Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected in Sweden
Sweden: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected was 1.42 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.42
Change on year
down 7.0%
World rank
186th
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.3
in 1823
All-time low
1.42
in 2023
Years of data
273
1751–2023
Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to in Sweden, 1751–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to in Sweden is 1.42, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 273 years on record.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to in Sweden peaked at 3.3 in 1823 and was at its lowest, 1.42, in 2023.
Sweden ranks 186th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 273 years of available data.
Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1751 | 2.84 | — |
| 1752 | 2.6 | -8.3% |
| 1753 | 2.66 | +2.2% |
| 1754 | 2.67 | +0.3% |
| 1755 | 2.63 | -1.4% |
| 1756 | 2.54 | -3.6% |
| 1757 | 2.34 | -7.6% |
| 1758 | 2.45 | +4.4% |
| 1759 | 2.52 | +2.9% |
| 1760 | 2.63 | +4.5% |
| 1761 | 2.48 | -5.8% |
| 1762 | 2.39 | -3.5% |
| 1763 | 2.43 | +1.7% |
| 1764 | 2.48 | +2.0% |
| 1765 | 2.38 | -4.0% |
| 1766 | 2.4 | +0.6% |
| 1767 | 2.42 | +1.0% |
| 1768 | 2.23 | -8.0% |
| 1769 | 2.25 | +0.9% |
| 1770 | 2.3 | +2.3% |
| 1771 | 2.23 | -3.0% |
| 1772 | 1.89 | -15.4% |
| 1773 | 1.75 | -7.3% |
| 1774 | 2.48 | +42.0% |
| 1775 | 2.55 | +3.0% |
| 1776 | 2.41 | -5.8% |
| 1777 | 2.32 | -3.8% |
| 1778 | 2.36 | +2.1% |
| 1779 | 2.56 | +8.1% |
| 1780 | 2.58 | +1.1% |
| 1781 | 2.37 | -8.1% |
| 1782 | 2.3 | -3.3% |
| 1783 | 2.16 | -5.9% |
| 1784 | 2.28 | +5.7% |
| 1785 | 2.35 | +2.8% |
| 1786 | 2.41 | +2.7% |
| 1787 | 2.37 | -1.6% |
| 1788 | 2.49 | +4.8% |
| 1789 | 2.35 | -5.5% |
| 1790 | 2.3 | -2.0% |
| 1791 | 2.52 | +9.2% |
| 1792 | 2.79 | +10.8% |
| 1793 | 2.64 | -5.4% |
| 1794 | 2.59 | -2.0% |
| 1795 | 2.4 | -7.2% |
| 1796 | 2.61 | +8.9% |
| 1797 | 2.62 | +0.3% |
| 1798 | 2.54 | -2.9% |
| 1799 | 2.37 | -6.9% |
| 1800 | 2.09 | -11.6% |
| 1801 | 2.31 | +10.1% |
| 1802 | 2.49 | +7.9% |
| 1803 | 2.44 | -2.1% |
| 1804 | 2.42 | -0.9% |
| 1805 | 2.43 | +0.6% |
| 1806 | 2.29 | -6.0% |
| 1807 | 2.39 | +4.4% |
| 1808 | 2.22 | -7.0% |
| 1809 | 1.97 | -11.2% |
| 1810 | 2.5 | +26.9% |
| 1811 | 2.73 | +9.2% |
| 1812 | 2.61 | -4.4% |
| 1813 | 2.38 | -9.0% |
| 1814 | 2.5 | +5.1% |
| 1815 | 2.83 | +13.4% |
| 1816 | 2.86 | +0.9% |
| 1817 | 2.76 | -3.4% |
| 1818 | 2.81 | +1.8% |
| 1819 | 2.7 | -3.8% |
| 1820 | 2.78 | +2.6% |
| 1821 | 3.03 | +9.2% |
| 1822 | 3.15 | +4.1% |
| 1823 | 3.3 | +4.5% |
| 1824 | 3.09 | -6.2% |
| 1825 | 3.26 | +5.5% |
| 1826 | 3.07 | -6.0% |
| 1827 | 2.76 | -10.2% |
| 1828 | 2.93 | +6.4% |
| 1829 | 3.02 | +3.0% |
| 1830 | 2.94 | -2.7% |
| 1831 | 2.7 | -8.1% |
| 1832 | 2.82 | +4.5% |
| 1833 | 3.12 | +10.7% |
| 1834 | 3.08 | -1.3% |
| 1835 | 3.05 | -1.1% |
| 1836 | 2.91 | -4.4% |
| 1837 | 2.69 | -7.6% |
| 1838 | 2.6 | -3.4% |
| 1839 | 2.65 | +2.0% |
| 1840 | 2.85 | +7.3% |
| 1841 | 2.71 | -4.8% |
| 1842 | 2.82 | +4.0% |
| 1843 | 2.75 | -2.4% |
| 1844 | 2.89 | +4.9% |
| 1845 | 2.76 | -4.5% |
| 1846 | 2.61 | -5.6% |
| 1847 | 2.57 | -1.4% |
| 1848 | 2.7 | +5.1% |
| 1849 | 2.92 | +8.0% |
| 1850 | 2.8 | -4.1% |
| 1851 | 2.72 | -2.6% |
| 1852 | 2.59 | -4.9% |
| 1853 | 2.69 | +3.7% |
| 1854 | 2.94 | +9.5% |
| 1855 | 2.78 | -5.6% |
| 1856 | 2.74 | -1.2% |
| 1857 | 2.84 | +3.7% |
| 1858 | 3.09 | +8.5% |
| 1859 | 3.14 | +1.9% |
| 1860 | 3.11 | -1.1% |
| 1861 | 2.86 | -7.9% |
| 1862 | 3.03 | +5.9% |
| 1863 | 3.08 | +1.6% |
| 1864 | 3.1 | +0.4% |
| 1865 | 3.05 | -1.6% |
| 1866 | 3.06 | +0.4% |
| 1867 | 2.82 | -7.6% |
| 1868 | 2.45 | -13.2% |
| 1869 | 2.62 | +6.7% |
| 1870 | 2.68 | +2.6% |
| 1871 | 2.88 | +7.4% |
| 1872 | 2.8 | -2.8% |
| 1873 | 2.87 | +2.3% |
| 1874 | 2.84 | -1.0% |
| 1875 | 2.86 | +0.7% |
| 1876 | 2.88 | +0.7% |
| 1877 | 2.97 | +3.2% |
| 1878 | 2.87 | -3.4% |
