Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Uruguay, 1981

Uruguay
1981
Total fertility rate: 2.53
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Uruguay was 2.53 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (137 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.5 years old. In total, 53,800 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.53
Births
53,800
Births per 1,000 people
18.2
Mean age of mothers
27.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.18
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.7
Population
2,963,246
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-141.60.3%194
15-1961.812.2%7,530
20-24136.827.0%15,741
25-29136.927.0%14,341
30-3496.819.1%9,302
35-3953.210.5%4,904
40-4418.03.5%1,624
45-491.80.4%159
50-540.00.0%4