Number of live births in Sweden
Sweden: Number of live births was 98,451 births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of live births in Sweden, 1891–2024
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of live births in Sweden is 98,451 births, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of live births in Sweden peaked at 139,505 births in 1909 and was at its lowest, 85,020 births, in 1933.
Sweden ranks 18th of 34 countries on this measure, 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 | 133,399 births | 129,622 births | 136,523 births | 9 |
| 1900s | 137,092 births | 133,896 births | 139,505 births | 10 |
| 1910s | 125,981 births | 115,193 births | 135,625 births | 10 |
| 1920s | 110,293 births | 92,861 births | 138,753 births | 10 |
| 1930s | 90,173 births | 85,020 births | 97,380 births | 10 |
| 1940s | 121,455 births | 95,778 births | 135,373 births | 10 |
| 1950s | 108,369 births | 104,743 births | 115,414 births | 10 |
| 1960s | 113,780 births | 102,219 births | 123,354 births | 10 |
| 1970s | 104,503 births | 93,346 births | 114,538 births | 10 |
| 1980s | 100,446 births | 91,879 births | 116,378 births | 10 |
| 1990s | 106,873 births | 88,999 births | 124,489 births | 10 |
| 2000s | 102,171 births | 91,313 births | 111,937 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 114,720 births | 111,690 births | 117,425 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 106,115 births | 98,451 births | 114,263 births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More population data for Sweden
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.1% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 479,660 people (2100)
- Population density 27.91 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.1% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.43 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 163,029 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.43 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.43 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.0% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.43 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of live births in Sweden?
- Number of live births in Sweden was 98,451 births in 2024, according to Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of live births recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 139,505 births in 1909.
- What is the lowest number of live births recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 85,020 births in 1933.
- How does Sweden rank for number of live births?
- Sweden ranks 18th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of live births rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. 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 Number of live births. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total number of live births recorded in a given year.