Fertility & birth rates in Uruguay and Zimbabwe

Fertility rate in Uruguay vs Zimbabwe chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Uruguay was 1.41 children per woman in 2023, compared to 3.72 in Zimbabwe in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Uruguay	Zimbabwe
1960	2.83	7.2
1961	2.85	7.21
1962	2.87	7.23
1963	2.88	7.23
1964	2.86	7.23
1965	2.84	7.23
1966	2.82	7.2
1967	2.78	7.16
1968	2.77	7.11
1969	2.77	7.04
1970	2.77	6.98
1971	2.77	6.94
1972	2.78	6.94
1973	2.86	6.94
1974	2.96	6.88
1975	3.02	6.83
1976	3.01	6.77
1977	2.9	6.71
1978	2.83	6.66
1979	2.71	6.59
1980	2.59	6.52
1981	2.53	6.45
1982	2.51	6.33
1983	2.49	6.2
1984	2.47	6.04
1985	2.47	5.87
1986	2.47	5.69
1987	2.49	5.5
1988	2.5	5.28
1989	2.5	5.07
1990	2.48	4.88
1991	2.45	4.72
1992	2.43	4.57
1993	2.41	4.39
1994	2.42	4.28
1995	2.4	4.15
1996	2.36	4.11
1997	2.33	4.08
1998	2.27	4.07
1999	2.25	4.06
2000	2.2	4.01
2001	2.16	3.98
2002	2.16	3.93
2003	2.12	3.86
2004	2.09	3.78
2005	2.1	3.69
2006	2.07	3.64
2007	2.05	3.68
2008	2.03	3.78
2009	2.02	3.95
2010	2.01	4.04
2011	1.99	4.13
2012	2.01	4.13
2013	2.03	4.11
2014	2.03	4.01
2015	2.04	3.91
2016	1.97	3.83
2017	1.82	3.77
2018	1.68	3.74
2019	1.57	3.75
2020	1.5	3.75
2021	1.45	3.77
2022	1.43	3.77
2023	1.41	3.72
2024	1.4	3.67
2025	1.39	3.62
2026	1.38	3.57
2027	1.38	3.52
2028	1.38	3.47
2029	1.38	3.43
2030	1.38	3.38
2031	1.39	3.33
2032	1.39	3.29
2033	1.39	3.25
2034	1.39	3.21
2035	1.4	3.17
2036	1.4	3.13
2037	1.4	3.09
2038	1.4	3.06
2039	1.41	3.02
2040	1.41	2.99
2041	1.41	2.96
2042	1.42	2.93
2043	1.42	2.9
2044	1.42	2.87
2045	1.42	2.84
2046	1.42	2.81
2047	1.43	2.78
2048	1.43	2.75
2049	1.43	2.72
2050	1.44	2.69

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Uruguay	Zimbabwe
1960	27.6%	47.3%
1961	27.6%	47.7%
1962	27.7%	48.1%
1963	27.8%	48.5%
1964	27.9%	48.8%
1965	27.9%	48.7%
1966	28%	48.6%
1967	28%	48.5%
1968	27.9%	48.5%
1969	27.8%	48.4%
1970	27.8%	48.3%
1971	27.7%	48.2%
1972	27.5%	48.2%
1973	27.4%	48.1%
1974	27.4%	48.1%
1975	27.4%	48.1%
1976	27.4%	48.2%
1977	27.3%	48.3%
1978	27.3%	48.5%
1979	27.2%	48.8%
1980	27%	48.7%
1981	26.9%	48.4%
1982	26.7%	48.3%
1983	26.6%	48.2%
1984	26.5%	48.1%
1985	26.4%	48%
1986	26.2%	47.9%
1987	26.1%	47.9%
1988	26%	47.9%
1989	25.8%	47.6%
1990	25.6%	47.1%
1991	25.3%	46.6%
1992	25.1%	46.8%
1993	24.9%	47.1%
1994	24.7%	46.6%
1995	24.7%	45.9%
1996	24.6%	45%
1997	24.6%	44%
1998	24.5%	43.1%
1999	24.5%	42.4%
2000	24.4%	41.9%
2001	24.2%	41.5%
2002	24.1%	41.4%
2003	23.9%	41.5%
2004	23.7%	41.7%
2005	23.5%	41.9%
2006	23.3%	42%
2007	23.1%	42.1%
2008	22.8%	42.4%
2009	22.6%	42.7%
2010	22.3%	43%
2011	22%	43.4%
2012	21.7%	43.7%
2013	21.5%	43.9%
2014	21.3%	43.9%
2015	21.1%	43.8%
2016	21%	43.6%
2017	20.8%	43.3%
2018	20.5%	42.9%
2019	20.2%	42.5%
2020	19.8%	42.2%
2021	19.4%	41.9%
2022	19.1%	41.6%
2023	18.7%	41.3%
2024	18.3%	40.9%
2025	17.9%	40.3%
2026	17.5%	39.6%
2027	17.1%	39%
2028	16.7%	38.4%
2029	16.3%	37.8%
2030	15.8%	37.4%
2031	15.4%	37%
2032	15.1%	36.8%
2033	14.8%	36.5%
2034	14.7%	36.3%
2035	14.6%	36.1%
2036	14.5%	35.8%
2037	14.5%	35.6%
2038	14.4%	35.3%
2039	14.4%	35.1%
2040	14.3%	34.8%
2041	14.3%	34.6%
2042	14.3%	34.3%
2043	14.2%	34.1%
2044	14.1%	33.8%
2045	14.1%	33.5%
2046	14%	33.2%
2047	13.9%	32.9%
2048	13.8%	32.6%
2049	13.7%	32.2%
2050	13.6%	31.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.3% of the population in Uruguay and 40.9% in Zimbabwe in 2024, compared to 25.6% and 47.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Uruguay and Zimbabwe compared.

