Norway vs Sweden: Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate
Norway
1.41 births per woman
in 2022
Sweden
1.43 births per woman
in 2024
Norway rank
24th
Sweden rank
23rd
Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.43 births per woman against 1.41 births per woman in Norway, a difference of 0.02 births per woman.
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 births per woman | 2.09 births per woman | 0.6563 births per woman | Norway |
| 1970s | 2.09 births per woman | 1.79 births per woman | 0.2969 births per woman | Norway |
| 1980s | 1.73 births per woman | 1.76 births per woman | 0.0277 births per woman | Sweden |
| 1990s | 1.87 births per woman | 1.81 births per woman | 0.0647 births per woman | Norway |
| 2000s | 1.86 births per woman | 1.77 births per woman | 0.0883 births per woman | Norway |
| 2010s | 1.74 births per woman | 1.85 births per woman | 0.1138 births per woman | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.48 births per woman | 1.62 births per woman | 0.1423 births per woman | 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 total fertility rate, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.43 births per woman against 1.41 births per woman in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.02 births per woman, 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 total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate?
- Norway ranks 24th and Sweden ranks 23rd of 34 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of children a woman would have in her lifetime if she experienced the fertility rates of a specific year.