What is number of births in Uruguay?

Number of births in Uruguay was 33,443 births in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest number of births recorded in Uruguay?

The highest recorded value was 61,829 births in 1976.

What is the lowest number of births recorded in Uruguay?

The lowest recorded value was 33,443 births in 2023.

How does Uruguay rank for number of births?

Uruguay ranks 141st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is number of births rising or falling in Uruguay?

Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. 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 Number of births. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Number of births in Uruguay

Name: Number of births in Uruguay
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Uruguay: Number of births was 33,443 births in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

33,443 births

Change on year

down 1.0%

World rank

141st

of 236 countries

All-time high

61,829 births

in 1976

All-time low

33,443 births

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Number of births in Uruguay, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births.

Analysis

In 2023, number of births in Uruguay stood at 33,443 births. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 30.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of births in Uruguay peaked at 61,829 births in 1976 and was at its lowest, 33,443 births, in 2023.

Uruguay ranks 141st 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	50,800 births	46,859 births	54,469 births	10
1960s	56,256 births	55,145 births	57,224 births	10
1970s	58,621 births	55,983 births	61,829 births	10
1980s	54,241 births	53,379 births	55,742 births	10
1990s	55,200 births	53,307 births	56,276 births	10
2000s	49,609 births	47,428 births	52,104 births	10
2010s	45,144 births	37,009 births	48,169 births	10
2020s	34,200 births	33,443 births	35,383 births	4

Countries ranked near Uruguay

138 Finland 43,556 births compare
139 Hong Kong 41,294 births compare
140 Armenia 34,668 births compare
142 Jamaica 33,007 births compare
143 Moldova 32,986 births compare
144 Croatia 31,446 births compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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)
Natural population growth rate 0.0% (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.41 live births per woman (2023)

All data for Uruguay →

Frequently asked questions

What is number of births in Uruguay?: Number of births in Uruguay was 33,443 births in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of births recorded in Uruguay?: The highest recorded value was 61,829 births in 1976.
What is the lowest number of births recorded in Uruguay?: The lowest recorded value was 33,443 births in 2023.
How does Uruguay rank for number of births?: Uruguay ranks 141st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of births rising or falling in Uruguay?: Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. 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 Number of births. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Number of births
Unit: births
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The number of live births in a calendar year.