Fertility & birth rates in Palestine and Uruguay

Fertility rate in Palestine vs Uruguay chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Palestine was 3.31 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.41 in Uruguay in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Palestine vs Uruguay population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Palestine	Uruguay
1960	-	2.83
1961	-	2.85
1962	-	2.87
1963	-	2.88
1964	-	2.86
1965	-	2.84
1966	-	2.82
1967	-	2.78
1968	-	2.77
1969	-	2.77
1970	-	2.77
1971	-	2.77
1972	-	2.78
1973	-	2.86
1974	-	2.96
1975	-	3.02
1976	-	3.01
1977	-	2.9
1978	-	2.83
1979	-	2.71
1980	-	2.59
1981	-	2.53
1982	-	2.51
1983	-	2.49
1984	-	2.47
1985	-	2.47
1986	-	2.47
1987	-	2.49
1988	-	2.5
1989	-	2.5
1990	6.81	2.48
1991	6.75	2.45
1992	6.65	2.43
1993	6.5	2.41
1994	6.33	2.42
1995	6.16	2.4
1996	5.99	2.36
1997	5.82	2.33
1998	5.69	2.27
1999	5.58	2.25
2000	5.46	2.2
2001	5.34	2.16
2002	5.22	2.16
2003	5.06	2.12
2004	4.97	2.09
2005	4.87	2.1
2006	4.74	2.07
2007	4.63	2.05
2008	4.51	2.03
2009	4.44	2.02
2010	4.43	2.01
2011	4.31	1.99
2012	4.15	2.01
2013	4.05	2.03
2014	4	2.03
2015	3.98	2.04
2016	3.89	1.97
2017	3.77	1.82
2018	3.67	1.68
2019	3.59	1.57
2020	3.51	1.5
2021	3.44	1.45
2022	3.38	1.43
2023	3.31	1.41
2024	3.25	1.4
2025	3.19	1.39
2026	3.13	1.38
2027	3.07	1.38
2028	3.02	1.38
2029	2.97	1.38
2030	2.93	1.38
2031	2.89	1.39
2032	2.85	1.39
2033	2.81	1.39
2034	2.78	1.39
2035	2.75	1.4
2036	2.71	1.4
2037	2.68	1.4
2038	2.65	1.4
2039	2.62	1.41
2040	2.59	1.41
2041	2.56	1.41
2042	2.53	1.42
2043	2.51	1.42
2044	2.48	1.42
2045	2.45	1.42
2046	2.43	1.42
2047	2.41	1.43
2048	2.38	1.43
2049	2.36	1.43
2050	2.34	1.44

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Palestine	Uruguay
1960	-	27.6%
1961	-	27.6%
1962	-	27.7%
1963	-	27.8%
1964	-	27.9%
1965	-	27.9%
1966	-	28%
1967	-	28%
1968	-	27.9%
1969	-	27.8%
1970	-	27.8%
1971	-	27.7%
1972	-	27.5%
1973	-	27.4%
1974	-	27.4%
1975	-	27.4%
1976	-	27.4%
1977	-	27.3%
1978	-	27.3%
1979	-	27.2%
1980	-	27%
1981	-	26.9%
1982	-	26.7%
1983	-	26.6%
1984	-	26.5%
1985	-	26.4%
1986	-	26.2%
1987	-	26.1%
1988	-	26%
1989	-	25.8%
1990	49.1%	25.6%
1991	49.1%	25.3%
1992	49%	25.1%
1993	49%	24.9%
1994	48.9%	24.7%
1995	48.8%	24.7%
1996	48.6%	24.6%
1997	48.4%	24.6%
1998	48.1%	24.5%
1999	47.8%	24.5%
2000	47.4%	24.4%
2001	47.1%	24.2%
2002	46.6%	24.1%
2003	46.1%	23.9%
2004	45.6%	23.7%
2005	45%	23.5%
2006	44.3%	23.3%
2007	43.7%	23.1%
2008	43%	22.8%
2009	42.4%	22.6%
2010	41.9%	22.3%
2011	41.5%	22%
2012	41.1%	21.7%
2013	40.7%	21.5%
2014	40.4%	21.3%
2015	40.1%	21.1%
2016	39.9%	21%
2017	39.7%	20.8%
2018	39.6%	20.5%
2019	39.5%	20.2%
2020	39.3%	19.8%
2021	39%	19.4%
2022	38.7%	19.1%
2023	38.4%	18.7%
2024	38%	18.3%
2025	37.6%	17.9%
2026	37%	17.5%
2027	36.5%	17.1%
2028	35.9%	16.7%
2029	35.3%	16.3%
2030	34.7%	15.8%
2031	34%	15.4%
2032	33.4%	15.1%
2033	32.8%	14.8%
2034	32.3%	14.7%
2035	31.8%	14.6%
2036	31.4%	14.5%
2037	31%	14.5%
2038	30.6%	14.4%
2039	30.3%	14.4%
2040	30%	14.3%
2041	29.7%	14.3%
2042	29.4%	14.3%
2043	29.2%	14.2%
2044	28.9%	14.1%
2045	28.6%	14.1%
2046	28.4%	14%
2047	28.1%	13.9%
2048	27.8%	13.8%
2049	27.5%	13.7%
2050	27.2%	13.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 38% of the population in Palestine and 18.3% in Uruguay in 2024, compared to 49.1% and 25.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Palestine and Uruguay compared.