| 1879 | 2.98 | +4.1% |
| 1880 | 2.85 | -4.6% |
| 1881 | 2.84 | -0.2% |
| 1882 | 2.85 | +0.3% |
| 1883 | 2.87 | +0.7% |
| 1884 | 3.01 | +4.9% |
| 1885 | 2.99 | -0.6% |
| 1886 | 3.05 | +1.9% |
| 1887 | 3.09 | +1.2% |
| 1888 | 3.03 | -1.8% |
| 1889 | 2.91 | -4.1% |
| 1890 | 2.98 | +2.4% |
| 1891 | 3 | +0.9% |
| 1892 | 2.9 | -3.3% |
| 1893 | 2.98 | +2.6% |
| 1894 | 3 | +0.6% |
| 1895 | 3.04 | +1.5% |
| 1896 | 3.01 | -1.1% |
| 1897 | 2.98 | -1.0% |
| 1898 | 3.03 | +1.8% |
| 1899 | 2.92 | -3.6% |
| 1900 | 3.03 | +3.7% |
| 1901 | 3.05 | +0.7% |
| 1902 | 3.04 | -0.3% |
| 1903 | 2.97 | -2.4% |
| 1904 | 3 | +1.0% |
| 1905 | 3 | +0.3% |
| 1906 | 3.04 | +1.0% |
| 1907 | 3.03 | -0.2% |
| 1908 | 3.05 | +0.6% |
| 1909 | 3.08 | +1.2% |
| 1910 | 2.98 | -3.3% |
| 1911 | 2.9 | -2.5% |
| 1912 | 2.9 | -0.2% |
| 1913 | 2.82 | -2.8% |
| 1914 | 2.78 | -1.2% |
| 1915 | 2.63 | -5.7% |
| 1916 | 2.6 | -1.1% |
| 1917 | 2.57 | -1.0% |
| 1918 | 2.5 | -2.7% |
| 1919 | 2.43 | -3.0% |
| 1920 | 2.91 | +19.9% |
| 1921 | 2.66 | -8.6% |
| 1922 | 2.42 | -9.2% |
| 1923 | 2.33 | -3.7% |
| 1924 | 2.22 | -4.6% |
| 1925 | 2.15 | -3.2% |
| 1926 | 2.05 | -4.8% |
| 1927 | 1.95 | -4.6% |
| 1928 | 1.94 | -0.8% |
| 1929 | 1.83 | -5.2% |
| 1930 | 1.85 | +0.8% |
| 1931 | 1.79 | -3.5% |
| 1932 | 1.75 | -1.8% |
| 1933 | 1.66 | -5.5% |
| 1934 | 1.65 | -0.5% |
| 1935 | 1.66 | +0.6% |
| 1936 | 1.7 | +2.7% |
| 1937 | 1.72 | +1.0% |
| 1938 | 1.78 | +3.7% |
| 1939 | 1.85 | +3.7% |
| 1940 | 1.81 | -2.1% |
| 1941 | 1.89 | +4.1% |
| 1942 | 2.17 | +15.0% |
| 1943 | 2.39 | +10.3% |
| 1944 | 2.57 | +7.5% |
| 1945 | 2.59 | +0.5% |
| 1946 | 2.54 | -1.8% |
| 1947 | 2.47 | -2.9% |
| 1948 | 2.43 | -1.4% |
| 1949 | 2.33 | -4.3% |
| 1950 | 2.21 | -5.2% |
| 1951 | 2.13 | -3.3% |
| 1952 | 2.16 | +1.1% |
| 1953 | 2.18 | +1.1% |
| 1954 | 2.12 | -3.0% |
| 1955 | 2.18 | +3.0% |
| 1956 | 2.22 | +1.7% |
| 1957 | 2.21 | -0.4% |
| 1958 | 2.19 | -0.9% |
| 1959 | 2.16 | -1.1% |
| 1960 | 2.11 | -2.6% |
| 1961 | 2.14 | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 2.18 | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 2.26 | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 2.39 | +5.9% |
| 1965 | 2.34 | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 2.31 | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 2.22 | -3.9% |
| 1968 | 2.03 | -8.3% |
| 1969 | 1.89 | -6.8% |
| 1970 | 1.88 | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 1.92 | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 1.88 | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 1.83 | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 1.83 | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.74 | -5.2% |
| 1976 | 1.66 | -4.8% |
| 1977 | 1.61 | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 1.58 | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 1.63 | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 1.65 | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 1.61 | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 1.59 | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 1.59 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 1.63 | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 1.71 | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 1.77 | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 1.82 | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 1.93 | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 1.99 | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 2.09 | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 2.08 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 2.06 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 1.97 | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 1.86 | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 1.71 | -7.9% |
