Fertility & birth rates in Iceland and Sweden

Fertility rate in Iceland vs Sweden by year

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Iceland

Sweden

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Year	Fertility rate
	Iceland	Sweden
2023	1.59	1.45
2022	1.59	1.53
2021	1.82	1.67
2020	1.72	1.67
2019	1.74	1.71
2018	1.71	1.76
2017	1.71	1.78
2016	1.74	1.85
2015	1.8	1.85
2014	1.93	1.88
2013	1.93	1.89
2012	2.04	1.91
2011	2.02	1.9
2010	2.2	1.98
2009	2.23	1.94
2008	2.15	1.91
2007	2.09	1.88
2006	2.08	1.85
2005	2.05	1.77
2004	2.04	1.75
2003	1.99	1.71
2002	1.93	1.65
2001	1.95	1.57
2000	2.08	1.54
1999	1.99	1.5
1998	2.05	1.5
1997	2.04	1.52
1996	2.12	1.6
1995	2.08	1.73
1994	2.14	1.88
1993	2.22	1.99
1992	2.21	2.09
1991	2.18	2.11
1990	2.3	2.13
1989	2.19	2.01
1988	2.26	1.96
1987	2.06	1.84
1986	1.92	1.8
1985	1.93	1.74
1984	2.08	1.66
1983	2.24	1.61
1982	2.27	1.62
1981	2.33	1.63
1980	2.48	1.68
1979	2.49	1.66
1978	2.35	1.6
1977	2.31	1.64
1976	2.52	1.68
1975	2.65	1.77
1974	2.66	1.87
1973	2.94	1.87
1972	3.09	1.91
1971	2.92	1.96
1970	2.81	1.92
1969	2.99	1.93
1968	3.06	2.07
1967	3.28	2.28
1966	3.59	2.37
1965	3.73	2.39
1964	3.88	2.47
1963	3.99	2.33
1962	3.98	2.25
1961	3.88	2.21
1960	4.29	2.17

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Iceland was 1.59 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.45 in Sweden in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Iceland vs Sweden population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

Natural population change by year

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Iceland

Sweden

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Year	Natural population change
	Iceland	Sweden
2023	1,697	5,269
2022	1,719	10,487
2021	2,534	22,914
2020	2,199	14,495
2019	2,163	25,697
2018	1,975	23,403
2017	1,854	24,138
2016	1,711	25,800
2015	1,952	23,518
2014	2,324	26,179
2013	2,169	23,041
2012	2,566	20,943
2011	2,521	21,733
2010	2,862	25,320
2009	3,026	21,387
2008	2,825	18,439
2007	2,617	15,552
2006	2,491	15,436
2005	2,433	9,030
2004	2,425	9,893
2003	2,317	6,271
2002	2,243	893
2001	2,365	-1,779
2000	2,475	-2,662
1999	2,192	-6,201
1998	2,357	-3,541
1997	2,305	-3,539
1996	2,447	1,768
1995	2,354	9,710
1994	2,713	20,196
1993	2,875	20,924
1992	2,898	28,605
1991	2,733	29,299
1990	3,058	29,100
1989	2,832	24,629
1988	2,847	15,186
1987	2,360	11,757
1986	2,384	9,206
1985	2,221	4,175
1984	2,539	3,335
1983	2,702	833
1982	2,736	1,665
1981	2,677	1,664
1980	2,966	5,818
1979	2,980	4,976
1978	2,727	4,138
1977	2,551	7,426
1976	2,951	8,222
1975	2,965	14,746
1974	2,776	23,664
1973	3,121	24,409
1972	3,241	28,428
1971	2,782	31,583
1970	2,576	30,563
1969	2,766	23,904
1968	2,841	30,858
1967	3,021	41,700
1966	3,305	45,286
1965	3,442	44,857
1964	3,459	45,968
1963	3,490	35,741
1962	3,465	30,246
1961	3,312	30,832
1960	3,758	27,693

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +0.44% in Iceland and +0.05% in Sweden.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.57% in Iceland and +0.2% in Sweden.

