Norway vs Sweden: Period total fertility rate
Norway
1.41
in 2022
Sweden
1.43
in 2024
Norway rank
24th
Sweden rank
23rd
Period total fertility rate over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.43 against 1.41 in Norway, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 24th and Sweden ranks 23rd of 34 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.74 | 2.09 | 0.6563 | Norway |
| 1970s | 2.09 | 1.79 | 0.2969 | Norway |
| 1980s | 1.73 | 1.76 | 0.0277 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 1.87 | 1.81 | 0.0647 | Norway |
| 2000s | 1.86 | 1.77 | 0.0883 | Norway |
| 2010s | 1.74 | 1.85 | 0.1138 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.48 | 1.62 | 0.1423 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher period total fertility rate, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.43 against 1.41 in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in period total fertility rate between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.02, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2022.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for period total fertility rate?
- Norway ranks 24th and Sweden ranks 23rd of 34 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Period total fertility rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.