| 1996 | 1.58 | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 1.51 | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 1.49 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 1.49 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.53 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 1.56 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.63 | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 1.7 | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 1.74 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.76 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.83 | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 1.86 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.89 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.92 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.96 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 1.89 | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 1.89 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.87 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.86 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.83 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.83 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.77 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 1.74 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.7 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.66 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 1.66 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.53 | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 1.42 | -7.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 1.42 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.49, 96% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 1.42 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.48, 96% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1774 | +42.0% | 1.75 | 2.48 |
| 1810 | +26.9% | 1.97 | 2.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 2.58 | 2.34 | 2.84 | 9 |
| 1760s | 2.41 | 2.23 | 2.63 | 10 |
| 1770s | 2.28 | 1.75 | 2.56 | 10 |
| 1780s | 2.37 | 2.16 | 2.58 | 10 |
| 1790s | 2.54 | 2.3 | 2.79 | 10 |
| 1800s | 2.3 | 1.97 | 2.49 | 10 |
| 1810s | 2.67 | 2.38 | 2.86 | 10 |
| 1820s | 3.04 | 2.76 | 3.3 | 10 |
| 1830s | 2.86 | 2.6 | 3.12 | 10 |
| 1840s | 2.76 | 2.57 | 2.92 | 10 |
| 1850s | 2.83 | 2.59 | 3.14 | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.92 | 2.45 | 3.11 | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.86 | 2.68 | 2.98 | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.95 | 2.84 | 3.09 | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.98 | 2.9 | 3.04 | 10 |
| 1900s | 3.03 | 2.97 | 3.08 | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.71 | 2.43 | 2.98 | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.24 | 1.83 | 2.91 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.74 | 1.65 | 1.85 | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.32 | 1.81 | 2.59 | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.18 | 2.12 | 2.22 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.19 | 1.89 | 2.39 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.76 | 1.58 | 1.92 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.73 | 1.59 | 1.99 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.79 | 1.49 | 2.09 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.74 | 1.53 | 1.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.84 | 1.7 | 1.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.57 | 1.42 | 1.66 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to in Sweden?
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to in Sweden was 1.42 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3 in 1823.
- What is the lowest effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.42 in 2023.
- How does Sweden rank for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
- Sweden ranks 186th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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