Norway vs Sweden: Share of births by age of mother
Norway
0.4346
in 2023
Sweden
0.5423
in 2023
Norway rank
224th
Sweden rank
223rd
Share of births by age of mother over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.5423 against 0.4346 in Norway, a difference of 0.1077.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sweden ahead.
Norway ranks 224th and Sweden ranks 223rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.65 | 7.59 | 2.94 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 8.77 | 11.04 | 2.27 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 9.88 | 6.96 | 2.92 | Norway |
| 1980s | 6.03 | 3.52 | 2.51 | Norway |
| 1990s | 3.39 | 2.32 | 1.07 | Norway |
| 2000s | 2.27 | 1.68 | 0.5819 | Norway |
| 2010s | 1.31 | 1.19 | 0.1132 | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.4651 | 0.5927 | 0.1276 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.5423 against 0.4346 in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.1077, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for share of births by age of mother?
- Norway ranks 224th and Sweden ranks 223rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Share of births by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.