Births and deaths in Sweden
Sweden: Births and deaths was 8.63 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
8.63
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
29th
of 41 countries
All-time high
44.89
in 1773
All-time low
8.63
in 2024
Years of data
274
1751–2024
Births and deaths in Sweden, 1751–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 8.63 for births and deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 274 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births and deaths in Sweden peaked at 44.89 in 1773 and was at its lowest, 8.63, in 2024.
That places Sweden 29th out of 41 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 274 years of available data.
Births and deaths in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1751 | 19.25 | — |
| 1752 | 19.63 | +2.0% |
| 1753 | 17.42 | -11.3% |
| 1754 | 18.95 | +8.8% |
| 1755 | 19.2 | +1.3% |
| 1756 | 20 | +4.2% |
| 1757 | 22.6 | +13.0% |
| 1758 | 25.28 | +11.9% |
| 1759 | 19.77 | -21.8% |
| 1760 | 18.31 | -7.4% |
| 1761 | 18.48 | +0.9% |
| 1762 | 22.77 | +23.2% |
| 1763 | 24.72 | +8.6% |
| 1764 | 20.2 | -18.3% |
| 1765 | 20.75 | +2.7% |
| 1766 | 18.15 | -12.5% |
| 1767 | 18.76 | +3.4% |
| 1768 | 19.97 | +6.4% |
| 1769 | 20.16 | +1.0% |
| 1770 | 19.34 | -4.1% |
| 1771 | 21.13 | +9.2% |
| 1772 | 30.58 | +44.7% |
| 1773 | 44.89 | +46.8% |
| 1774 | 16.57 | -63.1% |
| 1775 | 18.38 | +10.9% |
| 1776 | 16.87 | -8.3% |
| 1777 | 18.57 | +10.1% |
| 1778 | 19.36 | +4.3% |
| 1779 | 20.71 | +6.9% |
| 1780 | 15.97 | -22.9% |
| 1781 | 19.21 | +20.3% |
| 1782 | 21.29 | +10.9% |
| 1783 | 21.99 | +3.3% |
| 1784 | 23.6 | +7.3% |
| 1785 | 22.26 | -5.7% |
| 1786 | 19.36 | -13.0% |
| 1787 | 18.2 | -6.0% |
| 1788 | 19.4 | +6.6% |
| 1789 | 24.87 | +28.2% |
| 1790 | 22.96 | -7.7% |
| 1791 | 19.65 | -14.4% |
| 1792 | 17.11 | -12.9% |
| 1793 | 17.63 | +3.1% |
| 1794 | 17.66 | +0.2% |
| 1795 | 21.57 | +22.1% |
| 1796 | 18.01 | -16.5% |
| 1797 | 17.06 | -5.3% |
| 1798 | 16.95 | -0.6% |
| 1799 | 19.12 | +12.8% |
| 1800 | 24.53 | +28.3% |
| 1801 | 19.92 | -18.8% |
| 1802 | 17.95 | -9.9% |
| 1803 | 18.02 | +0.4% |
| 1804 | 18.97 | +5.3% |
| 1805 | 17.93 | -5.5% |
| 1806 | 20.05 | +11.8% |
| 1807 | 19.77 | -1.4% |
| 1808 | 27.17 | +37.4% |
| 1809 | 32.55 | +19.8% |
| 1810 | 25.25 | -22.4% |
| 1811 | 22.14 | -12.3% |
| 1812 | 23.61 | +6.7% |
| 1813 | 21.58 | -8.6% |
| 1814 | 19.07 | -11.6% |
| 1815 | 17.77 | -6.8% |
| 1816 | 16.27 | -8.4% |
| 1817 | 18.37 | +12.9% |
| 1818 | 18.74 | +2.0% |
| 1819 | 21.4 | +14.2% |
| 1820 | 19.13 | -10.6% |
| 1821 | 19.43 | +1.6% |
| 1822 | 16.86 | -13.2% |
| 1823 | 15.69 | -6.9% |
| 1824 | 15.5 | -1.2% |
| 1825 | 15.03 | -3.1% |
| 1826 | 16.74 | +11.4% |
| 1827 | 18.11 | +8.2% |
| 1828 | 21.08 | +16.4% |
| 1829 | 22.27 | +5.6% |
| 1830 | 18.2 | -18.3% |
| 1831 | 20.02 | +10.0% |
| 1832 | 18.3 | -8.6% |
| 1833 | 16.38 | -10.5% |
| 1834 | 19.92 | +21.6% |
| 1835 | 13.97 | -29.9% |
| 1836 | 15.21 | +8.8% |
| 1837 | 18.71 | +23.0% |
| 1838 | 18.98 | +1.4% |
| 1839 | 18.76 | -1.1% |
| 1840 | 15.83 | -15.6% |
| 1841 | 14.66 | -7.4% |
| 1842 | 16.02 | +9.3% |
| 1843 | 16.62 | +3.8% |
| 1844 | 15.83 | -4.8% |
| 1845 | 14.24 | -10.0% |
| 1846 | 17.02 | +19.5% |
| 1847 | 18.62 | +9.4% |
| 1848 | 15.46 | -17.0% |
| 1849 | 15.27 | -1.2% |
| 1850 | 15.22 | -0.3% |
| 1851 | 15.98 | +5.0% |
| 1852 | 17.78 | +11.3% |
| 1853 | 18.68 | +5.0% |
| 1854 | 15.61 | -16.4% |
| 1855 | 16.94 | +8.5% |
| 1856 | 17.29 | +2.1% |
| 1857 | 22.28 | +28.9% |
| 1858 | 16.8 | -24.6% |
| 1859 | 15.23 | -9.4% |
| 1860 | 13.45 | -11.7% |
| 1861 | 14.09 | +4.8% |
| 1862 | 16.86 | +19.7% |
| 1863 | 15.01 | -11.0% |
| 1864 | 15.78 | +5.1% |
| 1865 | 15.04 | -4.7% |
| 1866 | 15.87 | +5.6% |
| 1867 | 15.39 | -3.0% |
| 1868 | 16.32 | +6.0% |
| 1869 | 18.02 | +10.4% |
| 1870 | 15.94 | -11.6% |
| 1871 | 13.8 | -13.4% |
| 1872 | 12.48 | -9.6% |
| 1873 | 13.31 | +6.6% |
| 1874 | 15.88 | +19.3% |
| 1875 | 15.74 | -0.9% |
| 1876 | 15.38 | -2.2% |
| 1877 | 14.85 | -3.5% |
| 1878 | 14.13 | -4.9% |
| 1879 | 13.61 | -3.7% |
| 1880 | 14.53 | +6.8% |
| 1881 | 14.41 | -0.8% |
| 1882 | 13.7 | -4.9% |
| 1883 | 14 | +2.2% |
| 1884 | 14.2 | +1.4% |
