per woman in Uruguay peaked at 35.78 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.83, in 1950.

That places Uruguay 90th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 27.34 26.83 27.86 10
1960s 28.37 27.96 28.77 10
1970s 29.03 28.86 29.09 10
1980s 29.39 29.07 29.76 10
1990s 30.39 29.86 30.89 10
2000s 31.75 31 32.73 10
2010s 33.92 33 34.76 10
2020s 35.39 35.02 35.78 4

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 87 Chile 35.97 compare
  2. 88 Armenia 35.83 compare
  3. 89 Iceland 35.81 compare
  4. 91 Dominica 35.62 compare
  5. 92 Antigua and Barbuda 35.49 compare
  6. 93 Saint Kitts and Nevis 35.35 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age vs births per woman in Uruguay?
Median age vs births per woman in Uruguay was 35.78 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age vs births per woman recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 35.78 in 2023.
What is the lowest median age vs births per woman recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 26.83 in 1950.
How does Uruguay rank for median age vs births per woman?
Uruguay ranks 90th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age vs births per woman rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Median age vs births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age vs births per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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