The fertility rate of a country is the average number of children that women from that country will have throughout their reproductive years. From 1800 to 1875, Sweden's fertility rate fluctuated quite regularly, rising from 4.1 children per woman in 1800 to it's maximum recorded figure of 5.1 in the early 1820s, and then dropping to 4.2 by 1870. It was at this point that the fertility rate began falling gradually, to just 1.7 births per woman in 1935. Sweden also experienced its own baby boom that lasted from the 1940s to the late 1960s, before falling to 1.6 in 1985. In the past few decades, Sweden's fertility rate has again fluctuated between 1.5 and 2 children per woman, due to varying economic circumstances and migrational factors. In 2020, it is estimated that the fertility rate of Sweden will be 1.9 children per woman.
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United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), & Gapminder. (June 17, 2019). Total fertility rate in Sweden from 1800 to 2020* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033535/fertility-rate-sweden-1800-2020/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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