What is the difference in birth rate, crude between France and Uruguay?

0.1 per 1,000 people, with Uruguay ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for France and Uruguay?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

France vs Uruguay: Birth rate, crude

France

9.7 per 1,000 people

in 2024

Uruguay

9.8 per 1,000 people

in 2024

France rank

163rd

Uruguay rank

162nd

Birth rate, crude over time

France
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 9.8 per 1,000 people against 9.7 per 1,000 people in France, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uruguay ahead.

France ranks 163rd and Uruguay ranks 162nd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1960s	18.16 per 1,000 people	21.16 per 1,000 people	3 per 1,000 people	Uruguay
1970s	15.34 per 1,000 people	20.46 per 1,000 people	5.12 per 1,000 people	Uruguay
1980s	14.05 per 1,000 people	18 per 1,000 people	3.95 per 1,000 people	Uruguay
1990s	12.92 per 1,000 people	17.36 per 1,000 people	4.44 per 1,000 people	Uruguay
2000s	12.93 per 1,000 people	15.1 per 1,000 people	2.17 per 1,000 people	Uruguay
2010s	12.08 per 1,000 people	13.44 per 1,000 people	1.36 per 1,000 people	Uruguay
2020s	10.42 per 1,000 people	10.02 per 1,000 people	0.3976 per 1,000 people	France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, France or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 9.8 per 1,000 people against 9.7 per 1,000 people in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between France and Uruguay?: 0.1 per 1,000 people, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Uruguay?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do France and Uruguay rank globally for birth rate, crude?: France ranks 163rd and Uruguay ranks 162nd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit: per 1,000 people
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,260 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.