Total fertility rate: births per woman in Sweden
Sweden: Total fertility rate: births per woman was 1.43 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total fertility rate: births per woman in Sweden, 1891–2024
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fertility rate: births per woman in Sweden is 1.43 births per woman, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 134 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate: births per woman in Sweden peaked at 4.14 births per woman in 1891 and was at its lowest, 1.43 births per woman, in 2024.
That places Sweden 23rd out of 34 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 134 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 4.03 births per woman | 3.93 births per woman | 4.14 births per woman | 9 |
| 1900s | 3.84 births per woman | 3.73 births per woman | 4.01 births per woman | 10 |
| 1910s | 3.13 births per woman | 2.71 births per woman | 3.57 births per woman | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.42 births per woman | 1.93 births per woman | 3.2 births per woman | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.78 births per woman | 1.68 births per woman | 1.93 births per woman | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.33 births per woman | 1.82 births per woman | 2.59 births per woman | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.25 births per woman | 2.18 births per woman | 2.29 births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.25 births per woman | 1.93 births per woman | 2.48 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.79 births per woman | 1.6 births per woman | 1.96 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.76 births per woman | 1.61 births per woman | 2.02 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.81 births per woman | 1.51 births per woman | 2.14 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.77 births per woman | 1.56 births per woman | 1.94 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.85 births per woman | 1.71 births per woman | 1.99 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.55 births per woman | 1.43 births per woman | 1.67 births per woman | 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 total fertility rate: births per woman in Sweden?
- Total fertility rate: births per woman in Sweden was 1.43 births per woman in 2024, according to Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 4.14 births per woman in 1891.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.43 births per woman in 2024.
- How does Sweden rank for total fertility rate: births per woman?
- Sweden ranks 23rd out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The average number of children a woman would have in her lifetime if she experienced the fertility rates of a specific year.