Sweden Birth Rate 1950-2025

Chart and table of the Sweden birth rate from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current birth rate for Sweden in 2025 is 11.485 births per 1000 people, a 1.07% decline from 2024.
  • The birth rate for Sweden in 2024 was 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.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Birth Rate
Country Name 2025 Birth Rate
Israel 18.579
Panama 17.438
Argentina 15.845
Guam 15.771
Saudi Arabia 14.837
Oman 14.767
Seychelles 14.600
Antigua and Barbuda 13.856
Bahamas 13.333
New Caledonia 13.330
French Polynesia 13.196
Uruguay 13.038
Bahrain 12.109
Aruba 12.063
New Zealand 12.014
United States 11.994
Australia 11.792
Sweden 11.485
Chile 11.322
Iceland 11.301
Kuwait 11.236
Denmark 11.217
Trinidad and Tobago 11.109
Norway 11.101
United Kingdom 11.075
Ireland 10.969
France 10.809
Curacao 10.608
Barbados 10.522
Belgium 10.441
Hong Kong 10.387
Netherlands 10.154
Luxembourg 10.083
Canada 9.940
Switzerland 9.906
Austria 9.791
Channel Islands 9.713
UAE 9.691
Estonia 9.591
Macao 9.538
Malta 9.497
Lithuania 9.481
Latvia 9.374
Germany 9.271
Hungary 9.201
Cyprus 9.144
Poland 8.851
Slovenia 8.693
Finland 8.542
Qatar 8.539
Taiwan 8.334
Croatia 8.189
Singapore 8.105
Spain 7.743
Portugal 7.679
Italy 7.016
Japan 6.976
Puerto Rico 6.870
Greece 6.810
South Korea 6.717
Sweden - Historical Birth Rate Data
Year Birth Rate Growth Rate
2025 11.485 -1.070%
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%