Sweden Birth Rate 1950-2023

Chart and table of the Sweden birth rate from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current birth rate for Sweden in 2023 is 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.
  • The birth rate for Sweden in 2020 was 11.827 births per 1000 people, a 0.26% decline from 2019.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Country Name 2023 Birth Rate
Israel 18.957
Panama 17.885
Argentina 16.172
Guam 16.086
Oman 15.816
Saudi Arabia 15.700
Seychelles 15.023
Antigua and Barbuda 14.263
French Polynesia 13.582
Bahamas 13.540
New Caledonia 13.535
Uruguay 13.274
Bahrain 12.478
New Zealand 12.205
Australia 12.085
United States 12.023
Aruba 11.973
Sweden 11.733
Chile 11.653
Iceland 11.527
Trinidad and Tobago 11.476
Kuwait 11.342
Ireland 11.337
United Kingdom 11.267
Norway 11.151
Denmark 11.149
France 10.914
Hong Kong 10.796
Curacao 10.626
Belgium 10.591
Barbados 10.558
Luxembourg 10.233
Netherlands 10.182
Macao 10.167
Switzerland 10.082
Canada 10.072
Austria 9.944
UAE 9.929
Estonia 9.898
Lithuania 9.837
Channel Islands 9.805
Latvia 9.790
Malta 9.705
Cyprus 9.421
Germany 9.373
Hungary 9.279
Poland 9.154
Slovenia 8.933
Qatar 8.831
Finland 8.582
Taiwan 8.386
Singapore 8.336
Croatia 8.317
Spain 7.889
Portugal 7.665
Italy 7.036
Japan 7.013
Greece 6.930
South Korea 6.769
Puerto Rico 6.554
Sweden - Historical Birth Rate Data
Year Birth Rate Growth Rate
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%