Number of births in Sweden 2011-2021
Over the past 10 years, the highest number of babies born in Sweden was in 2016, when over 117,000 births occurred. In 2021, over 114,000 babies were born in Sweden. Within the last decade, there were yearly more boys than girls born in the country.
Lowest fertility rate in a ten-year period
Though the number of babies born increased slightly over the last decade, the fertility rate reached the lowest point in a ten-year period in 2020. The fertility rate is defined as the number of children that would be born or are likely to be born to a woman if she lives to the end of her reproductive years, and in 2020 it was down to 1.66 children per woman in Sweden. However, Sweden had the second highest fertility rate in Europe in 2021.
Lowest crude rate of birth in thirteen years
As with the fertility rate, the crude birth rate in Sweden was at its lowest point for several years in 2020. It is defined as the number of live births in a given geographical area in a given time period, per thousand mid-year population, and it was down to 10.6 in 2020, which was the lowest number in the past decade.
Lowest fertility rate in a ten-year period
Though the number of babies born increased slightly over the last decade, the fertility rate reached the lowest point in a ten-year period in 2020. The fertility rate is defined as the number of children that would be born or are likely to be born to a woman if she lives to the end of her reproductive years, and in 2020 it was down to 1.66 children per woman in Sweden. However, Sweden had the second highest fertility rate in Europe in 2021.
Lowest crude rate of birth in thirteen years
As with the fertility rate, the crude birth rate in Sweden was at its lowest point for several years in 2020. It is defined as the number of live births in a given geographical area in a given time period, per thousand mid-year population, and it was down to 10.6 in 2020, which was the lowest number in the past decade.
