Netherlands vs Sweden: Fertility rate, total
Netherlands
1.43 births per woman
in 2024
Sweden
1.43 births per woman
in 2024
Netherlands rank
170th
Sweden rank
170th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Netherlands
- Sweden
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 1.43 births per woman against 1.43 births per woman in Sweden, a difference of 0 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 170th and Sweden ranks 170th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.01 births per woman | 2.25 births per woman | 0.763 births per woman | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 1.88 births per woman | 1.79 births per woman | 0.088 births per woman | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 1.53 births per woman | 1.76 births per woman | 0.221 births per woman | Sweden |
| 1990s | 1.59 births per woman | 1.81 births per woman | 0.219 births per woman | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1.73 births per woman | 1.76 births per woman | 0.023 births per woman | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.68 births per woman | 1.85 births per woman | 0.175 births per woman | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.5 births per woman | 1.55 births per woman | 0.048 births per woman | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Netherlands or Sweden?
- Netherlands, at 1.43 births per woman against 1.43 births per woman in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Netherlands and Sweden?
- 0 births per woman, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and Sweden rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Netherlands ranks 170th and Sweden ranks 170th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.