Fertility rates by age in Sweden
Sweden: Fertility rates by age was 1.43 Number in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rates by age in Sweden, 1968–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 1.43 Number for fertility rates by age in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rates by age in Sweden peaked at 2.13 Number in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.43 Number, in 2024.
That places Sweden 24th out of 46 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2 Number | 1.93 Number | 2.07 Number | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.79 Number | 1.6 Number | 1.96 Number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.76 Number | 1.61 Number | 2.01 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.81 Number | 1.5 Number | 2.13 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.76 Number | 1.54 Number | 1.94 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.85 Number | 1.71 Number | 1.98 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.55 Number | 1.43 Number | 1.67 Number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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 vs. Share of people who are religious 1.43 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.42 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rates by age in Sweden?
- Fertility rates by age in Sweden was 1.43 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest fertility rates by age recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 2.13 Number in 1990.
- What is the lowest fertility rates by age recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.43 Number in 2024.
- How does Sweden rank for fertility rates by age?
- Sweden ranks 24th out of 46 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rates by age rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Fertility rates by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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