Natural population change in Uruguay vs Zimbabwe by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.19% in Uruguay and +2.34% in Zimbabwe. 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
	Uruguay	Zimbabwe
1960	30,438	126,959
1961	30,975	131,531
1962	31,441	136,317
1963	31,824	140,984
1964	31,340	145,848
1965	30,807	151,164
1966	30,293	156,014
1967	29,514	161,205
1968	29,103	166,865
1969	28,805	172,626
1970	28,737	178,979
1971	28,584	185,427
1972	28,896	193,725
1973	30,213	201,885
1974	32,221	208,806
1975	33,393	216,947
1976	33,199	221,419
1977	31,321	225,139
1978	30,076	222,979
1979	27,456	223,657
1980	25,451	241,179
1981	24,968	271,361
1982	25,224	279,934
1983	24,146	286,545
1984	23,684	290,052
1985	23,988	290,756
1986	24,505	289,894
1987	24,469	286,766
1988	25,071	277,498
1989	25,322	270,838
1990	25,699	265,444
1991	25,422	260,943
1992	24,847	255,291
1993	24,212	228,045
1994	24,637	216,343
1995	24,872	206,695
1996	24,635	205,269
1997	23,737	216,288
1998	22,114	225,614
1999	21,844	232,393
2000	21,060	236,343
2001	20,729	227,909
2002	20,073	244,170
2003	18,628	243,057
2004	18,067	248,307
2005	18,926	248,545
2006	17,783	248,963
2007	17,422	261,805
2008	16,838	280,527
2009	16,947	309,316
2010	16,231	335,570
2011	14,934	359,572
2012	15,520	371,135
2013	16,318	374,757
2014	16,238	366,350
2015	16,194	356,203
2016	14,008	348,772
2017	10,907	344,035
2018	7,322	345,883
2019	3,873	348,798
2020	4,048	354,790
2021	-5,621	349,908
2022	-2,964	371,243
2023	298	372,505

Maternal mortality chart: Uruguay vs Zimbabwe

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 15 deaths per 100,000 live births in Uruguay, compared to 358 deaths in Zimbabwe.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Uruguay	Zimbabwe
1985	41	573
1986	41	525
1987	41	480
1988	39	431
1989	36	382
1990	35	353
1991	33	332
1992	33	333
1993	31	331
1994	30	332
1995	29	332
1996	28	352
1997	27	357
1998	25	368
1999	24	399
2000	23	405
2001	24	467
2002	23	418
2003	23	455
2004	21	451
2005	20	454
2006	20	480
2007	19	519
2008	19	526
2009	18	540
2010	17	567
2011	17	564
2012	16	558
2013	16	525
2014	16	468
2015	16	428
2016	16	411
2017	16	389
2018	16	386
2019	16	388
2020	20	380
2021	49	446
2022	20	368
2023	15	358

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.67% in Uruguay and 4.42% in Zimbabwe. 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
	Uruguay	Zimbabwe
1960	6.33%	15.2%
1961	6.21%	14.8%
1962	6.06%	14.4%
1963	5.93%	14%
1964	5.83%	13.5%
1965	5.77%	13.1%
1966	5.74%	12.7%
1967	5.7%	12.4%
1968	5.64%	12.1%
1969	5.53%	11.8%
1970	5.4%	11.7%
1971	5.33%	11.5%
1972	5.34%	11.5%
1973	5.39%	11.4%
1974	5.46%	11.4%
1975	5.49%	11.4%
1976	5.41%	11.5%
1977	5.18%	11.5%
1978	4.83%	11.5%
1979	4.41%	11.3%
1980	3.98%	11.1%
1981	3.6%	10.7%
1982	3.31%	10.1%
1983	3.1%	9.5%
1984	2.95%	8.87%
1985	2.84%	8.31%
1986	2.74%	7.86%
1987	2.62%	7.61%
1988	2.51%	7.55%
1989	2.42%	7.69%
1990	2.37%	7.97%
1991	2.32%	8.33%
1992	2.29%	8.73%
1993	2.25%	9.16%
1994	2.19%	9.52%
1995	2.12%	9.83%
1996	2.03%	10%
1997	1.93%	10.1%
1998	1.84%	10%
1999	1.76%	9.92%
2000	1.7%	9.83%
2001	1.66%	9.79%
2002	1.62%	8.48%
2003	1.58%	8.85%
2004	1.52%	9.17%
2005	1.44%	9.23%
2006	1.35%	9.4%
2007	1.27%	9.47%
2008	1.19%	9.34%
2009	1.13%	9.03%
2010	1.08%	8.5%
2011	1.04%	7.88%
2012	1%	7.14%
2013	0.97%	6.55%
2014	0.93%	6.18%
2015	0.89%	5.98%
2016	0.85%	5.69%
2017	0.81%	5.5%
2018	0.77%	5.23%
2019	0.74%	5.11%
2020	0.71%	5.01%
2021	0.7%	4.76%
2022	0.68%	4.6%
2023	0.67%	4.42%