Sweden vs Taiwan: Number of live births

Sweden
98,451 births
in 2024
Taiwan
133,895 births
in 2023
Sweden rank
18th
Taiwan rank
15th

Number of live births over time

  • Sweden
  • Taiwan
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How they compare

Taiwan currently reports 133,895 births against 98,451 births in Sweden, a difference of 35,444 births.

That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.4 times Sweden's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Taiwan has been ahead every year.

Sweden ranks 18th and Taiwan ranks 15th of 34 countries.

Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden Taiwan Difference Ahead
1970s 96,072 births 412,917 births 316,845 births Taiwan
1980s 100,446 births 359,593 births 259,147 births Taiwan
1990s 106,873 births 315,595 births 208,722 births Taiwan
2000s 102,171 births 226,147 births 123,976 births Taiwan
2010s 114,720 births 197,680 births 82,960 births Taiwan
2020s 108,031 births 147,404 births 39,372 births Taiwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of live births, Sweden or Taiwan?
Taiwan, at 133,895 births against 98,451 births in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of live births between Sweden and Taiwan?
35,444 births, with Taiwan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Taiwan?
48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Sweden and Taiwan rank globally for number of live births?
Sweden ranks 18th and Taiwan ranks 15th 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.