Denmark vs Sweden: Birth rate, crude
Denmark
9.5 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Sweden
9.3 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Denmark rank
167th
Sweden rank
169th
Birth rate, crude over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 9.5 per 1,000 people against 9.3 per 1,000 people in Sweden, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 167th and Sweden ranks 169th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.83 per 1,000 people | 14.75 per 1,000 people | 2.08 per 1,000 people | Denmark |
| 1970s | 13.62 per 1,000 people | 12.77 per 1,000 people | 0.85 per 1,000 people | Denmark |
| 1980s | 10.77 per 1,000 people | 11.99 per 1,000 people | 1.22 per 1,000 people | Sweden |
| 1990s | 12.82 per 1,000 people | 12.22 per 1,000 people | 0.6 per 1,000 people | Denmark |
| 2000s | 11.95 per 1,000 people | 11.2 per 1,000 people | 0.75 per 1,000 people | Denmark |
| 2010s | 10.52 per 1,000 people | 11.72 per 1,000 people | 1.2 per 1,000 people | Sweden |
| 2020s | 10.06 per 1,000 people | 10.14 per 1,000 people | 0.08 per 1,000 people | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, crude, Denmark or Sweden?
- Denmark, at 9.5 per 1,000 people against 9.3 per 1,000 people in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0.2 per 1,000 people, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for birth rate, crude?
- Denmark ranks 167th and Sweden ranks 169th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.