Norway vs Sweden: Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr

Norway
1.45
in 2024
Sweden
1.43
in 2024
Norway rank
20th
Sweden rank
21st

Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr over time

  • Norway
  • Sweden
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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 total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr, Norway or Sweden?
Norway, at 1.45 against 1.43 in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr 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 total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr?
Norway ranks 20th and Sweden ranks 21st of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
34 places, 2,354 data points, 1891–2025
Last refreshed