| 1885 | 14.44 | +1.7% |
| 1886 | 13.34 | -7.6% |
| 1887 | 13.09 | -1.9% |
| 1888 | 13.12 | +0.2% |
| 1889 | 13.04 | -0.6% |
| 1890 | 14.25 | +9.2% |
| 1891 | 13.79 | -3.2% |
| 1892 | 14.94 | +8.3% |
| 1893 | 14.08 | -5.7% |
| 1894 | 13.72 | -2.6% |
| 1895 | 12.64 | -7.8% |
| 1896 | 12.88 | +1.9% |
| 1897 | 12.78 | -0.8% |
| 1898 | 12.68 | -0.8% |
| 1899 | 14.76 | +16.3% |
| 1900 | 14.23 | -3.6% |
| 1901 | 13.32 | -6.4% |
| 1902 | 13.11 | -1.6% |
| 1903 | 12.73 | -2.9% |
| 1904 | 13.17 | +3.5% |
| 1905 | 13.4 | +1.7% |
| 1906 | 12.33 | -8.0% |
| 1907 | 12.67 | +2.8% |
| 1908 | 12.77 | +0.8% |
| 1909 | 11.87 | -7.1% |
| 1910 | 12.23 | +3.1% |
| 1911 | 12.11 | -1.0% |
| 1912 | 12.55 | +3.7% |
| 1913 | 12.07 | -3.9% |
| 1914 | 12.21 | +1.2% |
| 1915 | 13.07 | +7.0% |
| 1916 | 12.13 | -7.2% |
| 1917 | 12.08 | -0.3% |
| 1918 | 16.71 | +38.3% |
| 1919 | 13.12 | -21.5% |
| 1920 | 11.86 | -9.6% |
| 1921 | 11.07 | -6.6% |
| 1922 | 11.59 | +4.7% |
| 1923 | 10.36 | -10.6% |
| 1924 | 10.89 | +5.1% |
| 1925 | 10.77 | -1.2% |
| 1926 | 10.84 | +0.7% |
| 1927 | 11.75 | +8.4% |
| 1928 | 11.09 | -5.6% |
| 1929 | 11.32 | +2.1% |
| 1930 | 10.89 | -3.8% |
| 1931 | 11.72 | +7.6% |
| 1932 | 10.86 | -7.3% |
| 1933 | 10.56 | -2.7% |
| 1934 | 10.61 | +0.4% |
| 1935 | 11.05 | +4.1% |
| 1936 | 11.36 | +2.8% |
| 1937 | 11.38 | +0.2% |
| 1938 | 10.93 | -3.9% |
| 1939 | 10.94 | +0.1% |
| 1940 | 10.88 | -0.5% |
| 1941 | 10.71 | -1.6% |
| 1942 | 9.43 | -11.9% |
| 1943 | 9.67 | +2.6% |
| 1944 | 10.44 | +7.9% |
| 1945 | 10.28 | -1.5% |
| 1946 | 10.06 | -2.2% |
| 1947 | 10.4 | +3.4% |
| 1948 | 9.46 | -9.0% |
| 1949 | 9.63 | +1.8% |
| 1950 | 9.72 | +0.8% |
| 1951 | 9.57 | -1.5% |
| 1952 | 9.31 | -2.7% |
| 1953 | 9.44 | +1.4% |
| 1954 | 9.32 | -1.2% |
| 1955 | 9.23 | -1.0% |
| 1956 | 9.37 | +1.6% |
| 1957 | 9.7 | +3.5% |
| 1958 | 9.39 | -3.3% |
| 1959 | 9.3 | -0.9% |
| 1960 | 9.82 | +5.6% |
| 1961 | 9.59 | -2.4% |
| 1962 | 9.96 | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 9.86 | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 9.82 | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 9.95 | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 9.89 | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 9.98 | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 10.26 | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 10.35 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 9.85 | -4.9% |
| 1971 | 10.08 | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 10.21 | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 10.4 | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 10.47 | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 10.68 | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 10.95 | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 10.62 | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 10.76 | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 10.91 | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 10.98 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 10.99 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 10.82 | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 10.82 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 10.79 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 11.19 | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 11.09 | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 11.06 | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 11.42 | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 10.81 | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 11.07 | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 10.99 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 10.88 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 11.1 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 10.45 | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 10.61 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 10.61 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 10.52 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 10.51 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 10.67 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 