United Kingdom vs Uruguay: Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)

United Kingdom
9.89 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Uruguay
9.8 per 1,000 people
in 2024
United Kingdom rank
160th
Uruguay rank
162nd

Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) over time

  • United Kingdom
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 9.89 per 1,000 people against 9.8 per 1,000 people in Uruguay, a difference of 0.09 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uruguay ahead.

United Kingdom ranks 160th and Uruguay ranks 162nd of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade United Kingdom Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 17.85 per 1,000 people 21.16 per 1,000 people 3.31 per 1,000 people Uruguay
1970s 13.56 per 1,000 people 20.46 per 1,000 people 6.9 per 1,000 people Uruguay
1980s 13.26 per 1,000 people 18 per 1,000 people 4.74 per 1,000 people Uruguay
1990s 12.94 per 1,000 people 17.36 per 1,000 people 4.42 per 1,000 people Uruguay
2000s 12.02 per 1,000 people 15.1 per 1,000 people 3.08 per 1,000 people Uruguay
2010s 11.93 per 1,000 people 13.44 per 1,000 people 1.5 per 1,000 people Uruguay
2020s 10.09 per 1,000 people 10.02 per 1,000 people 0.0696 per 1,000 people United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, United Kingdom or Uruguay?
United Kingdom, at 9.89 per 1,000 people against 9.8 per 1,000 people in Uruguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between United Kingdom and Uruguay?
0.09 per 1,000 people, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and Uruguay?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do United Kingdom and Uruguay rank globally for birth rate, crude?
United Kingdom ranks 160th 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

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.