Netherlands vs Uruguay: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index

Netherlands

1.43 live births per woman

in 2023

Uruguay

1.41 live births per woman

in 2023

Netherlands rank

188th

Uruguay rank

191st

Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index over time

Netherlands
Uruguay

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 1.43 live births per woman against 1.41 live births per woman in Uruguay, a difference of 0.021 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Netherlands ahead.

Globally, Netherlands ranks 188th and Uruguay ranks 191st of 236 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index
Unit: live births per woman
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.