How does Uruguay rank for fertility rate vs. share of women with no education?

Uruguay ranks 191st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is fertility rate vs. share of women with no education rising or falling in Uruguay?

Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Uruguay data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Uruguay

Name: Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Uruguay
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Uruguay: Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education was 1.41 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

1.41 live births per woman

Change on year

down 1.1%

World rank

191st

of 236 countries

All-time high

3.02 live births per woman

in 1975

All-time low

1.41 live births per woman

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Uruguay, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 1.41 live births per woman for fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Uruguay peaked at 3.02 live births per woman in 1975 and was at its lowest, 1.41 live births per woman, in 2023.

That places Uruguay 191st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Uruguay, 1950 to 2023.
Year	live births per woman	Change
1950	2.69 live births per woman	—
1951	2.7 live births per woman	+0.3%
1952	2.72 live births per woman	+0.7%
1953	2.74 live births per woman	+0.7%
1954	2.76 live births per woman	+0.8%
1955	2.76 live births per woman	-0.1%
1956	2.79 live births per woman	+1.2%
1957	2.8 live births per woman	+0.4%
1958	2.81 live births per woman	+0.5%
1959	2.82 live births per woman	+0.0%
1960	2.83 live births per woman	+0.4%
1961	2.85 live births per woman	+0.7%
1962	2.87 live births per woman	+0.7%
1963	2.88 live births per woman	+0.6%
1964	2.86 live births per woman	-0.7%
1965	2.84 live births per woman	-0.8%
1966	2.82 live births per woman	-0.7%
1967	2.78 live births per woman	-1.2%
1968	2.77 live births per woman	-0.5%
1969	2.77 live births per woman	-0.1%
1970	2.77 live births per woman	+0.1%
1971	2.77 live births per woman	-0.2%
1972	2.78 live births per woman	+0.5%
1973	2.85 live births per woman	+2.6%
1974	2.96 live births per woman	+3.6%
1975	3.02 live births per woman	+2.0%
1976	3 live births per woman	-0.4%
1977	2.9 live births per woman	-3.5%
1978	2.83 live births per woman	-2.4%
1979	2.71 live births per woman	-4.2%
1980	2.59 live births per woman	-4.5%
1981	2.53 live births per woman	-2.2%
1982	2.51 live births per woman	-0.9%
1983	2.49 live births per woman	-1.0%
1984	2.47 live births per woman	-0.6%
1985	2.47 live births per woman	-0.0%
1986	2.47 live births per woman	+0.0%
1987	2.49 live births per woman	+0.6%
1988	2.5 live births per woman	+0.7%
1989	2.5 live births per woman	-0.2%
1990	2.48 live births per woman	-0.8%
1991	2.45 live births per woman	-0.9%
1992	2.43 live births per woman	-0.9%
1993	2.41 live births per woman	-1.0%
1994	2.42 live births per woman	+0.7%
1995	2.4 live births per woman	-1.0%
1996	2.36 live births per woman	-1.5%
1997	2.33 live births per woman	-1.5%
1998	2.27 live births per woman	-2.4%
1999	2.25 live births per woman	-1.0%
2000	2.2 live births per woman	-2.3%
2001	2.16 live births per woman	-1.6%
2002	2.16 live births per woman	-0.0%
2003	2.12 live births per woman	-2.0%
2004	2.09 live births per woman	-1.1%
2005	2.1 live births per woman	+0.2%
2006	2.07 live births per woman	-1.3%
2007	2.05 live births per woman	-1.1%
2008	2.03 live births per woman	-0.9%
2009	2.02 live births per woman	-0.6%
2010	2.01 live births per woman	-0.3%
2011	1.99 live births per woman	-1.2%
2012	2.01 live births per woman	+1.3%
2013	2.03 live births per woman	+1.1%
2014	2.03 live births per woman	-0.4%
2015	2.04 live births per woman	+0.7%
2016	1.97 live births per woman	-3.7%
2017	1.82 live births per woman	-7.2%
2018	1.68 live births per woman	-7.8%
2019	1.57 live births per woman	-6.8%
2020	1.5 live births per woman	-4.5%
2021	1.45 live births per woman	-3.4%
2022	1.43 live births per woman	-1.5%
2023	1.41 live births per woman	-1.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	2.76 live births per woman	2.69 live births per woman	2.82 live births per woman	10
1960s	2.83 live births per woman	2.77 live births per woman	2.88 live births per woman	10
1970s	2.86 live births per woman	2.71 live births per woman	3.02 live births per woman	10
1980s	2.5 live births per woman	2.47 live births per woman	2.59 live births per woman	10
1990s	2.38 live births per woman	2.25 live births per woman	2.48 live births per woman	10
2000s	2.1 live births per woman	2.02 live births per woman	2.2 live births per woman	10
2010s	1.91 live births per woman	1.57 live births per woman	2.04 live births per woman	10
2020s	1.44 live births per woman	1.41 live births per woman	1.5 live births per woman	4

Countries ranked near Uruguay

188 Netherlands 1.43 live births per woman compare
188 Sweden 1.43 live births per woman compare
190 Wallis and Futuna 1.41 live births per woman compare
192 Norway 1.41 live births per woman compare
193 Bermuda 1.4 live births per woman compare
194 Luxembourg 1.4 live births per woman compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More education data for Uruguay

Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,390 (2010)
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,520 (2023)
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 57,513 (2023)
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 54,922 (2023)
Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 337,808 (2023)
Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 287,527 (2023)
Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2023)
Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0849 units per person (2023)

All data for Uruguay →

Frequently asked questions

What is fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Uruguay?: Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Uruguay was 1.41 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest fertility rate vs. share of women with no education recorded in Uruguay?: The highest recorded value was 3.02 live births per woman in 1975.
What is the lowest fertility rate vs. share of women with no education recorded in Uruguay?: The lowest recorded value was 1.41 live births per woman in 2023.
How does Uruguay rank for fertility rate vs. share of women with no education?: Uruguay ranks 191st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is fertility rate vs. share of women with no education rising or falling in Uruguay?: Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education
Unit: live births per woman
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.