Fertility & birth rates in Solomon Islands and Uruguay

Fertility rate in Solomon Islands vs Uruguay chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in the Solomon Islands was 3.56 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 the Solomon Islands 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
	Solomon Islands	Uruguay
1960	7.07	2.83
1961	7.05	2.85
1962	7.04	2.87
1963	7.03	2.88
1964	7.05	2.86
1965	7.02	2.84
1966	7	2.82
1967	6.97	2.78
1968	6.95	2.77
1969	6.97	2.77
1970	6.98	2.77
1971	6.99	2.77
1972	6.99	2.78
1973	7	2.86
1974	7.01	2.96
1975	6.99	3.02
1976	6.95	3.01
1977	6.92	2.9
1978	6.87	2.83
1979	6.82	2.71
1980	6.77	2.59
1981	6.71	2.53
1982	6.64	2.51
1983	6.57	2.49
1984	6.49	2.47
1985	6.38	2.47
1986	6.26	2.47
1987	6.12	2.49
1988	5.99	2.5
1989	5.87	2.5
1990	5.74	2.48
1991	5.62	2.45
1992	5.51	2.43
1993	5.45	2.41
1994	5.4	2.42
1995	5.34	2.4
1996	5.22	2.36
1997	5.09	2.33
1998	4.98	2.27
1999	4.86	2.25
2000	4.76	2.2
2001	4.67	2.16
2002	4.6	2.16
2003	4.54	2.12
2004	4.47	2.09
2005	4.41	2.1
2006	4.39	2.07
2007	4.37	2.05
2008	4.36	2.03
2009	4.35	2.02
2010	4.34	2.01
2011	4.34	1.99
2012	4.33	2.01
2013	4.33	2.03
2014	4.36	2.03
2015	4.29	2.04
2016	4.2	1.97
2017	4.06	1.82
2018	3.93	1.68
2019	3.8	1.57
2020	3.75	1.5
2021	3.69	1.45
2022	3.62	1.43
2023	3.56	1.41
2024	3.51	1.4
2025	3.47	1.39
2026	3.42	1.38
2027	3.37	1.38
2028	3.32	1.38
2029	3.28	1.38
2030	3.24	1.38
2031	3.2	1.39
2032	3.16	1.39
2033	3.12	1.39
2034	3.08	1.39
2035	3.04	1.4
2036	3	1.4
2037	2.97	1.4
2038	2.94	1.4
2039	2.91	1.41
2040	2.88	1.41
2041	2.84	1.41
2042	2.82	1.42
2043	2.79	1.42
2044	2.76	1.42
2045	2.73	1.42
2046	2.71	1.42
2047	2.68	1.43
2048	2.66	1.43
2049	2.63	1.43
2050	2.61	1.44

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Solomon Islands	Uruguay
1960	46.3%	27.6%
1961	46.1%	27.6%
1962	46%	27.7%
1963	45.9%	27.8%
1964	45.8%	27.9%
1965	45.9%	27.9%
1966	46%	28%
1967	46.2%	28%
1968	46.4%	27.9%
1969	46.6%	27.8%
1970	46.7%	27.8%
1971	46.8%	27.7%
1972	46.9%	27.5%
1973	47.1%	27.4%
1974	47.5%	27.4%
1975	47.9%	27.4%
1976	48.2%	27.4%
1977	48.3%	27.3%
1978	48.3%	27.3%
1979	48.3%	27.2%
1980	48.3%	27%
1981	48.2%	26.9%
1982	48.1%	26.7%
1983	47.9%	26.6%
1984	47.8%	26.5%
1985	47.5%	26.4%
1986	47.3%	26.2%
1987	46.9%	26.1%
1988	46.6%	26%
1989	46.2%	25.8%
1990	45.8%	25.6%
1991	45.4%	25.3%
1992	45.1%	25.1%
1993	44.8%	24.9%
1994	44.5%	24.7%
1995	44.3%	24.7%
1996	44%	24.6%
1997	43.8%	24.6%
1998	43.5%	24.5%
1999	43.2%	24.5%
2000	42.9%	24.4%
2001	42.5%	24.2%
2002	42.2%	24.1%
2003	41.9%	23.9%
2004	41.7%	23.7%
2005	41.5%	23.5%
2006	41.3%	23.3%
2007	41.2%	23.1%
2008	41.2%	22.8%
2009	41.1%	22.6%
2010	41%	22.3%
2011	40.8%	22%
2012	40.7%	21.7%
2013	40.4%	21.5%
2014	40.2%	21.3%
2015	40%	21.1%
2016	39.7%	21%
2017	39.4%	20.8%
2018	39%	20.5%
2019	38.7%	20.2%
2020	38.4%	19.8%
2021	38.1%	19.4%
2022	37.7%	19.1%
2023	37.4%	18.7%
2024	37%	18.3%
2025	36.6%	17.9%
2026	36.1%	17.5%
2027	35.7%	17.1%
2028	35.2%	16.7%
2029	34.7%	16.3%
2030	34.3%	15.8%
2031	33.9%	15.4%
2032	33.5%	15.1%
2033	33.2%	14.8%
2034	32.9%	14.7%
2035	32.7%	14.6%
2036	32.4%	14.5%
2037	32.2%	14.5%
2038	31.9%	14.4%
2039	31.7%	14.4%
2040	31.5%	14.3%
2041	31.2%	14.3%
2042	31%	14.3%
2043	30.7%	14.2%
2044	30.4%	14.1%
2045	30.2%	14.1%
2046	29.9%	14%
2047	29.6%	13.9%
2048	29.3%	13.8%
2049	29%	13.7%
2050	28.7%	13.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 37% of the population in the Solomon Islands and 18.3% in Uruguay in 2024, compared to 45.8% and 25.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Solomon Islands and Uruguay compared.

