Total Fertility Rate in Uruguay
Uruguay: Total Fertility Rate was 1.48 in 2022. βΌ Falling
Total Fertility Rate in Uruguay, 1960β2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fertility rate in Uruguay is 1.48, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate in Uruguay peaked at 3.02 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 1.48, in 2020.
That places Uruguay 157th out of 197 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.83 | 2.75 | 2.88 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.86 | 2.7 | 3.02 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.5 | 2.42 | 2.59 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.37 | 2.22 | 2.45 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.09 | 2.02 | 2.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9 | 1.55 | 2.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.48 | 1.48 | 1.49 | 3 |
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More gender data for Uruguay
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 533.96 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.73 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 16,020 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 16,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 16,097 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 16,965 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 16,216 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 17,097 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 16,390 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 17,268 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate in Uruguay?
- Total fertility rate in Uruguay was 1.48 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest total fertility rate recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3.02 in 1975.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.48 in 2020.
- How does Uruguay rank for total fertility rate?
- Uruguay ranks 157th out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total fertility rate rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Total Fertility Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.