10.51 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 10.52 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10.63 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 10.36 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 10.05 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 10.15 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 10.05 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 10.04 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 9.93 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 9.7 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 9.66 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 9.53 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 9.66 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 9.43 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 9.2 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 9.3 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 9.21 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 9.17 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 9.09 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 8.65 | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 9.48 | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 8.84 | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 9.04 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 8.95 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 8.63 | -3.6% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 8.63 is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.62, 90% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 8.63 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.36, 83% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Births and deaths in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1774 | -63.1% | 44.89 | 16.57 |
| 1773 | +46.8% | 30.58 | 44.89 |
| 1772 | +44.7% | 21.13 | 30.58 |
| 1918 | +38.3% | 12.08 | 16.71 |
| 1808 | +37.4% | 19.77 | 27.17 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 20.23 | 17.42 | 25.28 | 9 |
| 1760s | 20.23 | 18.15 | 24.72 | 10 |
| 1770s | 22.64 | 16.57 | 44.89 | 10 |
| 1780s | 20.61 | 15.97 | 24.87 | 10 |
| 1790s | 18.77 | 16.95 | 22.96 | 10 |
| 1800s | 21.69 | 17.93 | 32.55 | 10 |
| 1810s | 20.42 | 16.27 | 25.25 | 10 |
| 1820s | 17.98 | 15.03 | 22.27 | 10 |
| 1830s | 17.84 | 13.97 | 20.02 | 10 |
| 1840s | 15.96 | 14.24 | 18.62 | 10 |
| 1850s | 17.18 | 15.22 | 22.28 | 10 |
| 1860s | 15.58 | 13.45 | 18.02 | 10 |
| 1870s | 14.51 | 12.48 | 15.94 | 10 |
| 1880s | 13.79 | 13.04 | 14.53 | 10 |
| 1890s | 13.65 | 12.64 | 14.94 | 10 |
| 1900s | 12.96 | 11.87 | 14.23 | 10 |
| 1910s | 12.83 | 12.07 | 16.71 | 10 |
| 1920s | 11.15 | 10.36 | 11.86 | 10 |
| 1930s | 11.03 | 10.56 | 11.72 | 10 |
| 1940s | 10.1 | 9.43 | 10.88 | 10 |
| 1950s | 9.43 | 9.23 | 9.72 | 10 |
| 1960s | 9.95 | 9.59 | 10.35 | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.49 | 9.85 | 10.95 | 10 |
| 1980s | 11 | 10.79 | 11.42 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.74 | 10.45 | 11.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.19 | 9.7 | 10.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.29 | 8.65 | 9.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.99 | 8.63 | 9.48 | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.8581 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 30 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0243 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0256 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births and deaths in Sweden?
- Births and deaths in Sweden was 8.63 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest births and deaths recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 44.89 in 1773.
- What is the lowest births and deaths recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.63 in 2024.
- How does Sweden rank for births and deaths?
- Sweden ranks 29th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is births and deaths rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Births and deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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