Sweden Birth Rate 1950-2024

Chart and table of the Sweden birth rate from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current birth rate for Sweden in 2024 is 11.609 births per 1000 people, a 1.06% decline from 2023.
  • The birth rate for Sweden in 2023 was 11.733 births per 1000 people, a 0.26% decline from 2022.
  • The birth rate for Sweden in 2022 was 11.764 births per 1000 people, a 0.26% decline from 2021.
  • The birth rate for Sweden in 2021 was 11.795 births per 1000 people, a 0.27% decline from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Country Name 2024 Birth Rate
Israel 18.768
Panama 17.661
Argentina 16.009
Guam 15.929
Oman 15.292
Saudi Arabia 15.268
Seychelles 14.812
Antigua and Barbuda 14.060
Bahamas 13.436
New Caledonia 13.432
French Polynesia 13.389
Uruguay 13.156
Bahrain 12.293
New Zealand 12.109
Aruba 12.018
United States 12.009
Australia 11.939
Sweden 11.609
Chile 11.487
Iceland 11.414
Trinidad and Tobago 11.293
Kuwait 11.289
Denmark 11.183
United Kingdom 11.171
Ireland 11.153
Norway 11.126
France 10.862
Curacao 10.617
Hong Kong 10.591
Barbados 10.540
Belgium 10.516
Netherlands 10.168
Luxembourg 10.158
Canada 10.006
Switzerland 9.994
Austria 9.868
Macao 9.852
UAE 9.810
Channel Islands 9.759
Estonia 9.745
Lithuania 9.659
Malta 9.601
Latvia 9.582
Germany 9.322
Cyprus 9.282
Hungary 9.240
Poland 9.002
Slovenia 8.813
Qatar 8.685
Finland 8.562
Taiwan 8.360
Croatia 8.253
Singapore 8.220
Spain 7.816
Portugal 7.672
Italy 7.026
Japan 6.995
Greece 6.870
South Korea 6.743
Puerto Rico 6.712
Sweden - Historical Birth Rate Data
Year Birth Rate Growth Rate
2024 11.609 -1.060%
2023 11.733 -0.260%
2022 11.764 -0.260%
2021 11.795 -0.270%
2020 11.827 -0.260%
2019 11.858 -0.260%
2018 11.889 -0.140%
2017 11.906 -0.140%
2016 11.923 -0.150%
2015 11.941 -0.140%
2014 11.958 -0.140%
2013 11.975 0.160%
2012 11.956 0.160%
2011 11.937 0.160%
2010 11.918 0.160%
2009 11.899 0.160%
2008 11.880 1.850%
2007 11.664 1.890%
2006 11.448 1.910%
2005 11.233 1.960%
2004 11.017 2.000%
2003 10.801 0.810%
2002 10.714 0.820%
2001 10.627 0.830%
2000 10.540 0.830%
1999 10.453 0.840%
1998 10.366 -5.770%
1997 11.001 -5.460%
1996 11.636 -5.180%
1995 12.272 -4.920%
1994 12.907 -4.690%
1993 13.542 0.860%
1992 13.426 0.870%
1991 13.310 0.880%
1990 13.194 0.890%
1989 13.078 0.890%
1988 12.962 2.600%
1987 12.634 2.670%
1986 12.306 2.750%
1985 11.977 2.820%
1984 11.649 2.900%
1983 11.321 -0.660%
1982 11.396 -0.650%
1981 11.471 -0.660%
1980 11.547 -0.650%
1979 11.622 -0.640%
1978 11.697 -3.010%
1977 12.060 -2.920%
1976 12.423 -2.840%
1975 12.786 -2.760%
1974 13.149 -2.690%
1973 13.512 -1.840%
1972 13.765 -1.800%
1971 14.018 -1.770%
1970 14.271 -1.740%
1969 14.524 -1.710%
1968 14.777 -0.090%
1967 14.791 -0.090%
1966 14.805 -0.090%
1965 14.818 -0.090%
1964 14.832 -0.090%
1963 14.846 0.590%
1962 14.759 0.590%
1961 14.672 0.600%
1960 14.585 0.600%
1959 14.498 0.600%
1958 14.411 -1.300%
1957 14.601 -1.280%
1956 14.791 -1.270%
1955 14.981 -1.250%
1954 15.171 -1.240%
1953 15.361 -1.220%
1952 15.551 -1.210%
1951 15.741 -1.190%
1950 15.931 0.000%