Sweden birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Sweden chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Sweden was 1.45 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 1992. In 1993, the fertility rate was 1.99 — a -27.1% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Sweden	World
1960	2.17	4.69
1961	2.21	4.56
1962	2.25	5.02
1963	2.33	5.31
1964	2.47	5.13
1965	2.39	5.08
1966	2.37	4.97
1967	2.28	4.87
1968	2.07	4.98
1969	1.93	4.88
1970	1.92	4.84
1971	1.96	4.69
1972	1.91	4.55
1973	1.87	4.42
1974	1.87	4.26
1975	1.77	4.07
1976	1.68	3.97
1977	1.64	3.84
1978	1.6	3.77
1979	1.66	3.76
1980	1.68	3.73
1981	1.63	3.71
1982	1.62	3.72
1983	1.61	3.59
1984	1.66	3.57
1985	1.74	3.53
1986	1.8	3.51
1987	1.84	3.48
1988	1.96	3.39
1989	2.01	3.35
1990	2.13	3.31
1991	2.11	3.13
1992	2.09	3.04
1993	1.99	2.97
1994	1.88	2.92
1995	1.73	2.87
1996	1.6	2.82
1997	1.52	2.78
1998	1.5	2.75
1999	1.5	2.72
2000	1.54	2.73
2001	1.57	2.69
2002	1.65	2.66
2003	1.71	2.64
2004	1.75	2.63
2005	1.77	2.61
2006	1.85	2.61
2007	1.88	2.6
2008	1.91	2.6
2009	1.94	2.59
2010	1.98	2.57
2011	1.9	2.55
2012	1.91	2.56
2013	1.89	2.53
2014	1.88	2.52
2015	1.85	2.49
2016	1.85	2.49
2017	1.78	2.46
2018	1.76	2.39
2019	1.71	2.35
2020	1.67	2.28
2021	1.67	2.25
2022	1.53	2.22
2023	1.45	2.2
2024	1.45	2.19
2025	1.46	2.18
2026	1.46	2.18
2027	1.47	2.17
2028	1.47	2.16
2029	1.48	2.15
2030	1.48	2.14
2031	1.49	2.13
2032	1.49	2.12
2033	1.49	2.12
2034	1.5	2.11
2035	1.5	2.1
2036	1.5	2.09
2037	1.51	2.09
2038	1.51	2.08
2039	1.51	2.08
2040	1.52	2.08
2041	1.52	2.07
2042	1.53	2.07
2043	1.53	2.07
2044	1.53	2.07
2045	1.53	2.06
2046	1.53	2.06
2047	1.54	2.06
2048	1.54	2.05
2049	1.54	2.05
2050	1.54	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 0.52% were to women under 20 years old, 32.7% to women ages 20-29, and 66.8% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 3.06%, 60.4%, and 36.5% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Sweden by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Sweden	World
1960	22.4%	37.4%
1961	22%	37.5%
1962	21.5%	37.6%
1963	21.2%	37.8%
1964	21%	38%
1965	20.9%	38%
1966	20.9%	38%
1967	21%	38%
1968	20.9%	37.9%
1969	20.9%	37.8%
1970	20.8%	37.7%
1971	20.8%	37.6%
1972	20.8%	37.5%
1973	20.7%	37.3%
1974	20.7%	37.2%
1975	20.7%	37.1%
1976	20.6%	36.9%
1977	20.5%	36.7%
1978	20.3%	36.3%
1979	19.9%	35.9%
1980	19.6%	35.5%
1981	19.2%	35.2%
1982	18.9%	34.9%
1983	18.6%	34.6%
1984	18.3%	34.3%
1985	18.2%	34%
1986	18%	33.8%
1987	17.9%	33.6%
1988	17.8%	33.4%
1989	17.8%	33.2%
1990	17.9%	33%
1991	18.1%	32.9%
1992	18.4%	32.7%
1993	18.6%	32.5%
1994	18.8%	32.3%
1995	18.9%	32.1%
1996	18.8%	31.8%
1997	18.7%	31.5%
1998	18.7%	31.1%
1999	18.6%	30.8%
2000	18.4%	30.4%
2001	18.3%	30%
2002	18.1%	29.6%
2003	17.9%	29.2%
2004	17.7%	28.8%
2005	17.4%	28.5%
2006	17.1%	28.1%
2007	16.9%	27.9%
2008	16.7%	27.6%
2009	16.6%	27.5%
2010	16.6%	27.3%
2011	16.7%	27.1%
2012	16.8%	27%
2013	17%	26.9%
2014	17.2%	26.8%
2015	17.3%	26.6%
2016	17.5%	26.5%
2017	17.7%	26.4%
2018	17.8%	26.2%
2019	17.8%	26%
2020	17.7%	25.8%
2021	17.7%	25.6%
2022	17.5%	25.3%
2023	17.2%	25%
2024	17%	24.7%
2025	16.7%	24.4%
2026	16.4%	24.1%
2027	16.2%	23.8%
2028	15.9%	23.4%
2029	15.6%	23.1%
2030	15.3%	22.8%
2031	15.1%	22.6%
2032	14.8%	22.3%
2033	14.5%	22.1%
2034	14.3%	21.9%
2035	14.1%	21.7%
2036	13.9%	21.6%
2037	13.8%	21.5%
