Uruguay birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Uruguay chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Uruguay was 1.41 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 2004. In 1993, the fertility rate was 2.41 — a -41.5% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Uruguay	World
1960	2.83	4.69
1961	2.85	4.56
1962	2.87	5.02
1963	2.88	5.31
1964	2.86	5.13
1965	2.84	5.08
1966	2.82	4.97
1967	2.78	4.87
1968	2.77	4.98
1969	2.77	4.88
1970	2.77	4.84
1971	2.77	4.69
1972	2.78	4.55
1973	2.86	4.42
1974	2.96	4.26
1975	3.02	4.07
1976	3.01	3.97
1977	2.9	3.84
1978	2.83	3.77
1979	2.71	3.76
1980	2.59	3.73
1981	2.53	3.71
1982	2.51	3.72
1983	2.49	3.59
1984	2.47	3.57
1985	2.47	3.53
1986	2.47	3.51
1987	2.49	3.48
1988	2.5	3.39
1989	2.5	3.35
1990	2.48	3.31
1991	2.45	3.13
1992	2.43	3.04
1993	2.41	2.97
1994	2.42	2.92
1995	2.4	2.87
1996	2.36	2.82
1997	2.33	2.78
1998	2.27	2.75
1999	2.25	2.72
2000	2.2	2.73
2001	2.16	2.69
2002	2.16	2.66
2003	2.12	2.64
2004	2.09	2.63
2005	2.1	2.61
2006	2.07	2.61
2007	2.05	2.6
2008	2.03	2.6
2009	2.02	2.59
2010	2.01	2.57
2011	1.99	2.55
2012	2.01	2.56
2013	2.03	2.53
2014	2.03	2.52
2015	2.04	2.49
2016	1.97	2.49
2017	1.82	2.46
2018	1.68	2.39
2019	1.57	2.35
2020	1.5	2.28
2021	1.45	2.25
2022	1.43	2.22
2023	1.41	2.2
2024	1.4	2.19
2025	1.39	2.18
2026	1.38	2.18
2027	1.38	2.17
2028	1.38	2.16
2029	1.38	2.15
2030	1.38	2.14
2031	1.39	2.13
2032	1.39	2.12
2033	1.39	2.12
2034	1.39	2.11
2035	1.4	2.1
2036	1.4	2.09
2037	1.4	2.09
2038	1.4	2.08
2039	1.41	2.08
2040	1.41	2.08
2041	1.41	2.07
2042	1.42	2.07
2043	1.42	2.07
2044	1.42	2.07
2045	1.42	2.06
2046	1.42	2.06
2047	1.43	2.06
2048	1.43	2.05
2049	1.43	2.05
2050	1.44	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 8.32% were to women under 20 years old, 44.5% to women ages 20-29, and 47.2% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 14.1%, 53.7%, and 32.2% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Uruguay by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Uruguay	World
1960	27.6%	37.4%
1961	27.6%	37.5%
1962	27.7%	37.6%
1963	27.8%	37.8%
1964	27.9%	38%
1965	27.9%	38%
1966	28%	38%
1967	28%	38%
1968	27.9%	37.9%
1969	27.8%	37.8%
1970	27.8%	37.7%
1971	27.7%	37.6%
1972	27.5%	37.5%
1973	27.4%	37.3%
1974	27.4%	37.2%
1975	27.4%	37.1%
1976	27.4%	36.9%
1977	27.3%	36.7%
1978	27.3%	36.3%
1979	27.2%	35.9%
1980	27%	35.5%
1981	26.9%	35.2%
1982	26.7%	34.9%
1983	26.6%	34.6%
1984	26.5%	34.3%
1985	26.4%	34%
1986	26.2%	33.8%
1987	26.1%	33.6%
1988	26%	33.4%
1989	25.8%	33.2%
1990	25.6%	33%
1991	25.3%	32.9%
1992	25.1%	32.7%
1993	24.9%	32.5%
1994	24.7%	32.3%
1995	24.7%	32.1%
1996	24.6%	31.8%
1997	24.6%	31.5%
1998	24.5%	31.1%
1999	24.5%	30.8%
2000	24.4%	30.4%
2001	24.2%	30%
2002	24.1%	29.6%
2003	23.9%	29.2%
2004	23.7%	28.8%
2005	23.5%	28.5%
2006	23.3%	28.1%
2007	23.1%	27.9%
2008	22.8%	27.6%
2009	22.6%	27.5%
2010	22.3%	27.3%
2011	22%	27.1%
2012	21.7%	27%
2013	21.5%	26.9%
2014	21.3%	26.8%
2015	21.1%	26.6%
2016	21%	26.5%
2017	20.8%	26.4%
2018	20.5%	26.2%
2019	20.2%	26%
2020	19.8%	25.8%
2021	19.4%	25.6%
2022	19.1%	25.3%
2023	18.7%	25%
2024	18.3%	24.7%
2025	17.9%	24.4%
2026	17.5%	24.1%
2027	17.1%	23.8%
2028	16.7%	23.4%
2029	16.3%	23.1%
2030	15.8%	22.8%
