Netherlands vs Sweden: Birth rate total
Netherlands
26.88
in 2023
Sweden
27.29
in 2024
Netherlands rank
25th
Sweden rank
23rd
Birth rate total over time
- Netherlands
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 27.29 against 26.88 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.41.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 113 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 25th and Sweden ranks 23rd of 40 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 8 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 80.51 | 66.05 | 14.46 | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 74.09 | 55.59 | 18.5 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 61.33 | 43.2 | 18.14 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 72.06 | 56.48 | 15.58 | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 62.98 | 47.3 | 15.68 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 58.6 | 47.57 | 11.04 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 42.81 | 40.85 | 1.96 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 35.7 | 37.72 | 2.02 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 36.88 | 38.05 | 1.17 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 34.38 | 33.53 | 0.8494 | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 30.2 | 34.65 | 4.45 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 28.8 | 31.01 | 2.2 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate total, Netherlands or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 27.29 against 26.88 in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in birth rate total between Netherlands and Sweden?
- 0.41, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?
- 113 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and Sweden rank globally for birth rate total?
- Netherlands ranks 25th 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.