Fertility Rate: Sweden
Sweden's fertility rate is currently 1.43 births per woman as of 2024. # Sweden Fertility Rate Sweden's fertility rate stands at 1.
Current (2024)
1.43 births per woman
-1.4% y/y
Peak (1964)
2.47 births per woman
Low (2024)
1.43 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Sweden
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Sweden
Analysis# Sweden Fertility Rate
Sweden's fertility rate stands at 1.43 births per woman in 2024, matching its all-time low. The country has experienced a dramatic 34.1% decline since 1960, when the rate was 2.17 births per woman. The peak occurred in 1964 at 2.47 births per woman, during the tail end of the post-war baby boom. Since then, Sweden has followed the pattern of most developed nations, with fertility rates trending downward across six decades.
The most pronounced decline occurred after 2015, when the rate dropped from 1.85 to the current 1.43 over nine years. The steepest single-year decrease happened between 2021 and 2022, falling from 1.67 to 1.53 births per woman. This sustained downward trajectory reflects broader demographic shifts driven by delayed childbearing, increased female labor force participation, and access to contraception. With no sign of reversal in recent data, Sweden's fertility rate appears structurally below replacement level.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.43 births per woman | -1.38% |
| 2023 | 1.45 births per woman | -5.23% |
| 2022 | 1.53 births per woman | -8.38% |
| 2021 | 1.67 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2020 | 1.67 births per woman | -2.34% |
| 2019 | 1.71 births per woman | -2.84% |
| 2018 | 1.76 births per woman | -1.12% |
| 2017 | 1.78 births per woman | -3.78% |
| 2016 | 1.85 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2015 | 1.85 births per woman | -1.60% |
| 2014 | 1.88 births per woman | -0.53% |
| 2013 | 1.89 births per woman | -1.05% |
| 2012 | 1.91 births per woman | +0.53% |
| 2011 | 1.9 births per woman | -4.04% |
| 2010 | 1.98 births per woman | +2.06% |
| 2009 | 1.94 births per woman | +1.57% |
| 2008 | 1.91 births per woman | +1.60% |
| 2007 | 1.88 births per woman | +1.62% |
| 2006 | 1.85 births per woman | +4.52% |
| 2005 | 1.77 births per woman | +1.14% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.75 births per woman | +2.34% |
| 2003 | 1.71 births per woman | +3.64% |
| 2002 | 1.65 births per woman | +5.10% |
| 2001 | 1.57 births per woman | +1.95% |
| 2000 | 1.54 births per woman | +2.67% |
| 1999 | 1.5 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1998 | 1.5 births per woman | -1.32% |
| 1997 | 1.52 births per woman | -5.00% |
| 1996 | 1.6 births per woman | -7.51% |
| 1995 | 1.73 births per woman | -7.98% |
| 1994 | 1.88 births per woman | -5.53% |
| 1993 | 1.99 births per woman | -4.78% |
| 1992 | 2.09 births per woman | -0.95% |
| 1991 | 2.11 births per woman | -0.94% |
| 1990 | 2.13 births per woman | +5.97% |
| 1989 | 2.01 births per woman | +2.55% |
| 1988 | 1.96 births per woman | +6.52% |
| 1987 | 1.84 births per woman | +2.22% |
| 1986 | 1.8 births per woman | +3.45% |
| 1985 | 1.74 births per woman | +4.82% |
| 1984 | 1.66 births per woman | +3.11% |
| 1983 | 1.61 births per woman | -0.62% |
| 1982 | 1.62 births per woman | -0.61% |
| 1981 | 1.63 births per woman | -2.98% |
| 1980 | 1.68 births per woman | +1.20% |
| 1979 | 1.66 births per woman | +3.75% |
| 1978 | 1.6 births per woman | -2.44% |
| 1977 | 1.64 births per woman | -2.38% |
| 1976 | 1.68 births per woman | -5.08% |
| 1975 | 1.77 births per woman | -5.35% |
| 1974 | 1.87 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1973 | 1.87 births per woman | -2.09% |
| 1972 | 1.91 births per woman | -2.55% |
| 1971 | 1.96 births per woman | +2.08% |
| 1970 | 1.92 births per woman | -0.52% |
| 1969 | 1.93 births per woman | -6.76% |
| 1968 | 2.07 births per woman | -9.21% |
| 1967 | 2.28 births per woman | -3.80% |
| 1966 | 2.37 births per woman | -0.84% |
| 1965 | 2.39 births per woman | -3.24% |
| 1964 | 2.47 births per woman | +6.01% |
| 1963 | 2.33 births per woman | +3.56% |
| 1962 | 2.25 births per woman | +1.81% |
| 1961 | 2.21 births per woman | +1.84% |
| 1960 | 2.17 births per woman | — |
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