Czechia vs Sweden: Number of live births

Czechia
111,793 births
in 2021
Sweden
98,451 births
in 2024
Czechia rank
17th
Sweden rank
18th

Number of live births over time

  • Czechia
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Czechia currently reports 111,793 births against 98,451 births in Sweden, a difference of 13,342 births.

That makes Czechia's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Czechia ahead.

Czechia ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 18th of 34 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia Sweden Difference Ahead
1950s 164,956 births 108,369 births 56,587 births Czechia
1960s 140,436 births 113,780 births 26,656 births Czechia
1970s 175,360 births 104,503 births 70,857 births Czechia
1980s 137,553 births 100,446 births 37,107 births Czechia
1990s 106,643 births 106,873 births 230.1 births Sweden
2000s 102,635 births 102,171 births 464.5 births Czechia
2010s 111,511 births 114,720 births 3,208 births Sweden
2020s 110,996 births 113,670 births 2,674 births Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of live births, Czechia or Sweden?
Czechia, at 111,793 births against 98,451 births in Sweden as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of live births between Czechia and Sweden?
13,342 births, with Czechia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Sweden?
72 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2021.
How do Czechia and Sweden rank globally for number of live births?
Czechia ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 18th of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of live births. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of live births
Unit
births
Source
Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
34 places, 2,331 data points, 1891–2024
Last refreshed

The total number of live births recorded in a given year.