2031	15.4%	22.6%
2032	15.1%	22.3%
2033	14.8%	22.1%
2034	14.7%	21.9%
2035	14.6%	21.7%
2036	14.5%	21.6%
2037	14.5%	21.5%
2038	14.4%	21.4%
2039	14.4%	21.3%
2040	14.3%	21.2%
2041	14.3%	21.1%
2042	14.3%	21%
2043	14.2%	21%
2044	14.1%	20.9%
2045	14.1%	20.8%
2046	14%	20.7%
2047	13.9%	20.7%
2048	13.8%	20.6%
2049	13.7%	20.5%
2050	13.6%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Uruguay was 27.6% in 1960, 24.9% in 1993, and 18.3% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Uruguay.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Uruguay, excluding migration, has been +0.19% annually. On average, 6,430 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	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	25,699
1991	25,422
1992	24,847
1993	24,212
1994	24,637
1995	24,872
1996	24,635
1997	23,737
1998	22,114
1999	21,844
2000	21,060
2001	20,729
2002	20,073
2003	18,628
2004	18,067
2005	18,926
2006	17,783
2007	17,422
2008	16,838
2009	16,947
2010	16,231
2011	14,934
2012	15,520
2013	16,318
2014	16,238
2015	16,194
2016	14,008
2017	10,907
2018	7,322
2019	3,873
2020	4,048
2021	-5,621
2022	-2,964
2023	298

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Uruguay was 15 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.02% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -34.8% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Uruguay	World
1985	41	460
1986	41	438
1987	41	429
1988	39	414
1989	36	401
1990	35	391
1991	33	395
1992	33	395
1993	31	389
1994	30	382
1995	29	371
1996	28	366
1997	27	358
1998	25	360
1999	24	340
2000	23	328
2001	24	321
2002	23	311
2003	23	301
2004	21	291
2005	20	283
2006	20	276
2007	19	269
2008	19	264
2009	18	258
2010	17	253
2011	17	247
2012	16	239
2013	16	235
2014	16	231
2015	16	228
2016	16	220
2017	16	215
2018	16	211
2019	16	207
2020	20	211
2021	49	242
2022	20	203
2023	15	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Uruguay was 6.7 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.67% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 17 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Uruguay	World
1960	6.33%	18.5%
1961	6.21%	18.1%
1962	6.06%	17.8%
1963	5.93%	17.5%
1964	5.83%	17.7%
1965	5.77%	17.5%
1966	5.74%	17.3%
1967	5.7%	17%
1968	5.64%	16.5%
1969	5.53%	15.5%
1970	5.4%	15.2%
1971	5.33%	15.1%
1972	5.34%	14.4%
1973	5.39%	14.1%
1974	5.46%	13.7%
1975	5.49%	13.4%
1976	5.41%	13%
1977	5.18%	12.5%
1978	4.83%	12.1%
1979	4.41%	11.7%
1980	3.98%	11.4%
1981	3.6%	11%
1982	3.31%	10.8%
1983	3.1%	10.6%
1984	2.95%	10.4%
1985	2.84%	10.1%
1986	2.74%	9.81%
1987	2.62%	9.47%
1988	2.51%	9.31%
1989	2.42%	9.02%
1990	2.37%	8.81%
1991	2.32%	8.66%
1992	2.29%	8.46%
1993	2.25%	8.19%
1994	2.19%	7.98%
1995	2.12%	7.76%
1996	2.03%	7.52%
1997	1.93%	7.28%
1998	1.84%	7.05%
1999	1.76%	6.76%
2000	1.7%	6.48%
2001	1.66%	6.21%
2002	1.62%	5.94%
2003	1.58%	5.65%
2004	1.52%	5.43%
2005	1.44%	5.16%
2006	1.35%	4.92%
2007	1.27%	4.7%
2008	1.19%	4.5%
2009	1.13%	4.31%
2010	1.08%	4.11%
2011	1.04%	3.97%
2012	1%	3.77%
2013	0.97%	3.61%
2014	0.93%	3.48%
2015	0.89%	3.35%
2016	0.85%	3.23%
2017	0.81%	3.11%
2018	0.77%	2.97%
2019	0.74%	2.86%
2020	0.71%	2.75%
2021	0.7%	2.66%
2022	0.68%	2.59%
2023	0.67%	2.49%