Belgium vs Sweden: Birth rate total
Belgium
27.16
in 2023
Sweden
27.29
in 2024
Belgium rank
24th
Sweden rank
23rd
Birth rate total over time
- Belgium
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 27.29 against 27.16 in Belgium, a difference of 0.13.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 113 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Sweden ahead.
Belgium ranks 24th and Sweden ranks 23rd of 40 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 56.99 | 66.05 | 9.06 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 59.5 | 55.59 | 3.91 | Belgium |
| 1930s | 49.22 | 43.2 | 6.03 | Belgium |
| 1940s | 46.14 | 56.48 | 10.35 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 49.17 | 47.3 | 1.87 | Belgium |
| 1960s | 47.51 | 47.57 | 0.061 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 38.51 | 40.85 | 2.34 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 34.66 | 37.72 | 3.06 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 33.97 | 38.05 | 4.08 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 32.84 | 33.53 | 0.6908 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 31.84 | 34.65 | 2.81 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 28.71 | 31.01 | 2.3 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate total, Belgium or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 27.29 against 27.16 in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in birth rate total between Belgium and Sweden?
- 0.13, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?
- 113 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Sweden rank globally for birth rate total?
- Belgium ranks 24th and Sweden ranks 23rd of 40 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Birth rate total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.