How does Sweden rank for fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious?

Sweden ranks 188th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious rising or falling in Sweden?

Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Sweden data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious in Sweden

Name: Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious in Sweden
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Sweden: Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious was 1.43 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

1.43 live births per woman

Change on year

down 7.0%

World rank

188th

of 236 countries

All-time high

2.45 live births per woman

in 1964

All-time low

1.43 live births per woman

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious in Sweden, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 1.43 live births per woman for fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious in Sweden peaked at 2.45 live births per woman in 1964 and was at its lowest, 1.43 live births per woman, in 2023.

That places Sweden 188th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	2.25 live births per woman	2.18 live births per woman	2.29 live births per woman	10
1960s	2.24 live births per woman	1.93 live births per woman	2.45 live births per woman	10
1970s	1.79 live births per woman	1.6 live births per woman	1.96 live births per woman	10
1980s	1.75 live births per woman	1.61 live births per woman	2.02 live births per woman	10
1990s	1.8 live births per woman	1.5 live births per woman	2.12 live births per woman	10
2000s	1.76 live births per woman	1.54 live births per woman	1.93 live births per woman	10
2010s	1.85 live births per woman	1.71 live births per woman	1.97 live births per woman	10
2020s	1.58 live births per woman	1.43 live births per woman	1.67 live births per woman	4

Countries ranked near Sweden

185 Germany 1.44 live births per woman compare
186 Cuba 1.44 live births per woman compare
187 Switzerland 1.43 live births per woman compare
188 Netherlands 1.43 live births per woman compare
190 Wallis and Futuna 1.41 live births per woman compare
191 Uruguay 1.41 live births per woman compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More population data for Sweden

World population growth -0.1% (2100)
Population density 27.91 people per km² (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 479,660 people (2100)
Population growth rate, by level of development -0.1% (2100)
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.43 births per woman (2024)
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.43 births per woman (2024)
Refugees by country of asylum 163,029 people (2024)
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.43 births per woman (2024)
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.42 children per women (2023)
Birth rate by women's age group 1.79 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 (2023)

All data for Sweden →

Frequently asked questions

What is fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious in Sweden?: Fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious in Sweden was 1.43 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious recorded in Sweden?: The highest recorded value was 2.45 live births per woman in 1964.
What is the lowest fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious recorded in Sweden?: The lowest recorded value was 1.43 live births per woman in 2023.
How does Sweden rank for fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious?: Sweden ranks 188th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious rising or falling in Sweden?: Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sweden data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious
Unit: live births per woman
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.