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Sweden: Birth rate, crude

9.30per 1,000 people · 2024-21.8% since 2014

Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration. Annual figures for Sweden from 1960 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

Year	Value (per 1,000 people)	Note
2024	9.3
2023	9.5
2022	10
2021	11
2020	10.9
2019	11.1
2018	11.4
2017	11.5
2016	11.8
2015	11.7
2014	11.9
2013	11.8
2012	11.9
2011	11.8
2010	12.3
2009	12
2008	11.9
2007	11.7
2006	11.7
2005	11.2
2004	11.2
2003	11.1
2002	10.7
2001	10.3
2000	10.2
1999	10
1998	10.1
1997	10.2
1996	10.8
1995	11.7
1994	12.8
1993	13.5
1992	14.2
1991	14.4
1990	14.5
1989	13.7
1988	13.3
1987	12.5
1986	12.2
1985	11.8
1984	11.3
1983	11
1982	11.1
1981	11.3
1980	11.7
1979	11.6
1978	11.3
1977	11.6
1976	12
1975	12.6
1974	13.5
1973	13.5
1972	13.8
1971	14.1
1970	13.7
1969	13.5
1968	14.3
1967	15.4
1966	15.8
1965	15.9
1964	16
1963	14.8
1962	14.2
1961	13.9
1960	13.7

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by United Nations, National statistical offices, Eurostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Birth rate, crude. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-birth-rate-crude (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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