Natural population change in Palestine vs Uruguay by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.64% in Palestine and +0.19% in Uruguay. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Palestine	Uruguay
1960	-	30,438
1961	-	30,975
1962	-	31,441
1963	-	31,824
1964	-	31,340
1965	-	30,807
1966	-	30,293
1967	-	29,514
1968	-	29,103
1969	-	28,805
1970	-	28,737
1971	-	28,584
1972	-	28,896
1973	-	30,213
1974	-	32,221
1975	-	33,393
1976	-	33,199
1977	-	31,321
1978	-	30,076
1979	-	27,456
1980	-	25,451
1981	-	24,968
1982	-	25,224
1983	-	24,146
1984	-	23,684
1985	-	23,988
1986	-	24,505
1987	-	24,469
1988	-	25,071
1989	-	25,322
1990	76,163	25,699
1991	79,444	25,422
1992	82,865	24,847
1993	86,434	24,212
1994	90,156	24,637
1995	94,037	24,872
1996	98,085	24,635
1997	102,307	23,737
1998	103,566	22,114
1999	104,823	21,844
2000	106,367	21,060
2001	107,320	20,729
2002	108,560	20,073
2003	109,162	18,628
2004	110,045	18,067
2005	110,569	18,926
2006	111,728	17,783
2007	112,453	17,422
2008	108,395	16,838
2009	111,724	16,947
2010	117,674	16,231
2011	119,021	14,934
2012	119,185	15,520
2013	120,503	16,318
2014	120,724	16,238
2015	126,189	16,194
2016	126,698	14,008
2017	125,688	10,907
2018	124,791	7,322
2019	124,508	3,873
2020	122,416	4,048
2021	120,396	-5,621
2022	123,987	-2,964
2023	102,613	298

Maternal mortality chart: Palestine vs Uruguay

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 16 deaths per 100,000 live births in Palestine, compared to 15 deaths in Uruguay.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Palestine	Uruguay
1985	102	41
1986	96	41
1987	87	41
1988	85	39
1989	82	36
1990	78	35
1991	75	33
1992	73	33
1993	69	31
1994	66	30
1995	64	29
1996	61	28
1997	60	27
1998	59	25
1999	58	24
2000	59	23
2001	60	24
2002	58	23
2003	56	23
2004	55	21
2005	52	20
2006	51	20
2007	49	19
2008	49	19
2009	48	18
2010	42	17
2011	39	17
2012	36	16
2013	32	16
2014	29	16
2015	26	16
2016	23	16
2017	21	16
2018	19	16
2019	18	16
2020	20	20
2021	29	49
2022	17	20
2023	16	15

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.63% in Palestine and 0.67% in Uruguay. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Palestine	Uruguay
1960	-	6.33%
1961	-	6.21%
1962	-	6.06%
1963	-	5.93%
1964	-	5.83%
1965	-	5.77%
1966	-	5.74%
1967	-	5.7%
1968	-	5.64%
1969	-	5.53%
1970	-	5.4%
1971	-	5.33%
1972	-	5.34%
1973	-	5.39%
1974	-	5.46%
1975	10.8%	5.49%
1976	10.2%	5.41%
1977	9.55%	5.18%
1978	8.98%	4.83%
1979	8.45%	4.41%
1980	7.95%	3.98%
1981	7.48%	3.6%
1982	7.04%	3.31%
1983	6.63%	3.1%
1984	6.25%	2.95%
1985	5.89%	2.84%
1986	5.56%	2.74%
1987	5.25%	2.62%
1988	4.97%	2.51%
1989	4.72%	2.42%
1990	4.49%	2.37%
1991	4.28%	2.32%
1992	4.09%	2.29%
1993	3.92%	2.25%
1994	3.77%	2.19%
1995	3.62%	2.12%
1996	3.49%	2.03%
1997	3.36%	1.93%
1998	3.24%	1.84%
1999	3.13%	1.76%
2000	3.03%	1.7%
2001	2.94%	1.66%
2002	2.85%	1.62%
2003	2.77%	1.58%
2004	2.68%	1.52%
2005	2.6%	1.44%
2006	2.52%	1.35%
2007	2.43%	1.27%
2008	2.35%	1.19%
2009	2.28%	1.13%
2010	2.2%	1.08%
2011	2.12%	1.04%
2012	2.04%	1%
2013	1.97%	0.97%
2014	2.2%	0.93%
2015	1.83%	0.89%
2016	1.76%	0.85%
2017	1.69%	0.81%
2018	1.63%	0.77%
2019	1.57%	0.74%
2020	1.52%	0.71%
2021	1.47%	0.7%
2022	1.42%	0.68%
2023	2.63%	0.67%