Live births in Uruguay
Live births in Uruguay was 33,443 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 1% from 2022. That is the 141st highest of 236 countries in 2023.
Live births in Uruguay, 1950 to 2023
All 74 values
| Period | count |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 33,443 Estimated |
| 2022 | 33,767 Estimated |
| 2021 | 34,209 Estimated |
| 2020 | 35,383 Estimated |
| 2019 | 37,009 Estimated |
| 2018 | 39,673 Estimated |
| 2017 | 43,058 Estimated |
| 2016 | 46,383 Estimated |
| 2015 | 48,169 Estimated |
| 2014 | 47,778 Estimated |
| 2013 | 47,959 Estimated |
| 2012 | 47,390 Estimated |
| 2011 | 46,748 Estimated |
| 2010 | 47,277 Estimated |
| 2009 | 47,428 Estimated |
| 2008 | 47,714 Estimated |
| 2007 | 48,151 Estimated |
| 2006 | 48,781 Estimated |
| 2005 | 49,602 Estimated |
| 2004 | 49,503 Estimated |
| 2003 | 50,121 Estimated |
| 2002 | 51,296 Estimated |
| 2001 | 51,388 Estimated |
| 2000 | 52,104 Estimated |
| 1999 | 53,307 Estimated |
| 1998 | 53,676 Estimated |
| 1997 | 54,878 Estimated |
| 1996 | 55,527 Estimated |
| 1995 | 56,114 Estimated |
| 1994 | 56,276 Estimated |
| 1993 | 55,455 Estimated |
| 1992 | 55,526 Estimated |
| 1991 | 55,574 Estimated |
| 1990 | 55,664 Estimated |
| 1989 | 55,742 Estimated |
| 1988 | 55,479 Estimated |
| 1987 | 54,701 Estimated |
| 1986 | 53,968 Estimated |
| 1985 | 53,639 Estimated |
| 1984 | 53,379 Estimated |
| 1983 | 53,423 Estimated |
| 1982 | 53,651 Estimated |
| 1981 | 53,800 Estimated |
| 1980 | 54,629 Estimated |
| 1979 | 56,841 Estimated |
| 1978 | 58,925 Estimated |
| 1977 | 60,056 Estimated |
| 1976 | 61,829 Estimated |
| 1975 | 61,802 Estimated |
| 1974 | 60,347 Estimated |
| 1973 | 58,017 Estimated |
| 1972 | 56,415 Estimated |
| 1971 | 55,993 Estimated |
| 1970 | 55,983 Estimated |
| 1969 | 55,829 Estimated |
| 1968 | 55,776 Estimated |
| 1967 | 55,921 Estimated |
| 1966 | 56,464 Estimated |
| 1965 | 56,726 Estimated |
| 1964 | 56,991 Estimated |
| 1963 | 57,224 Estimated |
| 1962 | 56,601 Estimated |
| 1961 | 55,888 Estimated |
| 1960 | 55,145 Estimated |
| 1959 | 54,469 Estimated |
| 1958 | 53,929 Estimated |
| 1957 | 53,126 Estimated |
| 1956 | 52,349 Estimated |
| 1955 | 51,107 Estimated |
| 1954 | 50,538 Estimated |
| 1953 | 49,515 Estimated |
| 1952 | 48,526 Estimated |
| 1951 | 47,581 Estimated |
| 1950 | 46,859 Estimated |
Rankings
Definition
Live births to mothers resident in the area during the year.
How to cite
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.Citation styles
APA 7
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, Uruguay, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz
MLA 9
World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Uruguay, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/uruguay. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Live births, Uruguay, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/uruguay.
Harvard
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Uruguay, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/births/uruguay (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{united_live_births_uruguay_2023,
author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births): Live births, Uruguay, 1950 to 2023}},
year = {2024},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/uruguay. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
RIS
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What is the live births in Uruguay?
Live births in Uruguay was 33,443 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 1% from 2022. That is the 141st highest of 236 countries in 2023.
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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest live births in Uruguay?
61,829 in 1976, the highest value since 1950 in this series.