Percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in Sweden
Sweden: Percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 was 1.3 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.3
Change on year
down 18.8%
World rank
13th
of 17 countries
All-time high
4.2
in 2013
All-time low
1.3
in 2024
Years of data
12
2013–2024
Percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in Sweden, 2013–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 1.3 for percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.8% on the previous year and down 68.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in Sweden peaked at 4.2 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.3, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 4.2 | — |
| 2014 | 4.1 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 3.6 | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 3 | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 2.8 | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 2.1 | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 2.2 | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 1.7 | -22.7% |
| 2021 | 1.68 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.77 | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 1.6 | -9.6% |
| 2024 | 1.3 | -18.8% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 1.3 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.4, 93% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 1.3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.7, 76% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.14 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.61 | 1.3 | 1.77 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 10 Montserrat 1.4 compare
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- 13 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.3 compare
- 13 Brazil 1.3 compare
- 16 Serbia 1.2 compare
- 16 Seychelles 1.2 compare
More health data for Sweden
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in Sweden?
- Percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in Sweden was 1.3 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2 in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3 in 2024.
- How does Sweden rank for percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18?
- Sweden ranks 13th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 years of age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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