What is birth rate vs. death rate in Sweden?

Birth rate vs. death rate in Sweden was 9.28 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Sweden?

The highest recorded value was 16.43 births per 1,000 people in 1950.

What is the lowest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Sweden?

The lowest recorded value was 9.28 births per 1,000 people in 2023.

How does Sweden rank for birth rate vs. death rate?

Sweden ranks 182nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rate vs. death rate rising or falling in Sweden?

Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Sweden data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rate vs. death rate in Sweden

Name: Birth rate vs. death rate in Sweden
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Sweden: Birth rate vs. death rate was 9.28 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

9.28 births per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 7.2%

World rank

182nd

of 236 countries

All-time high

16.43 births per 1,000 people

in 1950

All-time low

9.28 births per 1,000 people

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Birth rate vs. death rate in Sweden, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 9.28 births per 1,000 people for birth rate vs. death rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate vs. death rate in Sweden peaked at 16.43 births per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 9.28 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.

That places Sweden 182nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	14.94 births per 1,000 people	13.88 births per 1,000 people	16.43 births per 1,000 people	10
1960s	14.63 births per 1,000 people	13.46 births per 1,000 people	15.76 births per 1,000 people	10
1970s	12.74 births per 1,000 people	11.25 births per 1,000 people	14.1 births per 1,000 people	10
1980s	11.94 births per 1,000 people	11.02 births per 1,000 people	13.61 births per 1,000 people	10
1990s	12.16 births per 1,000 people	9.95 births per 1,000 people	14.35 births per 1,000 people	10
2000s	11.14 births per 1,000 people	10.15 births per 1,000 people	11.91 births per 1,000 people	10
2010s	11.62 births per 1,000 people	11.06 births per 1,000 people	12.18 births per 1,000 people	10
2020s	10.26 births per 1,000 people	9.28 births per 1,000 people	10.88 births per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Sweden

179 Liechtenstein 9.37 births per 1,000 people compare
180 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 9.36 births per 1,000 people compare
181 Norway 9.34 births per 1,000 people compare
183 Netherlands 9.28 births per 1,000 people compare
184 Mauritius 9.27 births per 1,000 people compare
185 Bulgaria 9.22 births per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Sweden

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,109 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 30 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 66,073 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 56,430 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 62,494 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 56,433 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 61,970 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 57,504 (2025)

All data for Sweden →

Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate vs. death rate in Sweden?: Birth rate vs. death rate in Sweden was 9.28 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Sweden?: The highest recorded value was 16.43 births per 1,000 people in 1950.
What is the lowest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Sweden?: The lowest recorded value was 9.28 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
How does Sweden rank for birth rate vs. death rate?: Sweden ranks 182nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate vs. death rate rising or falling in Sweden?: Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sweden data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

About this data

Indicator: Birth rate vs. death rate
Unit: births per 1,000 people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.