Number of births in Sweden 2013-2023

Over the past 10 years, the highest number of babies born in Sweden was in 2016, when over 117,000 births occurred. In 2023, the number of new-born babies dropped to 100,000. Within the last decade, there were yearly more boys than girls born in the country.

Lowest fertility rate in a ten-year period

In Sweden, the fertility rate reached the lowest point in a ten-year period in 2022. 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 2022 it was down to 1.52 children per woman in Sweden. By comparison, the Faroe Islands had the highest fertility rate in Europe at 2.71.

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 2022. 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 in 2022, which was the lowest number in the past decade.