Norway vs Sweden: Period total fertility rate
Norway
1.45
in 2024
Sweden
1.43
in 2024
Norway rank
20th
Sweden rank
21st
Period total fertility rate over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1.45 against 1.43 in Sweden, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 20th and Sweden ranks 21st 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 | 1.46 | 1.55 | 0.0934 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher period total fertility rate, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at 1.45 against 1.43 in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in period total fertility rate between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.02, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for period total fertility rate?
- Norway ranks 20th and Sweden ranks 21st 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.