2038	13.8%	21.4%
2039	13.8%	21.3%
2040	13.8%	21.2%
2041	13.8%	21.1%
2042	13.9%	21%
2043	13.9%	21%
2044	14%	20.9%
2045	14.1%	20.8%
2046	14.1%	20.7%
2047	14.2%	20.7%
2048	14.3%	20.6%
2049	14.4%	20.5%
2050	14.4%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Sweden was 22.4% in 1960, 18.6% in 1993, and 17% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Sweden.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Sweden, excluding migration, has been +0.2% annually. On average, 20,190 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Sweden
1960	27,693
1961	30,832
1962	30,246
1963	35,741
1964	45,968
1965	44,857
1966	45,286
1967	41,700
1968	30,858
1969	23,904
1970	30,563
1971	31,583
1972	28,428
1973	24,409
1974	23,664
1975	14,746
1976	8,222
1977	7,426
1978	4,138
1979	4,976
1980	5,818
1981	1,664
1982	1,665
1983	833
1984	3,335
1985	4,175
1986	9,206
1987	11,757
1988	15,186
1989	24,629
1990	29,100
1991	29,299
1992	28,605
1993	20,924
1994	20,196
1995	9,710
1996	1,768
1997	-3,539
1998	-3,541
1999	-6,201
2000	-2,662
2001	-1,779
2002	893
2003	6,271
2004	9,893
2005	9,030
2006	15,436
2007	15,552
2008	18,439
2009	21,387
2010	25,320
2011	21,733
2012	20,943
2013	23,041
2014	26,179
2015	23,518
2016	25,800
2017	24,138
2018	23,403
2019	25,697
2020	14,495
2021	22,914
2022	10,487
2023	5,269

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Sweden was 4 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.004% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -20% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Sweden	World
1985	8	460
1986	8	438
1987	8	429
1988	9	414
1989	9	401
1990	8	391
1991	8	395
1992	8	395
1993	8	389
1994	7	382
1995	7	371
1996	6	366
1997	6	358
1998	6	360
1999	6	340
2000	5	328
2001	5	321
2002	5	311
2003	5	301
2004	5	291
2005	5	283
2006	5	276
2007	5	269
2008	5	264
2009	5	258
2010	5	253
2011	5	247
2012	5	239
2013	5	235
2014	5	231
2015	5	228
2016	5	220
2017	5	215
2018	5	211
2019	4	207
2020	5	211
2021	5	242
2022	5	203
2023	4	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Sweden was 2.5 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.25% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 4.1 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Sweden	World
1960	1.96%	18.5%
1961	1.92%	18.1%
1962	1.86%	17.8%
1963	1.79%	17.5%
1964	1.71%	17.7%
1965	1.63%	17.5%
1966	1.56%	17.3%
1967	1.49%	17%
1968	1.44%	16.5%
1969	1.39%	15.5%
1970	1.34%	15.2%
1971	1.29%	15.1%
1972	1.23%	14.4%
1973	1.16%	14.1%
1974	1.09%	13.7%
1975	1.03%	13.4%
1976	0.98%	13%
1977	0.94%	12.5%
1978	0.9%	12.1%
1979	0.87%	11.7%
1980	0.84%	11.4%
1981	0.82%	11%
1982	0.8%	10.8%
1983	0.78%	10.6%
1984	0.77%	10.4%
1985	0.76%	10.1%
1986	0.75%	9.81%
1987	0.74%	9.47%
1988	0.73%	9.31%
1989	0.72%	9.02%
1990	0.7%	8.81%
1991	0.66%	8.66%
1992	0.62%	8.46%
1993	0.57%	8.19%
1994	0.52%	7.98%
1995	0.48%	7.76%
1996	0.46%	7.52%
1997	0.44%	7.28%
1998	0.42%	7.05%
1999	0.41%	6.76%
2000	0.41%	6.48%
2001	0.4%	6.21%
2002	0.4%	5.94%
2003	0.39%	5.65%
2004	0.37%	5.43%
2005	0.36%	5.16%
2006	0.35%	4.92%
2007	0.33%	4.7%
2008	0.32%	4.5%
2009	0.31%	4.31%
2010	0.31%	4.11%
2011	0.3%	3.97%
2012	0.3%	3.77%
2013	0.29%	3.61%
2014	0.29%	3.48%
2015	0.29%	3.35%
2016	0.28%	3.23%
2017	0.28%	3.11%
2018	0.27%	2.97%
2019	0.26%	2.86%
2020	0.26%	2.75%
2021	0.25%	2.66%
2022	0.25%	2.59%
2023	0.25%	2.49%