Croatia vs Sweden: Fertility rate, total
Croatia
1.46 births per woman
in 2023
Sweden
1.45 births per woman
in 2023
Croatia rank
167th
Sweden rank
168th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Croatia
- Sweden
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 1.46 births per woman against 1.45 births per woman in Sweden, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sweden ahead.
Croatia ranks 167th and Sweden ranks 168th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.96 births per woman | 1.79 births per woman | 0.1715 births per woman | Croatia |
| 1980s | 1.81 births per woman | 1.76 births per woman | 0.0597 births per woman | Croatia |
| 1990s | 1.54 births per woman | 1.81 births per woman | 0.265 births per woman | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1.45 births per woman | 1.76 births per woman | 0.304 births per woman | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.45 births per woman | 1.85 births per woman | 0.4 births per woman | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.52 births per woman | 1.58 births per woman | 0.0575 births per woman | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Croatia or Sweden?
- Croatia, at 1.46 births per woman against 1.45 births per woman in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Croatia and Sweden?
- 0.01 births per woman, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Sweden?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Croatia and Sweden rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Croatia ranks 167th and Sweden ranks 168th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release