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Birth rate in Sweden

Sweden: Birth rate was 9.28 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
9.28 births per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 7.2%
World rank
182nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
39.21 births per 1,000 people
in 1751
All-time low
9.28 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Years of data
273
1751–2023

Birth rate in Sweden, 1751–2023

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Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for birth rate in Sweden is 9.28 births per 1,000 people, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 273 years on record.

The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate in Sweden peaked at 39.21 births per 1,000 people in 1751 and was at its lowest, 9.28 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.

Sweden ranks 182nd 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1750s 36.18 births per 1,000 people 33.02 births per 1,000 people 39.21 births per 1,000 people 9
1760s 34.84 births per 1,000 people 33.35 births per 1,000 people 36.34 births per 1,000 people 10
1770s 32.85 births per 1,000 people 25.37 births per 1,000 people 36.85 births per 1,000 people 10
1780s 32.62 births per 1,000 people 30.36 births per 1,000 people 35.89 births per 1,000 people 10
1790s 33.78 births per 1,000 people 30.82 births per 1,000 people 37.15 births per 1,000 people 10
1800s 30.45 births per 1,000 people 26.62 births per 1,000 people 31.93 births per 1,000 people 10
1810s 33.48 births per 1,000 people 29.9 births per 1,000 people 35.58 births per 1,000 people 10
1820s 34.86 births per 1,000 people 31.44 births per 1,000 people 37.1 births per 1,000 people 10
1830s 31.75 births per 1,000 people 29.44 births per 1,000 people 34.27 births per 1,000 people 10
1840s 31.2 births per 1,000 people 29.68 births per 1,000 people 33.03 births per 1,000 people 10
1850s 32.62 births per 1,000 people 30.82 births per 1,000 people 35.23 births per 1,000 people 10
1860s 32.22 births per 1,000 people 27.4 births per 1,000 people 35.11 births per 1,000 people 10
1870s 30.58 births per 1,000 people 28.66 births per 1,000 people 31.39 births per 1,000 people 10
1880s 29.27 births per 1,000 people 27.81 births per 1,000 people 30.13 births per 1,000 people 10
1890s 27.33 births per 1,000 people 26.44 births per 1,000 people 28.32 births per 1,000 people 10
1900s 26.1 births per 1,000 people 25.63 births per 1,000 people 27.13 births per 1,000 people 10
1910s 22.3 births per 1,000 people 19.81 births per 1,000 people 24.76 births per 1,000 people 10
1920s 18.4 births per 1,000 people 15.21 births per 1,000 people 23.72 births per 1,000 people 10
1930s 14.5 births per 1,000 people 13.7 births per 1,000 people 15.43 births per 1,000 people 10
1940s 18.41 births per 1,000 people 15.1 births per 1,000 people 20.69 births per 1,000 people 10
1950s 14.94 births per 1,000 people 13.88 births per 1,000 people 16.43 births per 1,000 people 10
1960s 14.63 births per 1,000 people 13.46 births per 1,000 people 15.76 births per 1,000 people 10
1970s 12.74 births per 1,000 people 11.25 births per 1,000 people 14.1 births per 1,000 people 10
1980s 11.94 births per 1,000 people 11.02 births per 1,000 people 13.61 births per 1,000 people 10
1990s 12.16 births per 1,000 people 9.95 births per 1,000 people 14.35 births per 1,000 people 10
2000s 11.14 births per 1,000 people 10.15 births per 1,000 people 11.91 births per 1,000 people 10
2010s 11.62 births per 1,000 people 11.06 births per 1,000 people 12.18 births per 1,000 people 10
2020s 10.26 births per 1,000 people 9.28 births per 1,000 people 10.88 births per 1,000 people 4

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 180 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 9.36 births per 1,000 people compare
  2. 181 Norway 9.34 births per 1,000 people compare
  3. 183 Netherlands 9.28 births per 1,000 people compare
  4. 184 Mauritius 9.27 births per 1,000 people compare
  5. 185 Bulgaria 9.22 births per 1,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate in Sweden?
Birth rate in Sweden was 9.28 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 39.21 births per 1,000 people in 1751.
What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 9.28 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
How does Sweden rank for birth rate?
Sweden ranks 182nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
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