Natural population growth rate in Uruguay
Uruguay: Natural population growth rate was 0.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Natural population growth rate in Uruguay, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, natural population growth rate in Uruguay stood at 0.0%.
The figure is up 110.1% on the previous year and down 98.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural population growth rate in Uruguay peaked at 1.2% in 1963 and was at its lowest, -0.2%, in 2021.
That places Uruguay 182nd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0% | -0.2% | 0.1% | 4 |
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More population data for Uruguay
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 78,530 people (2100)
- Population density 12.83 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.4 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 1,322 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.4 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.4 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.41 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 1.41 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural population growth rate in Uruguay?
- Natural population growth rate in Uruguay was 0.0% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest natural population growth rate recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 1963.
- What is the lowest natural population growth rate recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2% in 2021.
- How does Uruguay rank for natural population growth rate?
- Uruguay ranks 182nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is natural population growth rate rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.2%. 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 Natural population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.