Natural population change in Solomon Islands vs Uruguay by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.38% in the Solomon Islands 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
	Solomon Islands	Uruguay
1960	4,119	30,438
1961	4,257	30,975
1962	4,408	31,441
1963	4,571	31,824
1964	4,747	31,340
1965	4,885	30,807
1966	5,028	30,293
1967	5,151	29,514
1968	5,285	29,103
1969	5,444	28,805
1970	5,575	28,737
1971	5,814	28,584
1972	6,074	28,896
1973	6,343	30,213
1974	6,612	32,221
1975	6,635	33,393
1976	7,058	33,199
1977	7,290	31,321
1978	7,598	30,076
1979	7,874	27,456
1980	8,156	25,451
1981	8,436	24,968
1982	8,720	25,224
1983	9,011	24,146
1984	9,299	23,684
1985	9,534	23,988
1986	9,656	24,505
1987	9,943	24,469
1988	10,142	25,071
1989	10,354	25,322
1990	10,561	25,699
1991	10,789	25,422
1992	11,029	24,847
1993	11,396	24,212
1994	11,771	24,637
1995	12,124	24,872
1996	12,328	24,635
1997	12,478	23,737
1998	12,658	22,114
1999	12,809	21,844
2000	12,938	21,060
2001	13,061	20,729
2002	13,195	20,073
2003	13,344	18,628
2004	13,444	18,067
2005	13,568	18,926
2006	13,799	17,783
2007	13,963	17,422
2008	14,225	16,838
2009	14,381	16,947
2010	14,604	16,231
2011	15,095	14,934
2012	15,585	15,520
2013	16,038	16,318
2014	16,652	16,238
2015	16,909	16,194
2016	17,027	14,008
2017	16,897	10,907
2018	16,790	7,322
2019	16,649	3,873
2020	16,488	4,048
2021	16,626	-5,621
2022	17,253	-2,964
2023	17,436	298

Maternal mortality chart: Solomon Islands vs Uruguay

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 123 deaths per 100,000 live births in the Solomon Islands, compared to 15 deaths in Uruguay.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Solomon Islands	Uruguay
1985	209	41
1986	226	41
1987	200	41
1988	193	39
1989	188	36
1990	184	35
1991	178	33
1992	174	33
1993	173	31
1994	170	30
1995	168	29
1996	166	28
1997	164	27
1998	165	25
1999	164	24
2000	166	23
2001	167	24
2002	168	23
2003	167	23
2004	164	21
2005	161	20
2006	159	20
2007	163	19
2008	153	19
2009	152	18
2010	148	17
2011	147	17
2012	146	16
2013	147	16
2014	147	16
2015	146	16
2016	143	16
2017	140	16
2018	136	16
2019	135	16
2020	131	20
2021	153	49
2022	126	20
2023	123	15

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.06% in the Solomon Islands 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
	Solomon Islands	Uruguay
1960	16.7%	6.33%
1961	16%	6.21%
1962	15.4%	6.06%
1963	14.7%	5.93%
1964	14%	5.83%
1965	13.3%	5.77%
1966	12.7%	5.74%
1967	12%	5.7%
1968	11.3%	5.64%
1969	10.6%	5.53%
1970	9.94%	5.4%
1971	9.29%	5.33%
1972	8.69%	5.34%
1973	8.12%	5.39%
1974	7.6%	5.46%
1975	7.9%	5.49%
1976	6.68%	5.41%
1977	6.29%	5.18%
1978	5.95%	4.83%
1979	5.64%	4.41%
1980	5.38%	3.98%
1981	5.14%	3.6%
1982	4.93%	3.31%
1983	4.74%	3.1%
1984	4.58%	2.95%
1985	4.42%	2.84%
1986	4.28%	2.74%
1987	4.16%	2.62%
1988	4.04%	2.51%
1989	3.93%	2.42%
1990	3.82%	2.37%
1991	3.72%	2.32%
1992	3.62%	2.29%
1993	3.52%	2.25%
1994	3.43%	2.19%
1995	3.35%	2.12%
1996	3.27%	2.03%
1997	3.21%	1.93%
1998	3.16%	1.84%
1999	3.11%	1.76%
2000	3.07%	1.7%
2001	3.03%	1.66%
2002	2.99%	1.62%
2003	2.97%	1.58%
2004	2.94%	1.52%
2005	2.91%	1.44%
2006	2.88%	1.35%
2007	2.85%	1.27%
2008	2.81%	1.19%
2009	2.76%	1.13%
2010	2.72%	1.08%
2011	2.67%	1.04%
2012	2.62%	1%
2013	2.58%	0.97%
2014	2.53%	0.93%
2015	2.49%	0.89%
2016	2.45%	0.85%
2017	2.41%	0.81%
2018	2.36%	0.77%
2019	2.3%	0.74%
2020	2.24%	0.71%
2021	2.18%	0.7%
2022	2.12%	0.68%
2023	2.06%	0.67%