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