Birth rate in Iceland vs Sweden by year

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Iceland

Sweden

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Iceland	Sweden
2023	11	9.5
2022	11.5	10
2021	13.1	11
2020	12.3	10.9
2019	12.3	11.1
2018	12	11.4
2017	11.9	11.5
2016	12	11.8
2015	12.5	11.7
2014	13.4	11.9
2013	13.4	11.8
2012	14.1	11.9
2011	14.1	11.8
2010	15.4	12.3
2009	15.8	12
2008	15.2	11.9
2007	14.6	11.7
2006	14.5	11.7
2005	14.4	11.2
2004	14.5	11.2
2003	14.3	11.1
2002	14.1	10.7
2001	14.4	10.3
2000	15.3	10.2
1999	14.8	10
1998	15.2	10.1
1997	15.3	10.2
1996	16.1	10.8
1995	16	11.7
1994	16.7	12.8
1993	17.5	13.5
1992	17.7	14.2
1991	17.6	14.4
1990	18.7	14.5
1989	18	13.7
1988	18.7	13.3
1987	16.6	12.5
1986	16.4	12.2
1985	16	11.8
1984	17.2	11.3
1983	18.4	11
1982	18.5	11.1
1981	18.8	11.3
1980	19.8	11.7
1979	19.8	11.6
1978	18.6	11.3
1977	18	11.6
1976	19.5	12
1975	20.1	12.6
1974	19.9	13.5
1973	21.7	13.5
1972	22.4	13.8
1971	20.8	14.1
1970	19.7	13.7
1969	20.7	13.5
1968	21	14.3
1967	22.2	15.4
1966	24	15.8
1965	24.6	15.9
1964	25.3	16
1963	26	14.8
1962	25.8	14.2
1961	25.5	13.9
1960	28	13.7

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 11 in Iceland and 9.5 in Sweden, compared with 28 and 13.7, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Iceland

Factual

UN forecast

Sweden

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Iceland	Sweden
2100	11.8%	13%
2099	11.8%	13%
2098	11.8%	13.1%
2097	11.8%	13.1%
2096	11.9%	13.2%
2095	11.9%	13.2%
2094	11.9%	13.3%
2093	11.9%	13.3%
2092	11.9%	13.4%
2091	11.9%	13.4%
2090	11.9%	13.5%
2089	11.9%	13.5%
2088	11.9%	13.5%
2087	11.9%	13.5%
2086	11.9%	13.6%
2085	11.9%	13.6%
2084	11.9%	13.5%
2083	11.9%	13.5%
2082	11.9%	13.5%
2081	11.9%	13.4%
2080	11.9%	13.4%
2079	12%	13.3%
2078	12%	13.3%
2077	12%	13.2%
2076	12%	13.2%
2075	12.1%	13.2%
2074	12.1%	13.1%
2073	12.1%	13.1%
2072	12.2%	13.1%
2071	12.2%	13.1%
2070	12.3%	13.1%
2069	12.4%	13.1%
2068	12.4%	13.2%
2067	12.5%	13.2%
2066	12.6%	13.3%
2065	12.6%	13.4%
2064	12.7%	13.5%
2063	12.8%	13.6%
2062	12.8%	13.7%
2061	12.9%	13.8%
2060	13%	13.9%
2059	13%	14.1%
2058	13.1%	14.2%
2057	13.2%	14.2%
2056	13.2%	14.3%
2055	13.3%	14.4%
2054	13.4%	14.4%
2053	13.4%	14.4%
2052	13.5%	14.4%
2051	13.6%	14.4%
2050	13.7%	14.4%
2049	13.8%	14.3%
2048	13.8%	14.3%
2047	14%	14.2%
2046	14.1%	14.1%
2045	14.2%	14%
2044	14.3%	14%
2043	14.4%	13.9%
2042	14.6%	13.8%
2041	14.8%	13.8%
2040	14.9%	13.8%
2039	15.1%	13.8%
2038	15.3%	13.8%
2037	15.5%	13.8%
2036	15.8%	14%
2035	16%	14.2%
2034	16.2%	14.4%
2033	16.4%	14.7%
2032	16.5%	14.9%
2031	16.6%	15.2%
2030	16.7%	15.5%
2029	16.9%	15.8%
2028	17%	16%
2027	17.2%	16.3%
2026	17.4%	16.6%
2025	17.6%	16.9%
2024	17.8%	17%
2023	18.1%	17.2%
2022	18.4%	17.5%
2021	18.6%	17.7%
2020	18.7%	17.7%
2019	18.9%	17.8%
2018	19.2%	17.8%
2017	19.6%	17.7%
2016	19.9%	17.5%
2015	20.2%	17.3%
2014	20.4%	17.2%
2013	20.6%	17%
2012	20.7%	16.8%
2011	20.8%	16.7%
2010	20.9%	16.6%
2009	20.9%	16.6%
2008	20.9%	16.7%
2007	21.1%	16.9%
2006	21.5%	17.1%
2005	22.1%	17.4%
2004	22.5%	17.7%
2003	22.8%	17.9%
2002	23%	18.1%
2001	23.2%	18.3%
2000	23.3%	18.4%
1999	23.4%	18.6%
1998	23.6%	18.7%
1997	23.9%	18.7%
1996	24.1%	18.8%
1995	24.4%	18.9%
1994	24.7%	18.8%
1993	24.8%	18.6%
1992	24.8%	18.4%
1991	24.8%	18.1%
1990	25%	17.9%
1989	25%	17.8%
1988	25.2%	17.8%
1987	25.6%	17.9%
1986	25.9%	18%
1985	26.2%	18.2%
1984	26.5%	18.3%
1983	26.7%	18.6%
1982	26.9%	18.9%
1981	27.2%	19.2%
1980	27.5%	19.6%
1979	27.9%	19.9%
1978	28.4%	20.3%
1977	29%	20.5%
1976	29.5%	20.6%
1975	30.1%	20.7%
1974	30.7%	20.7%
1973	31.2%	20.7%
1972	31.6%	20.8%
1971	32.1%	20.8%
1970	32.6%	20.8%
1969	33.2%	20.9%
1968	33.6%	20.9%
1967	34%	21%
1966	34.3%	20.9%
1965	34.5%	20.9%
1964	34.7%	21%
1963	34.9%	21.2%
1962	34.9%	21.5%
1961	35%	22%
1960	34.9%	22.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.8% of the population in Iceland and 17% in Sweden in 2024, compared to 25% and 17.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Iceland and Sweden compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Iceland vs Sweden

