Norway vs Sweden: Birth rate
Norway
9.34 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Sweden
9.28 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Norway rank
181st
Sweden rank
182nd
Birth rate over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports 9.34 births per 1,000 people against 9.28 births per 1,000 people in Sweden, a difference of 0.06 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 178 shared years of data; in 1846 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 181st and Sweden ranks 182nd of 236 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 16 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 31.03 births per 1,000 people | 30.81 births per 1,000 people | 0.2182 births per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 1850s | 32.86 births per 1,000 people | 32.62 births per 1,000 people | 0.2456 births per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 1860s | 31.39 births per 1,000 people | 32.22 births per 1,000 people | 0.8321 births per 1,000 people | Sweden |
| 1870s | 30.88 births per 1,000 people | 30.58 births per 1,000 people | 0.3072 births per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 1880s | 30.86 births per 1,000 people | 29.27 births per 1,000 people | 1.59 births per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 1890s | 30.3 births per 1,000 people | 27.33 births per 1,000 people | 2.97 births per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 1900s | 27.96 births per 1,000 people | 26.1 births per 1,000 people | 1.85 births per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 1910s | 24.87 births per 1,000 people | 22.3 births per 1,000 people | 2.57 births per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 1920s | 21.12 births per 1,000 people | 18.4 births per 1,000 people | 2.73 births per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 1930s | 15.41 births per 1,000 people | 14.5 births per 1,000 people | 0.9067 births per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 1940s | 19.32 births per 1,000 people | 18.41 births per 1,000 people | 0.9086 births per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 1950s | 18.34 births per 1,000 people | 14.94 births per 1,000 people | 3.4 births per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 1960s | 17.42 births per 1,000 people | 14.63 births per 1,000 people | 2.79 births per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 1970s | 14.57 births per 1,000 people | 12.74 births per 1,000 people | 1.83 births per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 1980s | 12.68 births per 1,000 people | 11.94 births per 1,000 people | 0.7442 births per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 1990s | 13.81 births per 1,000 people | 12.16 births per 1,000 people | 1.65 births per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 2000s | 12.47 births per 1,000 people | 11.14 births per 1,000 people | 1.33 births per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 2010s | 11.28 births per 1,000 people | 11.62 births per 1,000 people | 0.3435 births per 1,000 people | Sweden |
| 2020s | 9.73 births per 1,000 people | 10.26 births per 1,000 people | 0.529 births per 1,000 people | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at 9.34 births per 1,000 people against 9.28 births per 1,000 people in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.06 births per 1,000 people, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 178 years are reported by both, from 1846 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for birth rate?
- Norway ranks 181st and Sweden ranks 182nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.