Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Uruguay, 2011

Uruguay
2011
Total fertility rate: 1.99
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2011  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Uruguay was 1.99 children per woman in 2011 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (93 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 46,748 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.99
Births
46,748
Births per 1,000 people
14.1
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.2%
Net reproduction rate
0.95
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
3,326,825
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
10-141.50.4%182
15-1959.114.9%7,582
20-2491.022.9%11,127
25-2993.123.4%10,425
30-3487.722.0%10,147
35-3950.712.8%5,781
40-4413.43.4%1,399
45-491.00.3%108
50-540.00.0%0