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Iceland

Sweden

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Iceland	Sweden
2023	3	4
2022	5	5
2021	5	5
2020	12	5
2019	4	4
2018	4	5
2017	3	5
2016	3	5
2015	4	5
2014	4	5
2013	4	5
2012	4	5
2011	4	5
2010	5	5
2009	5	5
2008	4	5
2007	5	5
2006	5	5
2005	5	5
2004	6	5
2003	6	5
2002	7	5
2001	6	5
2000	7	5
1999	7	6
1998	8	6
1997	8	6
1996	7	6
1995	13	7
1994	9	7
1993	10	8
1992	12	8
1991	11	8
1990	13	8
1989	14	9
1988	11	9
1987	13	8
1986	15	8
1985	11	8

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 3 deaths per 100,000 live births in Iceland, compared to 4 deaths in Sweden.

Under-five mortality rates

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Iceland

Sweden

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Iceland	Sweden
2023	0.26%	0.25%
2022	0.26%	0.25%
2021	0.27%	0.25%
2020	0.27%	0.26%
2019	0.27%	0.26%
2018	0.27%	0.27%
2017	0.26%	0.28%
2016	0.26%	0.28%
2015	0.26%	0.29%
2014	0.26%	0.29%
2013	0.26%	0.29%
2012	0.26%	0.3%
2011	0.27%	0.3%
2010	0.27%	0.31%
2009	0.27%	0.31%
2008	0.28%	0.32%
2007	0.29%	0.33%
2006	0.3%	0.35%
2005	0.31%	0.36%
2004	0.33%	0.37%
2003	0.34%	0.39%
2002	0.36%	0.4%
2001	0.38%	0.4%
2000	0.4%	0.41%
1999	0.42%	0.41%
1998	0.45%	0.42%
1997	0.47%	0.44%
1996	0.49%	0.46%
1995	0.52%	0.48%
1994	0.54%	0.52%
1993	0.56%	0.57%
1992	0.58%	0.62%
1991	0.61%	0.66%
1990	0.63%	0.7%
1989	0.65%	0.72%
1988	0.67%	0.73%
1987	0.7%	0.74%
1986	0.73%	0.75%
1985	0.75%	0.76%
1984	0.79%	0.77%
1983	0.83%	0.78%
1982	0.87%	0.8%
1981	0.92%	0.82%
1980	0.97%	0.84%
1979	1.03%	0.87%
1978	1.09%	0.9%
1977	1.15%	0.94%
1976	1.22%	0.98%
1975	1.29%	1.03%
1974	1.35%	1.09%
1973	1.41%	1.16%
1972	1.48%	1.23%
1971	1.54%	1.29%
1970	1.6%	1.34%
1969	1.66%	1.39%
1968	1.72%	1.44%
1967	1.79%	1.49%
1966	1.85%	1.56%
1965	1.92%	1.63%
1964	1.97%	1.71%
1963	2.02%	1.79%
1962	2.07%	1.86%
1961	2.11%	1.92%
1960	2.14%	1.96%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.26% in Iceland and 0.25% in Sweden. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.